International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said he had "full confidence" in the French authorities in light of the rail system sabotage just hours before the Paris Games opening ceremony.

Lady Gaga praised Celine Dion ahead of their much-speculated duet at the Olympics Opening Ceremony: calling her one of the few truly supportive women in the music industry. The pair are rumoured to perform a duet of Édith Piaf's classic "La Vie en Rose".

Team GB is reportedly boycotting the Olympic Village's food and has flown out their chef to the Games amid complaints of food shortages and uncooked meat. While Olympic organisers had boasted of Michelin-starred meals, the delegation has complained that the food has been of insufficient quality.

Paris 2024 Olympics organisers have cancelled the press conference discussing the opening ceremony less than 20 minutes before it was set to begin. Currently, no explanation has been offered but two technical directors were reportedly called away to work on fine-tuning according to the Daily Mail. 

France's high-speed rail network was hit by "malicious acts" disrupting the transport system, train operator SNCF said Friday, hours before the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony. The state-owned company has warned rail passengers who can postpone their trip to do so.

Staff at Hotel du Collectionneur, the luxury accomodation hosting the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for Paris 2024, went on strike Thursday morning, claiming they have not received a pay rise for seven years. 

American rapper Snoop Dogg will be among the carriers of the Olympic flame this Friday as it makes its final rounds before the Paris Games' opening ceremony. 

Paris 2024 Olympians are in for a treat with four Michelin-starred chefs preparing their meals in the athletes’ village. Organisers said that the star chefs’ menus have been developed with sports nutritionists and even include plant-based meat alternatives.

British rower Lola Anderson said a diary she wrote as a teen entry gave her the motivation to follow her dream and qualify for the Games in Paris. 

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Six-time world champion Noah Lyles said he struggled with depression during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in the 200m. Despite this achievement, Lyles said the COVID-19 pandemic left him struggling to talk as he battled isolation and fatigue.

Sebastian Coe has proven to be his own man throughout his life but he told Agence France-Presse he has never worried about doing what he thinks is right "even if it means temporary or long-term unpopularity."

UK Royal Air Force anti-drone technology and sniffer dogs have been handpicked by French authorities to support security operations at the Paris Olympic Games. The “unprecedented” operation is three times as big as the London Olympics in 2012. 

Andre De Grasse is feeling good about his chances of retaining his title at the Paris Olympics. The six-time Olympic medallist became the first Canadian to win a track event in 28 years when he won the 200m dash in Tokyo.