The French capital is gearing up to prevent terrorist attacks during the Olympic Games with a massive police deployment and exhaustive checks. President Macron also warns of Russian interference
The resurrection of the waitering race after a 13-year hiatus is part of Paris’ efforts to bask in the Olympic spotlight and put its best foot forward for its first Summer Games in 100 years
Russia and Belarus are barred from team sports at the Olympics because of the war in Ukraine and the IOC has laid out a two-step vetting procedure for individual athletes from those countries to be granted neutral status
Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Portugal failed to heed warnings after the 2022 world championships held in Eugene, Oregon, to improve no-notice testing ahead of the 2023 edition, the Athletics Integrity Unit said
Organizers had planned a grandiose opening ceremony July 26 for 600,000 people, most watching free of charge. But security and logistical concerns have led the government to progressively scale back ambitions
Employees are demanding a salary increase proportionate to revenue from ticket sales. They also want improved maintenance of the 135-year-old tower, which is showing traces of rust on some of its ironwork
A polished chunk of iron taken from the iconic landmark is being embedded in each medal. The pieces were cut from girders and other bits that were swapped out of the Eiffel Tower during renovations and stored for safekeeping
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne called a meeting for Sunday evening with key ministers and officials charged with security for a ‘total review’ of measures in place and the handling of the ‘most dangerous individuals’
USA Basketball does not plan to name its team until the spring of 2024, but if healthy, Embiid would seem certain to have one of the 12 spots on the squad that will be coached by Golden State’s Steve Kerr
French police searched the Paris Olympic organizing committee headquarters in June as part of corruption investigations into contracts linked to the event
The criteria follow the International Olympic Committee’s guidelines that only individual athletes from Russia and Belarus — no teams — can be allowed to compete in Paris, and that they must not have shown any public support for the war
The killings at a kosher Parisian supermarket and a satirical newspaper, Charlie Hebdo, persuaded Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo that bringing the Summer Olympics back to France’s capital for the first time in a century could unite the hurting nation
Tuesday’s search and other related raids were linked to two preliminary investigations related to the Olympics that had not previously been made public, according to an official with the financial prosecutor’s office
Organizers are planning to install a water-cooling system under the Athletes Village like the one that has helped the Louvre Museum cope with the sweltering heat that broke records last year