BERLIN (AFP) -- Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete at the Paris Paralympics in 2024 under a neutral flag after officials voted on Friday, Sept. 29, against an outright ban. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) voted to partially suspend the Russian and Belarusian...
ANTWERP (AFP) -- Freed from her "twisties", gymnastics superstar Simone Biles returns to the global stage at the world championships which start in Antwerp on Saturday, Sept. 30, with the 2024 Paris Olympics in her sights after a two-year break to treat her mental health. Gymnastics superstar...
Carlos Yulo launches his bid for a return trip to the Olympics when he competes in the 2023 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium starting on Saturday, Sept. 30. Carlos Yulo skips the ongoing 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China to campaign for an Olympic berth at the world...
MOSCOW (AFP) -- The Kremlin said on Friday, Sept. 22, it hoped Russia could once again become part of the Olympic community despite sanctions against Russian athletes over Moscow's offensive in Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov (AFP) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has recommended...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- The 2024 Olympic US track and field trials will be held in Eugene, Oregon next June, US sports chiefs confirmed on Thursday, Sept. 21. Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. (AFP) A statement from United States Track and Field (USATF) and the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee...
PARIS (AFP) -- South Korea's Tom Kim carved out a one-shot lead at the rain-hit French Open on Thursday, Sept. 21, enjoying the added bonus of an early sight of Le National course which will stage the 2024 Olympics golf tournament. Tom Kim of South Korea (AFP) Kim, who was runner-up at the British...
HANGZHOU (AFP) -- The biggest Asian Games in history, boasting about 12,000 competitors -- more than the Olympics -- will open on Saturday, Sept. 23, in the Chinese city of Hangzhou after a year's delay because of Covid. (From left to right) The official 2022 Asian Games mascots Chenchen, Congcong...
MILAN (AFP) -- Marcell Jacobs has split with the coach who guided him to his stunning 100 meters Olympic triumph, the Italian sprinter has announced less than a year from the Paris Games. Marcell Jacobs. (AFP) In an interview with the Gazzetta Dello Sport published on Tuesday, Sept. 19, Jacobs said...
PARIS (AFP) -- The famous booksellers that line the Seine in Paris say they are standing their ground over plans to shut them down during the opening ceremony of next year's Olympic Games as a matter of survival. The Bouquinistes of Paris with the distinctive 'green boxes' along the banks of the...
NEW DELHI (AFP) -- ESports' debut as a medal event at the Asian Games starting this week will change attitudes and be a major step towards Olympic recognition at last, gamers and experts say. (AFP) Gaming was a demonstration sport at the 2018 Asian Games but gold medals will be up for grabs this...
SEOUL (AFP) -- North Korean athletes have travelled to China for the Asian Games, state media said, signaling an end to the country's more than three-year isolation from global multisport competitions. North Korea's flag. (AFP) The country closed its already-tight borders in early 2020...
MOSCOW (AFP) -- Russia's Olympic Committee has said Moscow would not be boycotting the 2024 Olympics in Paris and every Russian athlete was free to choose whether or not to take part under a neutral banner. Russian Olympic Committee President Stanislav Pozdnyakov. (AFP) "Boycotting the Games leads...
