PARIS (AFP) -- Debt-ridden French IT group Atos, the cybersecurity and data provider for the Paris Olympics, posted a huge annual loss on Tuesday, March 26, but vowed that its troubles would not disrupt the Games. The firm will transmit Olympic and Paralympic game results nearly instantaneously to...
It's a dream come true for Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Eumir Marcial as he faces Thoedsak Sinam of Thailand right in front of his home fans on Saturday, March 23, at Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila. Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Eumir Marcial (left) and Thoedsak Sinam of Thailand...
MOSCOW (AFP) -- Russia launched a furious tirade at the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday, March 20, arguing the IOC's restrictions on Russian athletes and its criticism of the Moscow-organized Friendship Games amounted to "neo-Nazism". The IOC on Tuesday both barred Russian...
SAINT-DENIS (AFP) -- Thierry Henry's France side is firm favorites to progress following a kind group draw for men's football at the 2024 Olympic Games on Wednesday, March 20, as the host waits to see if Kylian Mbappe will be made available. France's football star Kylian Mbappe (AFP/File photo)...
LAUSANNE (AFP) -- Olympic chiefs announced on Tuesday, March 19, that Russian and Belarusian athletes competing in this summer's Paris Games under a neutral flag will not be able to take part in the opening ceremony. Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs) from either country "will not participate in...
The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) gears up for its final push of sending more athletes to the Paris Olympics after two Filipino boxers recently earned their respective spots through a qualification tournament in Italy. (From left to right) Former boxer and coach Reynaldo...
BAGUIO CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection is holding the 8th National Fire Olympics, one of the highlights of the Fire Prevention Month celebration, at the Melvin Jones football ground at Burnham Park here from March 19 to 21. FIREMEN compete in Tower Blitz scenario during the 8th National Fire...
Olympics-bound Maxine Esteban will be representing Ivory Coast’s orange, white and green in Paris but for the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), she’ll always be a source of pride and honor for her native country. Fil-Ivorian fencer Maxine Esteban (File photo) “We in the POC are very...
Fil-Ivorian fencer Maxine Esteban officially booked a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics, but will be representing Ivory Coast after switching federations last year. The 23-year-old former Ateneo standout clinched the lone African singles spot in the women’s foil event, making her the first...
The Philippine taekwondo team fell short in its bid to clinch Olympic berths to Paris after Jessica Canabal and Kurt Barbosa yielded to their respective semifinal rivals in the Asian Taekwondo Qualification Tournament in Tai’an, China on Saturday, March 16. Kurt Barbosa fails to earn a return...
Tachiana Mangin and Arven Alcantara fell short in their bids to earn berths to the 2024 Paris Olympics after succumbing in their respective weight classes in the Asian Taekwondo Qualification Tournament in Tai’a, China on Friday, March 15. Arven Alcantara, right, fail to advance to the Paris...
SYDNEY (AFP) -- World record holder Kaylee McKeown warmed up for her Olympic 200m backstroke defense with a blistering swim at the NSW State Championships Friday, March 15, while sprint star Mollie O'Callaghan upstaged Emma McKeon. Australia's Kaylee McKeown (AFP/File photo) Australia's...
