Saudi Arabia to host first E-sports Olympics in 2025
LAUSSANE, Switzerland: Saudi Arabia will host the inaugural E-sports Olympics in 2025 the International Olympic Committee said on Friday (Jul 12).
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Saudi Arabia to host first ever Olympics Esports Games
Saudi Arabia will host the inaugural Olympics Esports Games in 2025.
Athletes who are 'human rights defenders' need protection, says UN
GENEVA: Athletes who speak out for equality or denounce abuses in their sport often do so at great personal risk and must be given the same protection as all other defenders of human rights, the UN human rights chief said on Monday (Jul 1).
Richards urges IOC to help with tickets after parents scammed
LONDON : Britain's Olympic freestyle gold medallist Matt Richards has urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to do more to help families of competing athletes attend events at Paris 2024 after his parents lost money in an online ticket scam.
IOC proposes creation of Olympic Esports Games, says Bach
LAUSANNE : The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will next month vote on the creation of new Olympic Esports Games that the Olympic body hopes will become the peak of achievement for gamers around the world, President Thomas Bach said on Friday.
Thomas Bach: Israel and Palestine 'committed to the Olympic spirit'
Israel and Palestine are "committed to the Olympic spirit" at Paris 2024 amid the ongoing war in Gaza, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has announced.
Rights groups implore IOC president to help get rid of hijab ban
MANCHESTER, England : Sports and human rights organisations have called on International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach to help overturn a ban on French athletes wearing the hijab, saying it undermines celebrations of the first gender-equal Olympics.
Paris mayor slams Macron's election call before Olympics
PARIS: Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo described the prospect of French parliamentary elections just weeks before the start of the Paris Olympics as "extremely unsettling", while the International Olympic Committee played down any direct impact on the event.