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French police officers protest to press their claim for extra pay during this summer's Paris Olympics, underlining the threat of strikes and disruption to the Games. IMAGES
France unveils its athletes' outfits for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with a mix of streetwear and sportswear. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron takes part in the second edition of Paralympic Day in Place de la Republique, where he plays wheelchair basketball and table tennis before meeting some of the thousands of spectators at the event. IMAGES
The Interministerial Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games meets under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, to take stock of the situation one and a half years before the 2024 Games in Paris. IMAGES
The International Olympic Committee has "full confidence in the French security authorities" ahead of the Paris Olympics, president Thomas Bach says following the IOC's Executive Board meeting. The statement from Bach plays down any security fears in the wake of crowd control issues at the Stade de France in May's Champions League football final. It also comes a day after violence broke out in the Europa Conference League game between Nice and Cologne. SOUNDBITE
An interministerial committee on the Olympics is held in the Paris suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis under the leadership of Prime Minister Jean Castex, in the presence of several of his ministers, for a progress report, and to discuss post-Olympic legacy. IMAGES