On Friday at 21:00, the home team and favourites to win the gold medal will take on the mighty Argentina. They have four world champions in their ranks. The other contenders, Spain, take on Japan at 17 CEST.

The Paris 2024 Athletics programme kicked off early on Thursday with a festive atmosphere that grew as the rain and clouds gradually lifted from the French capital. Fans from all over the world together with families and athletes dived into a magical day led by Ecuador's Pintado and China's Yang.

Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez has revealed that she competed in the Paris Olympics with the "help" of her seven-month-old unborn child, reaching the last 16 at the Grand Palais in the French capital.

French DJ and lesbian activist Barbara Butch has filed a complaint with French prosecutors over cyberbullying and death threats related to her performance at the Olympic opening ceremony, which was seen as disrespectful to Christian religions.

After the rains of the opening weekend, Paris and the surrounding areas have been hit by intense heat. As predicted by forecasters and coinciding with the highest average temperatures of the year, the heat has become a key factor in the competitions, making adaptation crucial.

Britain's Alex Yee was crowned Olympic champion in the men's triathlon on Wednesday after the event was postponed on Tuesday due to pollution in the Seine.

France's Cassandre Beaugrand won the women's triathlon at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, a race that was able to go ahead after being suspended due to water contamination and the postponement of the men's event.

The surfing events scheduled for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have been postponed due to unfavourable wind conditions affecting wave formation. The women's round of 16 and the men's quarter finals will have to wait.

France ran out comfortable winners and are now the front-runners for the gold medal, but they will face Argentina, who have won four World Cups, in an intriguing quarter-final clash. The other favourites, Spain, were beaten by Egypt and will play Japan for a place in the semi-finals.

Italy stunned the beautiful Grand Palais in Paris by defeating the host nation 30-29 in sudden death in the women's team epee final. Poland finished 3rd.

New Zealand's women's rugby sevens team secured the Oceanian nation's first gold medal in Paris 2024 after defeating Canada 19-12 in the final. In the bronze medal match, the United States won their first-ever medal in the sport, beating historic rivals Australia.

Despite the best efforts and confidence of the French authorities, the River Seine has not responded as expected and remains polluted, forcing the Triathlon to be postponed until tomorrow, provided the water quality improves.

On Monday, Manon Apithy-Brunet secured the first gold medal for French fencing by winning the all-French sabre final at the Paris Olympics against Sara Balzer. Hong Kong's Cheung Ka Long retains Olympic gold in a spectacular final against Italy's Macchi

Daiki Hashimoto and his magic helped Japan win gold in the men's team event at the Bercy Arena on Monday, beating their classic rivals and top favourites China, who stumbled in the end and let Olympic glory slip away. The Chinese had to settle for silver, while the USA took bronze.

The bid books of the seven countries bidding to host the next two editions of the FIFA World Cup in 2030 and 2034 were handed over in Paris. If they meet the requirements, they could be officially approved at a special FIFA Congress in the last quarter of the year.