PARIS (AFP) -- The Ukrainian government is "very concerned" by the call from sports federations and National Olympic Committees to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at next year's Paris Olympics, its acting sports minister has told AFP. Matviy Bidnyi said Kyiv was concerned that the...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- US Olympic chiefs said on Thursday, Dec. 7, they were confident in security arrangements for the 2024 Paris Olympics after a deadly attack in the French capital last weekend. Officials in the United States and Europe have recently warned of an elevated threat of attacks since...
TOKYO (AFP) -- A "nervous" Naomi Osaka has targeted a place at next year's Paris Olympics and more Grand Slam titles after she makes her eagerly anticipated return to tennis. Japan's Naomi Osaka (AFP) The 26-year-old former world number one is set to return to competition at the Brisbane...
PARIS (AFP) -- The International Surf Association (ISA) said on Wednesday, Dec. 6, it welcomed the decision by authorities to suspend work on the venue in Tahiti for the Paris Olympics events. Work has been put on hold after damage was done to coral during tests last week, raising the prospect of...
PARIS (AFP) -- France will not cap hotel prices during the Olympics this summer but instead increase checks to make sure visitors get their money's worth, a minister said on Wednesday, Dec. 6. Some 15 million visitors are expected for the Olympics in July and August, and the Paralympics in August...
PARIS (AFP) -- Paris' metro and suburban train system are suffering "a worrying new deterioration", the French capital region's transport authority said on Tuesday, Dec. 5, with just eight months to go before the city hosts the Olympic Games. IOC's Executive Director Christophe Dubi (AFP) Publicly...
LAUSANNE (AFP) -- Representatives of international sports federations and national Olympic committees on Tuesday, Dec. 5, called for Russian and Belarusian athletes to be admitted under a neutral flag for the 2024 Games in Paris "as soon as possible." During the Olympic summit in Lausanne, athlete...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Seven-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel's push for the Paris Olympics gained steam on Friday, Dec. 1, with his 100m butterfly victory at the US Open in Greensboro, North Carolina. Seven-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel (AFP) Dressel, sixth at the turn, powered...
FRANCE (AFP) -- Olympic chief Thomas Bach said he was "very satisfied" with the state of preparations for the Olympic Village of the Paris 2024 Summer Games after a visit to the new build north of the French capital on Friday, Dec. 1. International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach...
LAUSANNE (AFP) -- As global warming and prohibitive costs threaten the long-term future of the Winter Olympics, organizers know they must soften their demands in order to retain a pool of potential hosts for the decades to come. On the face of it, there's no immediate concern, as the International...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has formally approved the application of swimmer Kayla Sanchez to represent the Philippines in the 2024 Paris Olympics. In a letter addressed to Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino dated Nov. 29, the IOC Executive Board “decided...
PARIS (AFP) -- The Paris police chief has outlined drastic security measures for next year's summer Olympics, sparking an outcry from politicians on Wednesday, Nov. 29, who said they were an attack on civic freedoms. Laurent Nunez told Le Parisien newspaper in an interview for Wednesday's issue...
