Alpine skiing-Mexican Prince Von Hohenlohe retires aged 64 after 20th worlds
Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg competed for his country of birth Mexico at a 20th World Championships on Friday aged 64, 41 years after his first in Austria.
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Russian Athletes Must Denounce War To Compete At Olympics: Kyiv Mayor Klitschko
Russian athletes should publicly denounce the war if they are to be allowed to participate in the 2024 Olympics, Kyiv mayor and former world boxing champion Vitali Klitschko told AFP Monday. "Russian and Belarusian athletes can't participate in the Olympic Games in Paris if they don't say 'no' to war," Klitschko said. "If they publicly express against this war, they can (participate). But they're afraid," the former heavyweight boxer said. Russia and its ally Belarus, which allowed its territory to be used as a launchpad when Moscow began its invasion of Ukraine last February, have been sidelined from most Olympic sports since the war began.
Paris Olympics committee unveils 'joyful' designs for 2024 sporting events
Organising Committee president Tony Estanguet said the release of the designs was a marker in the countdown to the event which opens on July 26, 2024.
IOC clears path for Russians to compete at Paris Olympics
Citing a “unifying mission” during a time of war, the International Olympic Committee said no athlete should face discrimination based only on the passport they held.
Paris 2024 Olympic torch relay to begin in Marseille after arriving from Greece by sea
The Olympic flame is going for a sail. Instead of arriving overland, the symbolic flame alighting the 2024 Paris Games will take to the seas from its birthplace in Greece, arriving aboard a three-masted tall ship in the French port of Marseille.
Zelenskyy says Russian athletes at Olympics a 'manifestation of violence'
LONDON: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has called for a boycott of the 2024 Paris Olympics if Russian athletes are allowed to take part, said Friday (Feb 10) their presence would be a "manifestation of violence".
Latvia threatens Olympic boycott if Russia is included
Latvia would not send athletes to an Olympic Games that included Russian and Belarusian nationals while the invasion in Ukraine is ongoing, a spokesperson for the country's Olympic committee said.
India 'seriously' considering bid for 2036 Games - sports minister
NEW DELHI : India is "seriously" considering a bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games, sports minister Anurag Thakur said.