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International Olympic Committee Urges Sports Bodies To Ban Russian Athletes

On the heels of the Ukrainian invasion, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) urged “with a heavy heart” sports bodies Monday…

3 years ago

Olympic Committee Says Tokyo Olympics Must Go On In 2021 – With Or Without COVID-19

While the world of sports has endured many canceled competitions, perhaps the most significant was the 2020 Tokyo Olympics being…

4 years ago

Scott Blackmun Resigns As Head Of U.S. Olympic Committee Amid Pressure From Larry Nassar Case

Scott Blackmun is abandoning his post as chief executive of the U.S. Olympic Commitee amid growing pressure from the case involving…

7 years ago

British Athlete Robbed At Gunpoint, GB Olympic Committee Asks Athletes To Take Extra Precautions

Just as it was determined that Ryan Lochte and the three other swimmers for Team USA could have fabricated the story…

8 years ago

Ultimate Frisbee Governing Body Recognized By International Olympic Committee

Move over Rugby 7’s, the International Olympic Committee has recently recognized the kingpin of disc sports, which includes Ultimate Frisbee.…

9 years ago

Salt Lake City Named Host Of 2034 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially awarded the 2034 Winter Games to Salt Lake City, Utah, marking a return of…

4 months ago

French Police Reveal Details Of Chechen Man’s Olympic Terrorism Plot, Heightening Security Concerns

French authorities filed preliminary terrorism charges against an 18-year-old Chechen man accused of plotting an attack targeting spectators at the…

6 months ago

Refugee Team For 2024 Paris Olympics Welcomes Record-Setting 36 Athletes

The list of athletes participating for the Refugee Team in the 2024 Paris Olympics was announced Thursday. Thirty-six athletes, originally…

7 months ago

Gold Medalists In 2024 Olympics To Receive $50,000 Prize Money From World Athletics

Olympic athletes are about to earn more than just a gold medal this year if they win their event. International…

7 months ago

Russian Figure Skater Kamila Valieva Stripped Of Olympic Win, Issued Four-Year Doping Ban

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) issued a retroactive four-year doping ban to Russian star figure skater Kamila Valieva…

10 months ago

Olympic Coach Peter Foley & Snowboarder Hagen Kearney Under Investigation

U.S. Ski & Snowboard is investigating longtime Olympic coach Peter Foley as well as Olympic snowboard racer Hagen Kearney after allegations surfaced…

3 years ago

Australian Athletes Facing Discipline For Rude Behavior On Return Flight From Olympics

Multiple athletes from Australia's Olympic team are facing discipline for their behavior on a return flight from the Tokyo Olympics.…

3 years ago

Transgender Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard Makes Olympic History, Despite Loss

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard made history in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as the first transgender athlete to ever compete…

3 years ago

Tokyo Olympics Open With Muted Ceremony & Empty Stadium

Belated and beleaguered, the virus-delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics finally opened Friday night with cascading fireworks and made-for-TV choreography in a…

3 years ago

Brisbane Chosen To Host 2032 Olympic Games

The IOC chose Brisbane, Australia, as the city location to host the 2032 Olympics. Brisbane was seen as the inevitable winner…

3 years ago

Chief Of Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee Will Not Rule Out Last-Minute Cancellation

The chief of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee has not ruled out the looming threat of a last-minute cancelation of…

3 years ago

COVID-19 Positive Cases Among Olympic Athletes Stirs Controversy

Three South African soccer players became the first athletes inside the Olympic Village to test positive for COVID-19, and other…

3 years ago

Olympics To Allow Spectators

Good news for those wanting to attend the Olympics: it was announced on Monday that a limited number of local…

3 years ago

Laurel Hubbard Makes History As First Transgender Olympic Athlete

The Tokyo Olympics will feature lifter Laurel Hubbard after she hefted 628 pounds (185 kilograms) in two separate lifts on…

3 years ago

VIDEO: Allyson Felix Voices Support For Political Protests At Olympics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEBoBpdrYJE When asked about how people have reacted to the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) allowing athletes to…

4 years ago