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15 July 2024 – 2024 Paris Olympics
The Olympic torch arrives in Paris, France, ten days before the start of this year's Summer Olympics. (CBS)
12 July 2024 –
The International Olympic Committee announces that Saudi Arabia will host the inaugural Olympics Esports Games in 2025. (ESPN)
31 May 2024 –
French security services arrest a Chechen teenager suspected of plotting a islamist-inspired ambush on a football game during the Summer Olympics. (The Guardian)
8 May 2024 – 2024 Summer Olympics torch relay
The ship Belem arrives in Marseille, France, with the Olympic flame. (AP)
4 May 2024 –
The International Olympics Committee (IOC) bans Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah from all positions within the committee for 15 years over ethics breaches. Sheik Ahmad was previously banned by the IOC for three years in 2023 over his alleged interference in the Olympic Council of Asia elections, as well as for forgery and a fake arbitration procedure. (Reuters)