Summer Olympics
Tokyo Olympics Unveils $16.8 Billion Budget, To Seek More Savings
Tokyo 2020 organizers unveiled on Wednesday a budget of $16.8 billion for hosting the next Summer Games and vowed to...
Final Stage the Toughest For Paris
Paris is the hot favorite to win the right to host the 2024 Olympics Games but, having fallen at the final hurdle...
Russia Corrupted Olympics On Unprecedented Scale
The Russian state conspired with athletes and sporting officials to undertake a doping program that was unprecedented...
Sanctions Extended By the International Olympic Committee
Doping sanctions against Russia have been extended until further notice by the International Olympic Committee....
Reedie Draws Flak At Doha Meet
The World Anti-Doping Agency and its head Craig Reedie faced stinging criticism from national Olympic committees...
Wada Publishes Report Highlighting ‘serious Failings’ At Rio 2016
The Wada report said that, on some days, "up to 50%" of planned tests had to be aborted A Wada report on the...
Daughter of U.S. Track Star Tyson Gay Shot Dead In Kentucky
The daughter of U. S. track star Tyson Gay has been killed in a shooting incident. 15-year-old Trinity Gay is reported...
IOC Called To Help Compensate Child Victims of Violence
The International Olympic Committee should be helping to compensate child victims of police violence at Rio 2016, say...
Farah, Glover and Rose’s Stolen Medical Files Released
Olympic gold medallists Mo Farah, Helen Glover and Justin Rose are among the latest British athletes to have medical...
Paralympics Closes With Cyclist Tribute
The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games was brought to a close inside a packed Maracana Stadium on Sunday evening. Singers,...
Government Spent $750,000 On Rio 2016
The Chef de Mission of Ghana at the Rio Olympic Games, Chris Essilfie, has revealed that the Ghana Olympic Committee...
Iranian Para-Cyclist Dies Following Crash
An Iranian Para-cyclist has died after a crash during the men's C4-5 road race at the Rio Paralympics. The...
More Hacked Athletes’ Files Released
Hackers allegedly from Russia have released more athletes' medical files stolen from the World Anti-Doping Agency...
Russian Hackers Leak Simone Biles and Serena Williams Files
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has condemned Russian hackers for leaking confidential medical files of star US...
Brazil Police Seek To Question IOC Head
Brazilian police say they want to speak to International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach about an alleged...
Brazil President Booed At Opening Ceremony
Brazilian president Michel Temer was booed as the 2016 Paralympic Games opened in Rio de Janeiro to a backdrop of...
Kenya’s Kipchoge Romps To Rio Marathon Gold
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Red-hot favourite Eliud Kipchoge stormed to a runaway gold medal in a wet men's marathon on...
Kenya’s World-Class Running Matched By World-Class Graft
Nairobi (AFP) - Kenya's runners impressed at the Rio Olympics, but to the country's shame its officials were equally...
Three Top Kenyan Olympic Officials Arrested Over Rio ‘scandal’
Nairobi (AFP) - Three top Kenyan Olympics officials have been arrested as investigators probe allegations of...