Sports / Olympics

Road to Worlds redemption begins in Doha for De Grasse 19 Apr 2023 - 10:41 am

In an intriguing match up over 200m, Olympic 200m champion Andre De Grasse of Canada will go up against America’s world 400m champion...

IOC chief Bach slams sport's 'politicisation' over Russia 30 Mar 2023 - 06:45 pm

Lausanne: International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach on Thursday said it was "deplorable" that several European countries had criticised a move to readmit...

IOC backs return of Russian athletes as individuals, no timeline for Paris Olympics 28 Mar 2023 - 07:34 pm

Lausanne: Olympic chiefs on Tuesday recommended the return to competition of Russian and Belarusian athletes as individual neutrals, but refused to give a...

Paris 2024: Qatar volleyball team qualifies for Olympic Qualification Tournament 13 Mar 2023 - 05:54 pm

Doha: Qatar Volleyball team qualified for the FIVB Volleyball Men's Qualification Tournaments for Paris 2024 Olympics after placing themselves within the top 25...

UK urges Olympic sponsors to back ban on Russian athletes 11 Mar 2023 - 05:07 pm

London: Britain has called on Olympic sponsors including Coca-Cola and Samsung to support a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes competing at next...

Paris Olympics tickets viewed as too pricey, poll finds 05 Mar 2023 - 04:41 pm

Paris: Around four out of five French people think tickets for the 2024 Paris Olympics are too expensive, a poll showed on Sunday,...

German Olympic committee says time not right to readmit Russians 28 Feb 2023 - 10:49 pm

Munich: Germany's National Olympic Committee is opposed to letting Russian and Belarusian athletes compete internationally, the body's chief executive said on its web...

No clarity on neutrality, no Olympics for Russia 20 Feb 2023 - 06:07 pm

Paris: The governments of more than 30 nations released a letter on Monday calling on the IOC to clarify the definition of "neutrality”...

Lack of Winter Olympic bids may lead to rotating fixed hosts 13 Feb 2023 - 10:16 pm

Meribel, France: Considering the dearth of candidates to stage the Winter Olympics amid spiralling venue costs, the IOC may have to resort to...

Olympic chief Bach shares 'grief, human suffering' of Ukrainian athletes 12 Feb 2023 - 09:36 pm

Courchevel: Olympic chief Thomas Bach said on Sunday that he shared the "grief and human suffering" of Ukrainian athletes, stressing that it was...

Zelensky says Russian athletes at Olympics a 'manifestation of violence' 10 Feb 2023 - 10:20 pm

London: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has called for a boycott of the 2024 Paris Olympics if Russian athletes are allowed to take...

French authorities pass Russian Olympic problem to IOC 08 Feb 2023 - 08:13 pm

Paris: The French government and the 2024 Olympic organisers on Wednesday sidestepped the row over Russian participation at the Games, a day after...

Nordic nations join call for Russian Olympic ban 07 Feb 2023 - 08:52 pm

Paris: The Olympic committees of five Nordic nations on Tuesday said they were opposed to allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to take part...

Paris mayor against Russian athletes at 2024 Olympics 'while war goes on' 07 Feb 2023 - 04:50 pm

Paris: Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo changed her stance on Russian competitors at the 2024 Olympics on Tuesday saying they should be banned "while...

Paris 2024 chief organiser says external decisions shouldn't harm athletes 03 Feb 2023 - 06:59 pm

Marseille: The president of the 2024 Paris Olympics organising committee on Friday said athletes should not "suffer" from decisions they do not control...

2024 Olympic torch relay to start in Marseille 03 Feb 2023 - 02:50 pm

MARSEILLE: The torch relay for the Paris Olympics will start in the southern port of Marseille in April 2024, organisers announced on Friday....

IOC rejects Russian demand that its athletes compete without restrictions 31 Jan 2023 - 11:07 pm

Moscow: The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday rebuffed a Russian demand that its athletes be treated the same as those of other countries,...

Kyiv calls International Olympic Committee 'promoter of war' 30 Jan 2023 - 05:31 pm

Kyiv, Ukraine: Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak on Monday called the International Olympic Committee a "promoter of war" after the sports body said...