Mexico submits bid to host 2036 Summer Games
MEXICO CITY : Mexico submitted a formal bid to host the 2036 Summer Olympics on Friday at the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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Ukraine renews push to keep Russian athletes out of the Olympics
Ukraine renewed its push to keep Russian athletes out of the Olympics on Friday ahead of an International Olympic Committee board meeting next week which is expected to set the framework for their return to international sports events.
5 things to keep an eye on at the 2023 Dubai World Cup
The 27th Dubai World Cup on Saturday, March 25, is set to attract some of the world’s best trainers, jockeys and horses to Meydan Racecourse, and here are five things to watch out for.
IOC’s Bach defends Russia stance amid pro-Ukraine protest
ESSEN, Germany: International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach defended his organization’s efforts to create a pathway for Russian and Belarusian athletes to return to competition in a speech in his home country of Germany which took place amid a pro-Ukraine protest Wednesday.
High jump pioneer and icon Fosbury dies at 76
Olympic high jump champion Dick Fosbury, who revolutionised the event with a radically different jumping technique that was eventually named after him, died on Sunday aged 76, his agent Ray Schulte said on Monday.
Dick Fosbury, inventor of high jump's 'Fosbury flop', dies aged 76
Olympic high jump champion Dick Fosbury, who revolutionised the event with a radically different jumping technique that was eventually named after him, died on Sunday aged 76, his agent Ray Schulte said on Monday.
Paris Olympics sports bodies seek IOC clarity on Russia
LAUSANNE, Switzerland: Ongoing uncertainty about letting Russian athletes try to qualify for the Paris Olympics affects “less than half” of its 32 sports, the umbrella group of Summer Games governing bodies said on Friday. Those sports have an urgent need for more clarity from the International Olympic Committee with qualification events pending less than 17 months before the opening ceremony in Paris. Most sports bodies are still imposing a year-old ban on Russia and its military ally Belarus because of their war in Ukraine — a ban recommended by the IOC citing the security of athletes before shifting its position as Paris nears.
Paris Olympics sports governing bodies seek IOC clarity on Russian matter
Ongoing uncertainty about letting Russian athletes try to qualify for the Paris Olympics affects "less than half" of its 32 sports, the umbrella group of Summer Games governing bodies said on Friday.