Disqualified Ukrainian fencer Kharlan reinstated, awarded Paris Olympics place
The International Fencing Federation (FIE) also said it was reinstating Kharlan, allowing her to take part in the team competition at the world championships in Milan.
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UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation ready to host IMMAF Youth World Championships
ABU DHABI: The UAE Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts Federation has announced that the final preparations are underway for the fourth edition of the IMMAF Youth World Championships, scheduled from Aug. 2 to 5 at the Mubadala Arena in Zayed Sports City.
UK billionaire whose family trust owns Tottenham soccer club pleads not guilty to insider trading
NEW YORK: Joe Lewis, the British billionaire whose family trust owns the Tottenham Hotspur soccer club, pleaded not guilty in New York on Wednesday to insider trading charges alleging that he fed corporate secrets to romantic partners, personal assistants, friends and his pilots, earning them millions of dollars illegally.
Paris Olympics heads into final year of preparations
PARIS: The buildup to the Paris Olympics entered its final year on Wednesday as International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said the preparations were well on track.
Olympic president invokes John Lennon's memory as Paris marks 1-year countdown to war-clouded Games
The president of the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday formally invited the world's nations but not Russia or its military ally Belarus to gather in one year in Paris for the Olympics — launching the final countdown to the 2024 Games against the backdrop of war in Ukraine.
Athletes will sleep well without AC in Paris, says IOC president
PARIS : Despite July temperatures in Paris sometimes rising above 40 degrees, the International Olympic Committee president is confident that athletes will sleep comfortably in their non-airconditioned accommodation at next year's Games, he said on Tuesday.
French luxury brand LVMH named as premium sponsor of 2024 Paris Olympics
PARIS: French luxury brand LVMH announced on Monday it will be a “premium sponsor” of the 2024 Paris Olympics, allowing the organizers to practically reach their sponsorship target of €1.24 billion ($1.37 billion).
Riots Add To Paris Olympics Security Worries One Year From Start
As riots raged around France earlier this month, infrastructure for next year's Paris Olympics risked becoming engulfed in the violence, adding a fresh worry for organisers who face a head-spinning list of security challenges one year before the Games start. Surveillance was increased around the under-construction Olympic athletes' village, media centre and swimming complex which are in the deprived Seine-Saint-Denis area of northeast Paris, one of the hotspots of the rioting.