Russia on Wednesday accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of "racism and neo-Nazism" over its neutrality rules for Russian Olympians and possible sanctions for athletes taking part in the Kremlin-organised Friendship Games.

At its meeting in Lausanne, the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee decided to redistribute medals and amend the official results of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) following two disqualifications in weightlifting. This will be done once all legal procedures have been completed.

French investigators have opened an inquiry into alleged racism against French-Malian pop superstar Aya Nakamura following reports she may perform at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, the prosecutor's office said.

After two years of not being able to compete under the Guatemalan flag in the Olympic cycle, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided to provisionally lift the sanction imposed on the country's Olympic Committee. Guatemalan athletes will now be able to parade and participate in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with their flag and official uniform.

After Tokyo 2020, with contact restrictions to stop the COVID-19 pandemic, the strict health policy of the Olympic Games is back and Paris 2024 will distribute 300,000 condoms to athletes, twice as many as London 2012, but far from the record set by Rio 2016.

This afternoon in Lausanne, Switzerland, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) adopted special rules for the participation of Individual Neutral Athletes (INAs) with Russian or Belarusian passports at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The Organising Committees of the 2nd Central American and Caribbean Beach Games, Puntarenas 2025, to be held in Costa Rica, and the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games, Santo Domingo 2026, to be held in the Dominican Republic, presented their respective reports to the Executive Committee.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday accused Russia of "politicising sport" by launching its so-called Friendship Games from next September. The new competition will compete with the Olympic Games, and Russian organisers are also planning a winter edition.

Queensland Premier Steven Miles said the Brisbane Games will be the best ever and will leave a legacy that will enhance all of the state's leading venues. Reaction in Brisbane continues following the decision by Queensland's top official to overturn the recommendations of the panel that reviewed infrastructure projects and budgets related to the 2032 Games.

The Stade de France in Saint-Denis will host the draw for the men's and women's Olympic football groups in a tournament that will run from 24 July to 10 August. Brazil will be absent from the men's draw, while reigning world champions Spain will be making their Olympic debut in the women's competition.

The French government assures that security will be in place when the Paris Olympics begin in July. However, concerns remain about the availability of sufficient dog units capable of sniffing out drugs, weapons and explosives.

Three-time world road cycling champion Peter Sagan announced on Sunday that he will have to undergo a second operation to deal with a new incident that occurred during training in Marseille. The Slovakian suffered an arrhythmia last month and he underwent surgery to control his heart impulses.

Brisbane Olympic Games organisers are moving away from their original plans for the 2032 Summer Games, rejecting the idea of a new stadium to replace the existing Gabba. They have the backing of Athletics Australia and others to upgrade other existing structures instead.

The draw for the men's and women's Paris 2024 Olympic basketball tournaments will take place on 19 March at 19:00 CET at the the Patrick Baumann House of Basketbal in Mies, Switzerland.

Over the weekend, the remaining men's handball teams for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games were finalised in three different countries, leaving a total of six teams to complete the 12 that will compete for gold from 25 July.