IOC approves return of cricket at 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
The 100-year Olympic exile looks set to come to an end with the sport set for a return at the 2028 Games.
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Cricket set to be added to Los Angeles 2028 Olympics roster
Cricket has moved one step closer to becoming an Olympic sport after the International Cricket Council announced that organisers of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics have decided to recommend the sport for inclusion.
Olympic leader Bach explains policy on helping Russians compete with neutral status
Comparing the plight of Ukrainian athletes with those in another war-ravaged country Yemen, IOC president Thomas Bach explained to Olympic athlete groups Monday its policy on helping Russians compete with neutral status before the 2024 Paris Games.
Olympics-No restrictions on hijab in Paris 2024 Games’ athletes village-IOC
BERLIN: Athletes can wear a hijab in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games athletes’ village without any restriction, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday, days after France’s sports minister banned it for the host country’s athletes. The Olympic body also said it needed to better understand the situation in France and had been in contact with the French Olympic Committee (CNOSF). French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera said on Sunday French athletes would be barred from wearing a hijab during the Paris Games to respect principles of secularism. “For the Olympic Village, the IOC rules apply,” an IOC spokesperson said.
Boxing team begins race for next Olympic Games
After failing to make the Japan 2020 Olympic Games, a Nigerian boxing team is in Dakar, Senegal, fighting to win slots in the Paris 2024 edition of the Games.
Process to add breaking, flag football, other sports to 2028 Olympics unexpectedly delayed
Cricket, breakdancing and flag football are still waiting to find out if they will be added to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Thierry Henry eyes gold rush on home turf after taking over as France Olympic coach
Fifty weeks from Wednesday, the men’s finalists in the Olympic Games football tournament will be plotting how to make the difference between gold and silver. All things going to plan, one of those squads will be anticipating a wave of patriotic fervor at the Parc des Princes, venue of the final.
A year without rugby - Aoibheann Reilly primed for new season with Connacht
After a year out of the game, Aoibheann Reilly is just happy to be back playing rugby.