Sunday to be big day for Cyprus at Olympics
Sunday is set to be an important day for Cypriot athletes at the Tokyo Olympic Games, with several involved in their first endeavours. Cyclist Andri...
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IOC seeks to reassure Olympics would be safe as pandemic doubts swirl
With just nine weeks until the start of the Olympics in Tokyo, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday sought to calm fears in Japan...
Games will go ahead regardless of pandemic situation, says Tokyo 2020 president
Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori said on Tuesday that Japan would hold the Summer Olympics regardless of the situation with the COVID-19 pandemic and was...
Talk of esports in Olympic Games is premature-IOC
Any discussion to include esports as a medal event at the Olympic Games is premature because of the way the gaming industry is structured, the International...
Olympic-sized health concerns
By Roger-Mark Desouza Now that the Rio Olympic Games have ended, there are many lessons to be learned about the public health and environmental effects...
New mayor kills off Rome’s bid for 2024 Olympics (Updated)
Rome’s new mayor, Virginia Raggi, pulled the plug on the city’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics, saying staging the summer games would bury the...
So Brazil! Copacabana debut delights fans despite queues
By Alexandra Ulmer In what might well become the defining image of Brazil’s Olympics, the beach volleyball competition kicked off on the iconic Copacabana beach...
The new online OPAP game is opening the way towards the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio
The new online OPAP game is opening the way towards the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, while giving away a €1000 cash prize to three...
Paris enters race for 2024 Olympic Games hosting
By Jessica Chen Paris on Tuesday officially announced its bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games and bring the global sports event back...
Devastated Vonn out of Sochi Olympics with injury
By Larry Fine Olympic downhill champion Lindsey Vonn, one of the biggest attractions in winter sport, will miss next month’s Sochi Games because she requires...
