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IOC President Thomas Bach Allows Vetted Russian Athletes To Compete At Rio Games

Russian athletes who pass an individual test by the International Association of Athletics Federations to show they are clean will…

8 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

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

U.S. Women Win Gold In 3-On-3 Basketball

The U.S. women’s 3-on-3 basketball team has made history in the debut of the event at the Tokyo Olympics. Allisha…

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

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

Coco Gauff Pulls Out Of Tokyo Olympics After Testing Positive For COVID-19

United States tennis player Coco Gauff has tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing her to pull out of the Tokyo Olympics.…

3 years ago

IOC & Pfizer Reach Deal To Supply Olympic Athletes With COVID-19 Vaccines

On Wednesday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the signing of a deal with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to supply vaccines…

4 years ago

Biden Administration Will Weigh 2022 Beijing Games for U.S.

On Tuesday, the State Department said the Biden Administration is consulting with allies about a joint approach to China, its…

4 years ago

Tokyo Olympic Organizers Insist Games Will Be Held

On Tuesday, the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee relayed the message that the games will be happening to their fellow members…

4 years ago

IOC & Tokyo Reaffirm That Olympic Games Will Not Be Canceled

The Tokyo Olympics were originally supposed to be held in 2020, but the outbreak of the coronavirus forced a dramatic…

4 years ago

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games Officially Postponed Until 2021

After weeks of speculation that the Olympic Games could be delayed, the International Olympic Committee officially has postponed the Tokyo…

5 years ago

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Admits Olympics Could Be Suspended Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

After weeks of speculation surrounding the start date of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe admitted Monday that the…

5 years ago

Olympics Looking To Add More Sports In 2024 Like Break-Dancing & Surfing

Once the torch ignites the 2024 Paris Olympics several years from now, new events seem certain to attract the world's…

5 years ago

Suspect Held In Killing Of Kazakhstani Olympic Figure Skater Denis Ten, 25, Confesses To Murder

On Friday, two suspects were detained in Kazakhstan after being accused of murdering medal-winning Olympic figure skater Denis Ten, and…

6 years ago

Two Russian Curlers To Lose Bronze Olympic Medals After One Tests Positive For Banned Substance [FULL CAS Statement]

Two Russian Olympic curlers will lose the medals they won in Pyeongchang last week after one of them failed a…

7 years ago

Russia Banned From 2018 Winter Olympics Due To Doping

Russia has long been accused of doping, and now it is finally paying the consequences for it. Russian Olympic doping…

7 years ago

L.A. Gets Green Light To Host 2028 Summer Olympics

Los Angeles on Monday received the official approval to host the 2028 Olympics, following an evaluation from the International Olympic…

7 years ago

Los Angeles To Host 2028 Summer Olympics, Paris Hosting 2024 Games

Los Angeles officials are set to announce on Monday a deal with the International Olympic Committee to host the 2028…

7 years ago

IOC Head: Russia Will Face New Sanctions For 2014 Olympics Doping

Russia may have made greater efforts to introduce more anti-doping programs, but the International Olympic Committee doesn't believe this is…

7 years ago