A joint bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics was formally submitted by officials from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes earlier this week, who say they already have 95% of the infrastructure needed to welcome the Games.
Tensions between Russia and the International Olympic Committee are ratcheting up again over a new warning from Olympic officials about discriminating against Israeli athletes as the war in Gaza intensifies.