Olympics

The International Olympic Committee on Thursday lifted all restrictions on Belarusian athletes, clearing the way for their return to international competitions, including qualifiers for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. The IOC ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticised the former leadership of the International Olympic Committee as “shameful” and “cowardly” and said he hoped for a new approach from those now in ...

Sports authorities in Ukraine asked the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday to examine the “neutral” status of Russian athletes they accused of having links to the military or competing in ...

Only biological female athletes, whose gender has been determined by a one-time gene-screening test, will now be eligible to take part in female category events at the Olympic Games, the ...

Only biological female athletes, whose gender will be determined by a one-time gene-screening test, will now be eligible to take part in female category events at the Olympic Games, the ...

For the first time in a decade, a Russian flag was raised on a Games podium as the country won two bronze medals in the men’s and women’s ...

Eight countries will boycott the Paralympics opening ceremony on Friday in protest at the inclusion of Russian athletes competing under their national flag, while more delegations could miss the event ...

Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete at the Winter Paralympics under their flags and with their national anthems, following a decision by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) ...

Johannes Klaebo led a Norwegian podium sweep in the men’s 50km classic cross-country race on Saturday to claim his sixth gold of the Milano Cortina Games and break the ...

Ukrainian competitors will boycott the Milano Cortina Paralympics opening ceremony on March 6 in Verona, their committee said on Friday, due to the authorization of some Russian and Belarusian athletes with ...

Four years after she stepped away from her sport saying she had lost her love for it, American Alysa Liu skated on Thursday night as though she had flicked the ...

The United States tasted revenge sweeter than maple syrup as they came from behind to beat defending champions Canada 2-1 to win gold in an overtime thriller in women’s ...

Olympic hosts Italy called on Thursday for a reversal of the decision to let 10 Russian and Belarusian athletes compete with national flags and anthems at next month’s Paralympic Games. ...

Overtime drama defined the men’s Olympic ice hockey quarter-finals on Wednesday, with favourites Canada and defending champions Finland surviving to set up a semi-final clash, while the United States ...

A husky with lots of enthusiasm but no credentials gatecrashed a women’s team sprint cross-country race on Wednesday, giving an impromptu performance that had spectators howling with delight. The ...

Ukraine officials will boycott the Milano Cortina Paralympics next month over the participation of a handful of Russian and Belarusian athletes cleared to compete under their flags, Ukraine’s Sports ...

Cypriot Olympic skier Andrea Loizidou did not finish her first run in the women’s slalom at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics on Wednesday, ending her participation at the Games in ...

Cybersecurity firm Bitdefender says it had uncovered a wave of online scams using near-identical sites to the official Milano Cortina 2026 merchandise store to trick shoppers in Europe and the United ...

China’s Eileen Gu added another Olympic medal to her collection on Monday, taking a silver in the big air event with two impressive jumps that made her the most ...

Yiannos Kouyoumdjian finished 34th overall in the men’s slalom at the Milano–Cortina Winter Olympics on Monday, completing both runs in one of the most demanding alpine events of ...

It did not quite match the Super Saturday high point of the London 2012 Olympics but Britain’s two thrilling comeback golds won on “Slippery Sunday” will go down as the ...

Yiannos Kouyoumdjian finished 64th in the giant slalom on Saturday at the Milano–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, completing both runs on the Stelvio course in Bormio with a combined time ...

Bruce Mouat’s British men’s team picked up a 9-4 round-robin win over Germany at the Winter Games on Sunday, while Olympic champions Sweden suffered their fourth loss of ...

U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn was discharged on Sunday from the Italian hospital where she was admitted a week ago after the horrific crash that ended her Olympic comeback, two ...