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Paris 2024 Olympics: Public cost of Summer Games could rise to 3 billion euros
•The estimate of a final public bill of "around three billion euros" included government expenditure on the Games and on security, health and transport

2024 Summer Olympics host Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo troubled by new IOC sponsor Airbnb
•Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, who has been at odds with Airbnb in recent years, set out her issues with the platform to IOC President Thomas Bach last week after news of the sponsorship leaked.

French government launches construction on village for 2024 Paris Olympic Games
•The Olympic village, which will house some 15,000 athletes and officials, is being built in the Seine-Saint-Denis area north of Paris, which for years has suffered from social tensions and neglect

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Dipa Karmakar hasn't lost hope of qualifying despite injury setback, says coach Bishweshwar Nandi
•"Dipa will need to win gold or silver in all the three World Cups next year to qualify. But she is taking it up as a challenge," Karmakar's coach Bishweshwar Nandi said.

Paris Olympics 2024: Breakdancing catches major break in bid to become official sport as IOC endorses addition to tournament
•Paris wants to add four sports to its program including breakdancing, though the other three — skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing — will make Olympic debuts in Tokyo next year



