Peru wins vote against Paraguay to host 2027 Pan Am Games
Lima will host the Pan American Games in 2027, the organizing body Panam Sports said Tuesday following a vote that ruled out Paraguayan capital Asuncion's bid.
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New costumes in revamped torch lighting ceremony for Paris 2024
ATHENS : Next month's Paris 2024 Olympics flame lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia will showcase a new high priestess, redesigned costumes and fresh music as Greece looks to revamp the traditional ceremony.
Games-Lima to host 2027 Pan American Games
Lima will host the Pan American Games in 2027, the organising body Panam Sports said on Tuesday following a vote that ruled out Paraguayan capital Asuncion's bid.
Valieva doping case has WADA targeting new rules before 2026 Olympic figure skating event
The doping case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva left a "very unpleasant" taste with the World Anti-Doping Agency, which is unhappy that the teenager was the only one punished with a ban while her coaches and entourage have not been sanctioned.
Curler Briane Harris faces 4-year suspension after testing positive for banned substance, plans to appeal
Four-time Canadian women's curling champion Briane Harris has been provisionally suspended for up to four years after testing positive for the banned substance Ligandrol.
All England Championship: PV Sindhu Enters Second Round After Yvonne Li Retires
Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu progressed to the second round of the women's singles competition at the All England Championships after her German opponent Yvonne Li retired following the completion of the first game on Tuesday. World No. 11 Sindhu, a former world champion, won the first game 21-10 before world No. 26 Li decided to throw in the towel. The 28-year-old from Hyderabad will next face top seed Korean An Se Young, who has proved her nemesis, having defeated her all six times they have crossed paths in international badminton. In fact, only once has Sindhu managed to take a game away from the world No. 1 Korean when they met last time at the Asia Championships in Dubai last year.
Sports Ministry Approves Mirabai Chanu's Proposal To Train In Paris For Olympics
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) during their 126th meeting approved weightlifter Mirabai Chanu's proposal to train at La Ferte-Milon, Paris to prepare ahead of the upcoming Olympic Games this year. Mira, who won a silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics, will head to Paris nearly a month ahead of her Olympic event, to acclimatize to the weather and prepare for the mega event. During the Paris training camp, Mirabai would be accompanied by two coaches and a physiotherapist, with their air tickets, visa cost, accommodation charges, food, training cost, local transport cost, medical insurance, and sauna charges among other expenditures being covered under Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) funding.
Lakshya Sen's Paris Hopes Brighten, Enters No.15 In Olympic Games Qualification
Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen's hopes of making the cut at Paris received a boost as he grabbed the 15th position in the latest Olympic Games Qualification rankings following his semifinal finish at last week's French Open badminton tournament. The 22-year-old from Almora had reached a career-best ranking of world number six in November 2022 but saw his rankings plummet to world No. 25 in April last year. He recovered to 11th spot by August but fell to 20 early this year following a series of early exits.