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...
Manny Pacquiao is looking to extend his legendary boxing career in the biggest stage of all — the Olympics. And he wants nothing but the gold medal. Manny Pacquiao (AFP/File) The eight-division boxing world champion and one of the country’s most successful athletes is exploring his options on...
PARIS (AFP) -- A group including former Franco-Iranian boxing world champion Mahyar Monshipour and Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi has asked the International Olympic Committee to ban Iran from the Paris Olympics. Former Franco-Iranian boxing world champion Mahyar Monshipour. (AFP)...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- NBA superstars LeBron James and Stephen Curry are among several top players interested in competing for the United States at next year's Paris Olympics, according to multiple reports on Monday, Sept. 11. NBA superstars LeBron James (right) and Stephen Curry. (AFP) Two-time...
BEIJING (AFP) -- Chinese three-time Olympic champion Sun Yang hinted on Thursday, Sept. 7, that he could return to swimming after his doping ban, with the suspension set to be lifted just in time for next year's Paris Games. China's Sun Yang. (AFP) "Personally, I have never said I was quitting...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- With her comeback gaining steam, US gymnastics great Simone Biles said on Thursday, Sept. 7, she would "love" to chase more gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Simone Biles competes in the uneven bars on day four of the 2023 U.S. Gymnastics Championships at SAP Center on Aug. 27,...
PARIS (AFP) -- French president Emmanuel Macron insisted on Wednesday, Sept. 6, that "the Russian flag cannot be at the Paris Olympic Games... at a time when Russia is committing war crimes". French president Emmanuel Macron. (AFP) Quizzed on the possible presence of Russian athletes in Paris...
