The Olympic flame set sail from the Greek port of Piraeus today to France where the Olympic Torch Relay will continue its epic journey. Crossing the Mediterranean on board the Belem, the flame is scheduled to reach Marseille on 8 May. 

For the first time, spectators will be able to sip the official beer of the Olympic Games. But the tipple won't go to their heads: it will be the alcohol-free version of the popular Mexican brand Corona. The International Olympic Committee made the partnership with Anheuser-Busch InBev official earlier this year; teaming up for both the Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028 Summer Games.

Next month, Marseille is set to witness a monumental event as the Olympic torch arrives from Greece. On Friday, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced that approximately 6,000 police officers will be deployed to ensure the utmost security during this historic occasion.

The Ugandan Olympic Committee (UOC) says it is ready for this summer's Olympic Games with a record medal haul expected. The UOC launched its road map to Paris 2024 last week in an event attended by France's ambassador to Uganda, Xavier Sticker.

The Canadian federal government has announced plans to increase funding for the Athlete Assistance Programme. The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) believes additional support is still needed to fully meet the needs of athletes striving for success.

US skiing legend Lindsey Vonn has spoken out in support of initiatives to use artificial intelligence to protect Olympic athletes from online abuse, sharing her own experience of facing intense harassment ahead of the 2018 Winter Games.

Wharton Chan, secretary general of the Philippine Olympic Committe, said that after weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz won the Philippines' first gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, he hopes more athletes will win gold at the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics.

The International Olympic Committee and nWay have announced the launch of Olympics™ Go! Paris 2024 - the official mobile game of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. This innovative game is a hybrid causal sports and simulation title that blends city-building elements with the sporting events of the Games to create a truly unique Olympic gaming experience.

Less than three and a half months before the opening of the Paris 2024 Games, the Olympic flame will be lit on Tuesday in Ancient Olympia, Greece, to begin a journey that will take it from the Acropolis to French Polynesia before arriving in the French capital on 26 July.

The French Minister for Sport and the Olympic Games, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, has denied to deputies that there were any "hidden costs" or "budgetary abuses" in the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. "There are no hidden costs or budget abuses. These Olympic Games are the least expensive since Sydney in 2000," the minister assured.

Paris 2024's payroll has increased by more than a hundred million euros since the bid was submitted, reaching 584 million euros, the Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (COJOP) announced on Wednesday.

Until recently, the figure quoted for the public cost of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was three billion euros, but Pierre Moscovici, the first president of the Court of Auditors, has admitted that the bill will rise. Speaking on France Inter on Tuesday, he suggested that the cost could rise to four or five billion euros.

Six places for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are still up for grabs and will be awarded to the top two placed teams in the three Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, which will be held in Granollers (Spain), Hanover (Germany) and Tatabanya (Hungary) from 14-17 March.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass led a City Council delegation to Paris this week to stimulate business development and learn from innovative housing, green transportation and infrastructure projects to prepare Los Angeles ahead of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The International Olympic Committee has no plans to sanction Israel over its war in Gaza before the Paris Olympics. "It's out of the question to think about sanctions (against Israel) at this stage," said Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujan.