Summer Olympics

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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...

News

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...

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Double Olympic Hosting Decision Close

Olympic bosses appear set to recommend that hosting rights for 2024 and 2028 Games be awarded simultaneously, a...

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LA Bid ‘not Only About 2024’

Los Angeles Olympic bid chiefs hinted for the first time on Wednesday that the city could be ready to step aside for...

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LA Olympics Officials Deny 2028 Deal, Say ‘focused’ On 2024

Los Angeles Olympic bid officials insisted on Wednesday they remain focused on 2024, despite a Wall Street Journal...

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Greece To Clear Last Makeshift Refugee Camp In Athens

Efforts are underway to remove hundreds of refugees from an unhygienic makeshift camp at an ex-Olympics facility in...

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Child’s Play As Kids To Choose Tokyo 2020 Mascots

Despite several high-profile gaffes in their 2020 Olympic preparations, Tokyo 2020 organisers reckon choosing the Games...

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Toyota Eyes ‘flying Car’ Future

Toyota has its sights set on a Blade Runner future as the Japanese automaker backs a move to launch a flying car in...

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‘No Risk’ If LA Gets 2024 Olympic Games

An International Olympic Committee delegation on Friday lavished praise on Los Angeles's bid for the 2024 Games,...

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Venues On Show As Olympic Officials Inspect LA Bid

Iconic venues from across Los Angeles's sporting skyline took center stage on Thursday as a team of International...

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Hollywood Stars, Billionaires Meet IOC Delegation

Los Angeles 2024 Olympic bid chiefs rolled out an array of stars from Hollywood, the sports world and big business in a...

International

IPC ‘greatly Encouraged’ By Progress For Next Games

IPC chief Xavier Gonzalez said he was impressed with the "commitment and enthusiasm" shown by Tokyo The International...

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Battle For 2024 Heats Up As IOC Heads To LA

A team of International Olympic Committee delegates kick off a three-day tour of Los Angeles Wednesday as the city...

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Two Owens 1936 Olympic Golds To Be Auctioned

Two of the four gold medals won by US athletics legend Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics will go under the hammer...

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Activist Demands Iran Olympics Ban Over ‘sexual Apartheid’

Iranian human rights activist Darya Safai on Friday demanded sports sanctions against her country as punishment for...

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LA Low-Risk Option For 2024

American athletics legend Michael Johnson said Tuesday that Los Angeles' bid for the 2024 Olympics comes with "very...

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No Olympic Ultimatum From LA 2024 Chiefs

The head of Los Angeles's bid for the 2024 Olympics ruled out issuing an ultimatum to the International Olympic...

International

How Venues Look Like Seven Monts After Rio Olympics

Organizers promised the structures would be a benefit for the citizens of Brazil Seven months after Rio de Janeiro...

International

Paris and Los Angeles Rule Out 2028 Olympics Bid

Paris and Los Angeles say they are only interested in hosting the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics - and not the 2028...