The Jiu-Jitsu Asian Youth Championship kicked off with great fervour at Mubadala Arena in Zayed Sports City, setting the stage for intense competitions among young athletes. As day one wrapped up, the UAE amassed nine medals. 

The 16 teams for the Olympic mixed doubles table tennis tournament have been decided with the top six teams in the updated International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) world rankings - excluding those who had qualified by other means - completing the field.

The "anti-sex" beds arrived last Monday at the Olympic Village, which will host around 10,000 athletes from 26 July to 11 August in 82 buildings and 7,200 rooms. In preparation for Paris 2024, the organising committee will install 16,000 beds to improve rest during the event.

The Olympic Flame is set to arrive on the shores of France tomorrow, 8 May, onboard the historic ship Belem. After its arrival in Marseille, four-time Olympic medallist Florent Manaudou will have the honour of being the first torchbearer in France for Paris 2024.

Ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Nile Wilson, Commonwealth and Olympic Games medal winning gymnast, and seven time Paralympian Hannah Cockroft OBE, examines the notion of what defines a "champion". 

Bill May boosted his chances of becoming the first male artistic swimmer in Olympic history when he and the United States took bronze behind Mexico in the team acrobatic competition at the Paris Artistic Swimming World Cup.

The Frenchman confirmed all the predictions and was unanimously voted the top rookie of the year, beating Chet Holmgren and Brandon Miller in the voting.

Malaysian national team footballer, Faisal Halim, who fell victim to an acid attack is currently in a "critical but stable" condition on Tuesday, with fourth-degree burns necessitating further surgery, according to a football official speaking to AFP.

For the first time since 2015, Korea was relegated to Group B after a poor showing at the IIHF World Championship in Bolzano, while Slovenia sealed its class A ticket for next year’s tournament in Sweden by beating Italy and losing to Hungary, who finished first thanks to victories over both.

The Olympic flame is scheduled to arrive in the French port of Marseille on Wednesday 8 May, and is expected to be greeted by a crowd of up to 150,000 spectators, marking the inaugural significant trial of the extensive plans for the Paris Games.

Breaking makes its Olympic debut this summer with two upcoming final qualifiers being held in Shanghai and Budapest. South Africa's Courtnae Paul is one of seven B-girls and B-boys from Africa hoping to earn a spot at Paris 2024.

Japan's reigning super-bantamweight world champion, Naoya Inoue, revealed that an initial setback ignited his determination after he defeated Mexico's Luis Nery in the sixth round to retain his titles at the Tokyo Dome on Monday.

With less than three months to go before he attempts to win a third consecutive Olympic marathon gold, Eliud Kipchoge says he is "feeling good" as he completes his preparations for the Paris 2024 Games.

After disembarking in Marseille from Olympia,Greece this Wednesday, 8 May, the Olympic flame will travel throughout France, including overseas territories, for 80 days until arriving in Paris for the opening ceremony of the Games on 26 July.

Former New Zealand and Toulouse halfback Byron Kelleher has been convicted of domestic violence by a Paris court, according to reports on Monday.