Olympics - What you need to know about the Paris 2024 opening ceremony
Some 2,000 private security staff and 45,000 police will be dispatched to ensure ceremony's security, including special intervention forces.
Fri Jul 26 2024
Olympics - Weather forecaster sees rain 'disaster' for opening ceremony
More than 300,000 spectators are expected to line the banks of the River Seine when the athletes parade through the heart of Paris.
Fri Jul 26 2024
Olympics - River Seine suitable for swimming six out of seven days from July 17-23
Data published by city and regional authorities showed concentrations of enterococci and E.coli bacteria above legal thresholds on July 21.
Fri Jul 26 2024
Top facts about the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony
The organisers want to present the French cultural heritage in 12 different scenes.
Fri Jul 26 2024
When are the 2024 Olympics and how is France preparing?
Paris has hosted two Olympics and will stage the event 100 years after its last Games in 1924.
Sat Jul 20 2024
Olympics - River Seine locked down ahead of Paris 2024 opening ceremony
Metal fences were erected, shutting the area off to anyone without a pass.
Fri Jul 19 2024
Olympics - Will the River Seine be suitable for swimming for the Paris 2024 Games?
Pollution levels in the River Seine have raised health concerns for athletes.
Sat Jul 06 2024
500 days before the Paris Olympics, the race is on
Here are the key issues to be resolved before the Games open on July 26, 2024.
Tue Mar 14 2023
French officials to use orcas' sounds to guide lost killer whale back to sea
A plan has been hatched to guide a killer whale adrift in France's River Seine back to the sea using orca sounds.
Mon May 30 2022
Paris 2024 opening ceremony to be held on River Seine
It breaks the long-held Summer Games tradition of a stadium procession of athletes and officials.
Tue Dec 14 2021
Paris bans cars along part of River Seine
The city of Paris on Monday voted to ban cars along a stretch of the River Seine as part of an anti-pollution drive.
Mon Sep 26 2016