Russia issue looms for Paris Olympics, Zelenskyy rebukes IOC
The question of if and how Russia competes at the Olympics hangs over the 2024 Paris Summer Games2 DAYS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Over Zelensky's objection, IOC wants Russian athletes on path to Paris Olympics The IOC said “no athlete should be prevented from competing just because of their passport,” despite Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky'...
4 DAYS AGO • WASHINGTONPOST.COM
IOC threatens to drop boxing from the Paris Olympics - The Boston Globe The IOC, frustrated with corruption allegations and an increasingly adversarial relationship with the organization that runs global boxing,...
DECEMBER 22, 2022 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM
Don't be fooled, IOC. Qatar has proven it isn't deserving of Olympic Games | Opinion Doha has bid for three Summer Olympics – 2016, 2020 and 2032 – and been flatly rejected each time, but officials believe World Cup strengthe...
DECEMBER 17, 2022 • USATODAY.COM
The world's best high divers can see the Summer Olympics from way up there The first ever junior high-diving championships in Montreal showed coaches and diving officials from around the world what’s possible.
DECEMBER 4, 2022 • THESTAR.COM
Who is the most awarded Olympian? Also breaking it down by Summer and Winter Games. The iconic medal ceremony caps each event at the Olympics. Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian in history with 28 medals.
NOVEMBER 24, 2022 • USATODAY.COM
As Paris Olympics Promise New Ambition, Old Anxieties Intensify Trying not to gloat, organizers of the 2024 Summer Games begin showing off the spectacle of the city while concerns about security and strik...
OCTOBER 21, 2022 • NYTIMES.COM
Olympic officials talk with 10 bidders for 2036 Summer Games
The International Olympic Committee says it's in talks with 10 potential candidates to host a future Summer GamesOCTOBER 20, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. women's basketball qualifies for the '24 Olympics The U.S. women’s basketball team defeated China 83-61 in Sydney on Saturday to clinch the gold medal at the 2022 FIBA Women’s World Cup. Wit...
OCTOBER 1, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM
TSN Originals: How The Sporting News covered the 'Munich Massacre' in 1972 Fifty years ago, on Sept. 5, 1972, 11 members of the Israeli delegation to the Summer Olympics in West Germany were killed by a terrorist gr...
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Gymnast Leanne Wong's quest for 2024 Summer Olympics reaches Tampa this weekend “She could potentially achieve so much in the next three years,” Florida Gators coach Jenny Rowland says.
AUGUST 19, 2022 • TAMPABAY.COM
Brisbane 2032 marks 10 years out from Summer Olympics
Brisbane 2032 Olympic officials have staged an event that not many other previous host cities have had the opportunity to celebrate: 10 years out until their Games beginJULY 22, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Here's why Trinidad and Tobago's relay men's team got gold medals in track 14 years later The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were memorable for ushering in new stars.
JULY 6, 2022 • MIAMIHERALD.COM
Tenn. center that hosted 1996 Olympics events burns down
A fire early Tuesday destroyed Tennessee’s Ocoee Whitewater Center, which served as the host site for paddling events during the 1996 Atlanta Summer OlympicsAPRIL 26, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
29 hospitalized after London Olympic pool chlorine gas leak
Authorities say 29 people were taken to the hospital with breathing difficulties after a “high quantity of chlorine gas” leaked in a swimming pool at the London sports complex that...MARCH 23, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Six months, two Olympics: Alexandra Burghardt wins bobsled silver to cap double duty - The Boston Globe In August, Burghardt was running the 100 meters in the heat of Tokyo’s Summer Olympics. Saturday night in Yanqing, she was on a Winter Games...
FEBRUARY 19, 2022 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM
Skater Timothy LeDuc competes as first openly nonbinary US Winter Olympian - The Boston Globe The 31-year-old LeDuc and pairs partner Ashley Gain-Gribble placed seventh in their debut. LeDuc joins other openly nonbinary Olympians from...
FEBRUARY 18, 2022 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM
2022 Olympics: Opening ceremony officially kicks off scaled-down Beijing Games After the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics were delayed a year, COVID-19 is once again impacting Games. No tickets were sold to the general public...
FEBRUARY 4, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM
A familiar face will again direct the opening ceremony in Beijing. Zhang Yimou, who spearheaded the opening pageantry of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, will do the same at this year’s Winter Games.
FEBRUARY 4, 2022 • NYTIMES.COM
For Uyghur torchbearer, China's Olympic flame has gone dark
At the age of 17, Kamaltürk Yalqun was chosen to help carry the Olympic flame ahead of the 2008 Summer Games in BeijingFEBRUARY 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
IOC approves proposal to include skateboarding, surfing and rock climbing at 2028 LA Olympics In an expected move, the IOC has approved surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing among the core sports for the 2028 Summer Games in Los A...
FEBRUARY 3, 2022 • LATIMES.COM
2008 Beijing Olympics vs. 2022: No lofty promises this time - The Boston Globe The Games are a reminder of China’s rise, but also its disregard for civil liberties, prompting a diplomatic boycott led by the United State...
JANUARY 25, 2022 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM
Six dead in crush outside Cameroon's Africa Cup of Nations game against Comoros At least six people dead and 40 injured in a crush ahead of last-16 game between Cameroon and Comoros; stadium has a capacity of 60,000 but...
JANUARY 24, 2022 • SKY.COM
Horston leads streaking No. 5 Tennessee past Georgia 63-55 Jordan Horston scored 19 points with 11 rebounds and No. 5 Tennessee overcame a sluggish first half to beat No. 13 Georgia 63-55 and remain...
JANUARY 24, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Six dead in stampede outside Cameroon's Africa Cup of Nations game against Comoros At least six dead and 40 injured in stampede ahead of last-16 game between Cameroon and Comoros; evacuation taking place to a specialist hos...
JANUARY 24, 2022 • SKY.COM
