No flags but plenty of fire for Medvedev at Paris Olympics
PARIS: There will be no flags or fanfare for Daniil Medvedev at the Paris Olympics but Russia's highest-profile athlete in the French capital is unlikely to be far from the headlines.
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New Zealand report Canada to IOC after drone incident
PARIS :New Zealand's Olympic Committee says its women's soccer team had their training session disrupted by a drone flown by a staff member of the Canadian team they face in Group A on Thursday.
India's Full Schedule At Paris Olympics 2024: Date, Time In IST, Athletes And More
A 117-member strong Indian contingent begins its journey in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, with the hopes of bettering the previous edition's tally of 7. India's campaign in Paris begins on July 25, with archers getting underway on the first day itself. India have never won an Olympic medal in Archery despite doing well on the world stage in different events over the years. For the archers, the target remains the same, opening their medal account in the Olympic Games.
Just 15 Russian athletes will compete in Paris, but not under their own flag. Some want them banned altogether
When athletes from Russia and Belarus compete at the Summer Olympics in Paris, there will be no national flags, no anthems and a much smaller delegation than in previous years as Russia's war on Ukraine has turned a country that was once an Olympic powerhouse into a pariah.
Shohei Ohtani’s Endorsement Income Is Higher Than Some MLB Team Payrolls
When Shohei Ohtani deferred almost all of his $700 million contract, it was seen as act of selflessness to ensure his new team could remain competitive for other free agents. Giving up hundreds of millions of dollars in inflationary losses is not something most players do, and for good reason.
The late starters aiming to write fairytales in Paris
Practice makes perfect - but it does not necessarily make Olympians.
Russian Arrested Over 'Destabilisation' Plot For Paris Olympics: Prosecutors
French police on Tuesday arrested a Russian man suspected of plotting acts of "destabilisation" during the Paris Olympics, prosecutors said. The man, born in 1984, was held in custody and placed under judicial investigation on suspicion of "organising events likely to lead to destabilisation during the Olympic Games", a source in the state prosecution service, who asked not to be named, told AFP. The source said an investigation was opened into "passing intelligence to a foreign power in order to arouse hostilities in France", adding that the crime was punishable by up to 30 years in jail.
IOC, Macron Reject Israel Boycott Call At Paris Olympics
The head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and French President Emmanuel Macron rejected Tuesday a Palestinian demand that Israel be barred from the Paris Games over the war in Gaza. As the Israeli team settled into the Athletes' Village, the IOC studied a letter from the Palestine Olympic Committee asking for a ban on Israel, citing the bombings of the besieged Gaza Strip as a breach of the Olympic truce. The letter, sent days before Friday's opening ceremony, "emphasised that Palestinian athletes, particularly those in Gaza, are denied safe passage and have suffered significantly due to the ongoing conflict".