Paralympic Athlete Passes On
Paralympic athlete, Abdullah Hayayei, has died while preparing for the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have confirmed. Hayayei, from...
Tag: Olympic Games
US Olympic Gymnastics Doctor Pleads Guilty To Child Porn Charges
A former US Olympic gymnastics team doctor accused of molesting more than 100 female athletes pleaded guilty Tuesday to three charges of child pornography, avoiding tougher sexual assault charges in...
Paris, LA To Host Summer Olympics
The International Olympic Committee agreed Tuesday to award the 2024 and 2028 Games at the same time, effectively guaranteeing that Paris and Los Angeles will be the hosts. The French capital is...
Macron, LA Mayor Court IOC Ahead Key Vote
Political heavyweights from Paris and Los Angeles courted the International Olympic Committee on Monday ahead of a key vote likely to determine the hosts of the 2024 and 2028 Games. French President...
Far From Olympic Glory, Refugee Fights Humble Battle
What Popole Misenga remembers most is the crowd chanting his name. After a lifetime of war and poverty in the Democratic Republic of Congo, here he was in Rio, competing in judo at the 2016 Olympics...
LA ‘delighted’ With IOC Report Verdict On Hosting Olympics
Los Angeles 2024 chiefs on Wednesday welcomed an International Olympic Committee report on the city's bid for the Games ahead of a key meeting next week. The IOC Evaluation Commission report lavished...
A ‘tale of Two Great Olympic Cities’, Says IOC
The IOC lavished praise Wednesday on Los Angeles and Paris in an evaluation of the two cities' bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games. "Members of the Evaluation Commission have used the terms...
Dressel Takes Third US Title With 50 Free Win
Caeleb Dressel captured his third title of the US Swim Championships by winning the 50-meter freestyle Saturday in the final race of the World Championships qualifying meet. Dressel, who earlier...
Ledecky Captures 400m Freestyle For Third Win At US Meet
Five-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky won her fourth US 400-meter freestyle title Friday at the US Swim Championships while Kevin Cordes set an American record in the 100 breaststroke. Ledecky,...
Olympics Chiefs Insist Tokyo 2020 Stadium Will Be Ready
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) insisted Friday the showpiece venue for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games would be completed on schedule after a disastrous rollout of the initial plans. Japanese...
Soaring Costs Threaten Games Future, IOC Warns
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday praised Japanese organisers for slashing costs for the 2020 Tokyo Games, but warned that soaring Olympic budgets could see future bids dry up....
Wayde van Niekerk Vows To Get ‘ridiculous’ On Ostrava Track
South African track sensation Wayde van Niekerk vowed to get "ridiculous" when he competes in the little-run 300m at Wednesday's Golden Spike meet in Ostrava. The world and Olympic 400m champion, who...
US Olympic Doctor Faces Trial For Sexual Abuse of Athletes
A former doctor to gymnasts from successive US Olympic teams is to stand trial on charges that he sexually assaulted female athletes, one of whom was only 11, over almost two decades. A Michigan...
US Olympic Doctor Charged Over Sex Abuse of Athletes
A former doctor to gymnasts from successive US Olympic teams is to stand trial on charges that he sexually assaulted female athletes, some younger than 13, over almost two decades. A Michigan court...
Intel Becomes Top Olympic Partner After McDonald’s Split
Just days after splitting with long-term partner McDonald's, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Wednesday it had signed a deal with technology giant Intel. "Intel and the IOC are...
Tokyo Organisers Fear 2020 Traffic Crisis
Tokyo Olympic organisers have warned of a potential transport crisis during the 2020 Summer Games after a decision to move the world's largest fish market was finalised, local media reported...
LA Aims For 2024 Games, But Keeps 2028 In Mind
US Olympic Committee officials are working on the possibility of Los Angeles being offered the 2028 Olympics while focusing on their 2024 bid, USOC chief executive officer Scott Blackmun said...
Ghana: June 24 Set Aside To Celebrate Olympic Day
The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) will join other National Olympic Committees (NOC) to observe this year’s edition of the Olympic Day on Saturday, June 24, 2017. The day would be held under the...
Austrian Veteran Skier Goergl Retires
Elisabeth Goergl of Austria won two World Championship golds, both of them at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 2011, and two Olympic bronze medals in Vancouver in 2010 Austrian skier Elisabeth Goergl, the...
Usain Bolt Wins Final 100m Race In Jamaica In Emotional Farewell
Usain Bolt marked an emotional farewell at a sell-out stadium in Jamaica by winning his final 100m on home soil. The 30-year-old will bring down the curtain on his illustrious career when he retires...