Apps among 3 returnees to Canadian Olympic women's rugby 7s team for Paris
Team captain Olivia Apps will lead a Canadian women's rugby sevens team looking to return to the podium at this summer's Paris Olympics.
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Celtics star Jayson Tatum says winning NBA title ends elite debate
Heavily scrutinized over the past three seasons, Jayson Tatum led the Boston Celtics to the franchise's first NBA title in 16 years. And according to Tatum, winning a ring "a hundred percent" cements him as an elite player.
French sports minister swims in Seine ahead of Olympics
PARIS : French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea Castera took the plunge and swam in the River Seine on Saturday, in a publicity moment that French authorities hope will show the capital's river is clean enough and ready to stage swimming events at the Olympic Games.
Ten Russian wrestlers reject invitations to Paris Olympics - ESPN
Ten Russian wrestlers invited to compete at the Paris Olympics as neutral athletes will not take part after some of the leading wrestlers were left off the invitation list, the Russian Wrestling Federation said Saturday.
Insurers fret over militant attacks, AI hacks at Paris Olympics
LONDON : Insurers are nervous that militant attacks or AI-generated fake images could derail the Paris Olympics, risking event cancellations and millions of dollars in claims.
Doping-European anti-doping agencies want more testing in U.S
More than 30 European anti-doping agencies expressed concern on Thursday, in a letter seemingly aimed at the U.S., that professional and college athletes competing in major events such as the upcoming Olympics were not being sufficiently tested.
French aiming high in BMX Racing on home dirt
PARIS : French riders will be hoping to finally achieve the same success in BMX racing on their home track at the Paris Olympics that they have long enjoyed at the world championships when the bikes hit the dirt at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines in August.
Sports Ministry's Mission Olympic Cell Clears Multiple Proposals For Equipments Of Paris-Bound Athletes
The Sports Ministry's Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) on Thursday approved multiple proposals for assistance towards equipment by athletes and para athletes in the build up to the Paris Olympics and Paralympic Games. At its weekly meeting, the MOC has approved a proposal of paralympic table tennis medallist Bhavina Patel for assistance to compete in ITTF Para Table Tennis Asia Training Camp 2024 in Thailand from July 16 to 20 along with her coach and escort. It also approved the request of para shooters -- Manish Narwal, Rudranksh Khandelwal, Rubina Francis and Sriharsha R Devareddy -- for various sport shooting related equipment.