Tickets for top women’s events cheaper than men’s despite gender equality push
Much has been made of equality of sexes at the Paris Olympics, the first Games with a 50-50 male-female split among athletes, but there is a gender gap in official ...
Fotopoulou finishes 8th in 200m semifinals
Cypriot athlete Olivia Fotopoulou finished 8th in the Paris Olympics 200m semifinals.
Competing in heat 3, Fotopoulou, finished with a time of 22.98 seconds.
Makri completes Olympic presence 30th
Marilena Makri completed the Paris Olympics ranking 30th with 195 points.
Things didn’t go as planned for the 21-year-old sailor. Strong winds and her light weight did not help.
“The ...
Kontides ready to aim for gold
Cypriot Olympic sailor Pavlos Kontides is throwing himself into the medal race, where points count double, at the Paris Olympics, ready to take any opportunity to aim for the gold ...
Olympics-IOC saddened by ‘aggression’ against boxers over gender row
The International Olympic Committee on Thursday defended its decision to allow two female boxers to compete at the Paris Olympics despite an ongoing gender row, saying the pair were facing ‘...
Spain rally past Greece, Canada stun Australia
Spain overcame a tricky test to beat Greece 84-77 and Canada stunned Australia 93-83 in the second round of men’s basketball Group A action at the Pierre Mauroy stadium ...
Ukraine’s Sereda says training during a war has been tough
Ukraine diver Oleksii Sereda opened up on Monday about how hard it was to train during a war after he and Kiril Boliukh finished fifth in the men’s synchronised 10...
Organisers meet athletes demands after food, transport complaints
Paris Olympics organisers said on Monday they have fixed early logistical teething problems after several delegations complained about food and transportation at the Games.
The quality and quantity of food ...
Olympic swimmer hoping to make Cyprus proud
Cypriot swimming champion Nikolas Antoniou is heading to the Paris Olympic Games with the aim of doing his best and achieving a good individual time.
The Cypriot champion, and his ...
Zero waste practices are here to stay
By Anastasia Korae
The Paris Olympic Games are approaching with world records expected to be broken by elite athletes. A number of other positive records are also expected to be ...
Minister calls for cost estimates for Olympic team
Logistics for Cypriot athletes taking part in the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics were discussed on Monday between Education Minister Athena Michaelidou and the newly appointed Cyprus Sports Organisation (KOA) president Ioannis ...