The Canadian figure skating championships arrive under a cloud
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Former French basketball national faces losing Paris 2024 role over Gaza post
PARIS : The board of the Paris 2024 Olympics organisers will hold an urgent meeting on Wednesday to address a controversy linked to a social media post about the Gaza war made by Olympics ambassador Emilie Gomis, a former French national basketball player.
Former gold medallist Flessel among Paris 2024 torch bearers
PARIS : Former Olympic champion Laura Flessel and world champion Camille Lacourt will head two of the 69 collective relays of torch bearers for the Paris 2024 Summer Games, organisers said on Wednesday.
Police officers stage Paris bus parade to demand better work conditions
PARIS : Police officers paraded on open-top buses through Paris on Wednesday to urge authorities to accelerate talks about labour conditions and pay during the 2024 Olympics to be held in the French capital.
Climbing-Athletes demand eating disorder action before Olympics
LONDON : Kai Lightner was a youth climbing world champion but after being told at 14 that his liver was close to failure and fracturing his spine in two places he realised the restrictions he put on eating to pursue success had spun dangerously out of control.
2036 Olympics Bid: Gujarat Forms Firm To Build Infrastructure with Rs 6,000 Crore Allocation: Report
The Gujarat government has formed a separate company and earmarked Rs 6,000 crore to build six sports complexes to host the 2036 Summer Olympic Games in case India wins the bid for the quadrennial multi-discipline sporting extravaganza, an official said on Tuesday. The dedicated entity, 'Gujarat Olympic Planning and Infrastructure Corporation Ltd', was formed nearly three months ago and one board meeting has already taken place, said a senior official of the state government firm seeking anonymity.
Heat, Erik Spoelstra agree to record-breaking $120 million extension: report
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Canadian ice dance duo won't compete at nationals amid Soerensen sex assault allegations
Canadian figure skater Nikolaj Soerensen, under investigation by Canada's Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner for an alleged sexual assault in 2012, says he and ice dance partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry will not compete at the national championships this weekend in Calgary.