The city of Paris, set to host the Olympic Games after 100 years (last held in 1924), has almost all the infrastructure in place to tackle the century's most significant event. No major changes or additional hotel spaces are needed due to its extensive existing infrastructure, as stated by the Paris Region Tourist Board.

The current mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner, firmly expressed his support for Berlin's candidacy to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2036 before 600 guests. He stated that the city is ready and that it will be an "exceptional opportunity" to present a new image of Germany to the world. This endorsement took place during the dialogue sessions at the DOSB Forum at the Futurium in Berlin.

The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce and the Swedish Government are convinced of the importance that hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2030 would have for the tourism and sports industries. They will provide the necessary support and financial guarantees for Sweden's bid to host the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in 2030.

The Utilita Arena in Birmingham is hosting the Trampoline, Tumbling and DMT World Championships from 9-19 November.vThe event is also the primary qualification event for the Olympic discipline of trampoline at the 2024 Paris Games.

The Olympics have been cancelled three times in the past because of war —in 1916, 1940 and 1944—, but International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said on Monday that the 2024 Olympics in Paris will not be called off because of conflicts between Russia and Ukraine on one hand and Israel against Palestine on the other hand. 

The President of the European Olympic Committee (also serving as the President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee) was honoured with the Honorary Gratia Medal by the City of Krakow for his contribution to the promotion and development of the city through the organization of the European Games held in the Polish city last summer.

Despite the absence of some of their star athletes, the United States showed their dominance and reaffirmed their position as a global sporting powerhouse. This marks the eighteenth time that the United States has topped the medal table at the Panam Games, the only exception being in 1991, when a meticulously prepared event in Havana led to a stellar performance by Cuban athletes, by the Cuban athletes, who won 140 gold medals to the United States' 130.

Like handball, field hockey offered the tempting reward of a ticket to the Paris Games for the champions of these Santiago 2023 Pan American Games. On Friday, the Argentine men booked a ticket with a 3-1 victory over Chile in the final, thanks to two goals from striker Lucas Martínez and one from midfielder Agustín Bugallo, both of whom play for Mitre in Argentina.

Brazil enjoyed a spectacular night of football on Saturday, with two major successes in different environments. It came after the women's national team were our of the Pan American Games due to a curious change in criteria, despite being reigning America's Cup champions and having secured a place at the Paris Olympics in 2024.

Argentina arrived at the Pan American Games with the aim of defending the title they won in Lima four years ago, but with a team that bore little resemblance to that side of the past. In the Peruvian capital, the Albiceleste was able to call on the services of almost all their stars, including Facundo Campazzo, Gabriel Deck (Real Madrid, Spain), Nico Laprovittola (Barcelona, Spain), Nico Brussino (Gran Canaria, Spain), and even the legendary, now retired, Luis Scola.

Just as in the women's competition with champions Brazil, the men's handball competition at these Pan Am Games had a special prize for the winners: direct qualification for the Paris Olympics. 

The track and field competition at the Pan Am Games came to a close on Saturday,with the United States winning the medal count with eight gold medals, thanks to Curtis Thompson's triumph in the final event (men's javelin). His victory broke a seven-gold-medal tie between the USA, Brazil and Cuba.

On 20 October, the 19th edition of the Pan American Games kicked off in Santiago, Chile, concluding a long process that began in April 2017 when Buenos Aires withdrew its bid, leaving the Chilean capital as the sole candidate to host the event. 

The most anticipated final of the men's basketball tournament at the Panam Games was put on hold on Friday, as Brazil unexpectedly lost in the second semifinal to an excellent Venezuela, who dominated the first half to win 77-84.

With fewer fans in attendance at the Pan American Stadium in Nuñoa due to the women's football final and the men's handball and basketball semi-finals taking place at the same time, athletics had another remarkable penultimate day at the Pan American Games with several star performances.