Five individuals have emerged as contenders for the esteemed position of President of the Latvian Olympic Committee (LOK), a development officially confirmed by the committee itself.

Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) Secretary General Babatunde Popoola says the committee, in collaboration with the Nigeria Sport For All Commission, is set for the country's 2024 edition of Olympic Day celebration on 29 June.

The third day of the Olympic Torch Relay on French roads gave a taste of the art of living in Provence. The route took in Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, Sisteron, Digne-les-Bains, Forcalquier and Barcelonnette. Alain Boghossian, Odiah Sidibé and Adeline Bilal were some of the celebrities born and bred in Provence who carried the Olympic torch.

India’s Sports Minister Anurag Thakur was confident about the country’s chances and ability to host the 2036 Olympic Games. Last year during the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Annual Session in Mumbai, India made its bid official with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that they were ‘very excited to organise an Olympics.’

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has released the official list of athletes set to compete at the Olympics after concluding the 2024 BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals. A total of 173 athletes have qualified for a spot at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Simone Biles’ post-Olympic show, Gold Over America Tour, is back this autumn and is set to hit 30 cities across the USA starting 17 September in Oceanside, California.

From Saint-Raphael to Toulon, from the coast to the hinterland, the second leg of the Olympic Torch Relay in the Var region, was a love letter to the Mediterranean. It was a stage full of action, with a focus on culture, rugby and the group organised in partnership with the French Federation for Disabled Sports.

On the eve of the third stage of the Diamond League in Doha on Friday, reigning Olympic high jump champion Mutaz Essa Barshim hosted and won the first edition of the 'What Gravity Challenge' with some of the best specialists in the discipline on Thursday.

After the arrival of the Olympic Torch at the Vieux Port, Paris 2024 once again invited the people of Marseille to celebrate the first day of the Torch Relay in France in the heart of the city.

Yon de Luisa Plazas, a member of both the FIFA Executive Council and the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Football (Concacaf), stressed the importance of each host nation having clear objectives for its participation.

Olympic 400m freestyle champion Ahmed Hafnaoui expressed uncertainty about his readiness to defend his title at the Paris Olympics, on Wednesday.

Paralympic gold medalist Natasha Baker celebrated a triumphant return to the dressage arena following a 20-month hiatus from competition, following the birth of her son, Joshua, in 2023.

World Rugby has announced the squad of 23 match officials who will officiate at the Rugby Sevens competitions at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in France from 24-30 July.

American athletics legend Carl Lewis says he is not expecting to see new records any time soon in what he considers the most challenging field event, the long jump.