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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

US Basketball Announces Pool Of Players For Tokyo Olympics

The US Men's Basketball national team roster pool has been revealed. The pool of players has a chance to be…

4 years ago

Olympic Gold Medalist Yohan Blake Has No Interest In Getting COVID-19 Vaccine

Over the weekend, Jamaican Olympic sprinter Yohan Blake said he would rather miss the 2021 Tokyo Olympic games than take…

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

Breaking Dancing Competition Will Be Part Of 2024 Summer Olympics

The International Olympic Committee has announced a new sport that will be added to the 2024 Paris Olympics: breaking which…

4 years ago

Tokyo Olympics Rescheduled To Start On July 23, 2021

The Tokyo Olympics have officially been rescheduled to start on July 23, 2021, which is close to exactly one year…

5 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

Olympic Flame Arrives In Japan With Possibility Of Postponing Games Growing

The Olympic flame arrived in Japan from Greece as the opening of the Tokyo Games is scheduled to start in…

5 years ago

Tokyo Olympic President Yoshiro Mori Says Olympics Won’t Be Delayed, Contradicts Comments By Board Member

The President of the Tokyo Olympic organization committee Yoshiro Mori confirmed Wednesday that the Olympic games will not be postponed, contradicting…

5 years ago

IOC President Defends Olympic Anti-Protest Rules

As athletic venues are increasingly being used as platforms for political protests, the International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach defended…

5 years ago

Former Olympic Coach Alberto Salazar Banned Amidst Anti-Doping Violations

Alberto Salazar was once a successful coach with the Nike Oregon Project (NOP), home to four-time British Olympic champion Sir…

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

Italy Beats Sweden For Bid To Host 2026 Winter Olympics, Games To Be Held In Milan-Cortina

For the first time since Turin 2006, Italy was chosen on Monday to host the Olympic Winter Games in 2026. Northern Italy…

5 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

Women’s U.S. Hockey Goalies At Winter Olympics Do Not Have To Remove Statue Of Liberty From Masks, Says IOC

The International Olympic Committee has stated American Women hockey goalies playing at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang will not…

7 years ago

Winter Olympics 2018: Ban On 47 Russian Athletes And Coaches Upheld, 169 Russians To Compete As Independents

A group of 47 Russian athletes has lost a last-minute appeal to their suspensions for doping just as the 2018…

7 years ago

South Korea Deploys Military As Norovirus Infects Winter Olympics Security Guards

A norovirus outbreak has struck the Winter Olympics facilities in Pyeongchang, and South Korean officials have begun taking security precautions.…

7 years ago

Olympic Doping Ban Overturned For 28 Russian Athletes [FULL IOC STATEMENT]

Doping bans on 28 Russian Olympic athletes were overturned Thursday, surprising many just eight days before the star of the…

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