South Korea takes center stage once again -- this time, the province of Gangwon -- when it hosts the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games from Jan. 19 to Feb. 1. Though this marks the first time that the Winter Youth Olympic Games will be held outside of Europe, South Korea isn’t new to...
PARIS (AFP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, Jan. 8, urged French people to start exercising daily as Paris prepares to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer. France president Emmanuel Macron (AFP) Posting a video clip of himself on X, formerly Twitter, in a T-shirt,...
Three athletes will represent the country in the upcoming 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games slated Jan. 19 to Feb. 1 in Gangwon, South Korea. The small Philippine squad will be composed of short track speed skater Peter Groseclose, cross-country skier Avery Balbanida and freestyle skier Laetaz Amihan...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Acclaimed rapper Snoop Dogg will be a special reporter for US broadcaster NBC at the Paris Olympics this year, the network has announced, reprising his star turn at the Tokyo Games that delighted viewers. American rapper Snoop Dogg (AFP) "I grew up watching the Olympics and am...
PARIS (AFP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron called for unity in the country in his New Year's Eve address on Sunday, Dec. 31, as it prepares for the 2024 Olympic Games, after a difficult year for his government. French President Emmanuel Macron (AFP) Speaking from the gardens of the Elysee...
SAINT PETERSBURG (AFP) -- Russian swimming star Kliment Kolesnikov is all about winning Olympic medals -- but not at all costs. Russia's Kliment Kolesnikovv (AFP) The world record holder in the men's 50m backstroke has vowed to sit out the Paris Games over the "unacceptable" conditions imposed on...
PARIS (AFP) -- The controversial building of a tower to judge the surfing event at the Paris Olympics will go ahead despite the sport's federation saying it is not required, chief organizer Tony Estanguet said on Wednesday, Dec. 20. Paris Olympics chief organizer Tony Estanguet (AFP) A proposal...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Jake Paul, a YouTube sensation turned pro boxer, will partner with USA Boxing to provide an inside look at preparations for the Paris Olympics on his social media accounts. YouTube sensation turned pro boxer Jake Paul of USA (AFP) The US sport governing body announced the plan...
PARIS (AFP) -- Russian competitors remain banned from track and field events at next year's Paris Olympics but Sebastian Coe on Monday, Dec. 18, conceded that "the world changes" and said the situation was being monitored. World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe (AFP) The International Olympic...
PARIS (AFP) -- The stadium that was the main site for the 1924 Paris Olympics was on Monday, Dec. 18, declared ready as a Games venue to welcome field hockey events 100 years later for the Summer Olympic Games in the French capital. This photograph taken on Monday, Dec. 18, shows the Yves-du-Manoir...
ROME (AFP) -- Italian deputy prime minister and transport minister Matteo Salvini insisted on Friday, Dec. 15, that the sliding events at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics should be held in Italy. Italian deputy prime minister and transport minister Matteo Salvini (AFP) Organizing chief...
MOSCOW (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday, Dec. 14, of threatening the Olympic movement by imposing rules on Russian athletes for the Paris 2024 Summer Games. This pool photograph distributed by Russia's state agency Sputnik shows...
