U.S. Olympic, Paralympic teams from Tokyo, Beijing set White House visit
For the first time in recent history, U.S. Summer and Winter Olympic and Paralympic teams will visit the White House together.
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EU anti-fake news agency starts debunking in Chinese
After seven years of tracking and debunking pro-Kremlin disinformation campaigns in the bloc, the EU's anti-fake news agency is now looking even further east in a bid to counter Chinese propaganda.
Figure skating-ISU proposes raising minimum age to 17 for competitions
The International Skating Union (ISU) has proposed raising the minimum age for senior figure skating competitions to 17 from 15 before the 2026 Winter Olympics to help young athletes cope with the physical and psychological demands of the sport.
Australia Says It Won't Send Athletes To Asian Games In China
Australia said Sunday it will not be sending athletes to this year's Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The Olympic-sized event is scheduled to be held in Hangzhou from September 10-25, less than 200 kilometres (125 miles) southwest of Shanghai, which is battling a large Covid-19 outbreak. The Olympic Council of Asia had invited a total of 300 athletes and 150 support staff from nations in Oceania to participate for the first time in the multisports event. "No athletes from Australian sports" will take part, an Australian Olympic Committee spokesman said in a message to AFP.
Ice hockey-Finland, Sweden to drop players from Russian league teams
:Finnish and Swedish ice hockey players playing in the Russia-based Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and other leagues in Russia will not be selected for their national teams, the two countries' ice hockey associations said on Monday.
Figure skating body proposes age limit hike to 17 at Olympics, other events
Figure skating's governing body has detailed a proposal to raise the athlete age limit to 17 at the Olympics and other international events.
Ice hockey-Finland will not select players competing in Russian leagues next season
Finnish ice hockey players playing in the Russia-based Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and other leagues in Russia next season will not be selected for the national team, the Finnish Ice Hockey Association said on Tuesday.
Figure skating body details proposal to hike age limit to 17
GENEVA (AP) — Figure skating’s governing body has detailed a proposal to raise the athlete age limit to 17 at the Olympics and other international events.