International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, Thomas Bach (right) and IOC Communication Director Mark Adams (L) arrives for a press conference at the Kuala...
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, Thomas Bach (right) and IOC Communication Director Mark Adams (L) arrives for a press conference at the Kuala...
Members of the Beijing delegation celebrate after Beijing was awarded the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, defeating Almaty in the final round of voting,...
IOC President Thomas Bach (right) hands a document to Lausanne mayor Daniel Brelaz after the Swiss city won the bid to host 2020...
RIO DE JANEIRO: Athletes risk serious illness from dangerously high levels of viruses and bacteria in sewage-contaminated waters at the swimming and boating...
Almaty, Kazakhstan: In energy-rich Kazakhstan starry-eyed excitement bumps up against cynical apprehension as residents of the bustling Central Asian hub Almaty prepare to...
New York: Boston’s troubled bid for the 2024 Olympics ended on Monday amid financial fears and local opposition, leaving the US Olympic Committee...
TORONTO: As Toronto prepared to say goodbye to the Pan American Games on Sunday, the Canadian Olympic chief officially kicked off a campaign...
US First Lady Michelle Obama declares the Special Olympics open during the opening ceremony at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles,...
CAPE TOWN: Chad Le Clos knows he is under the pressure of expectation. It happens every time he hits the pool deck. The...
Tokyo: Tokyo’s Olympic committee unveiled the official logos for the 2020 Games yesterday, days after the Japanese Prime Minister ordered plans for the...
Paris---Russia capitalised on home conditions in Cheboksary to win the European teams championship on Sunday, lifting the doping gloom which has descended on...
Sally Pearson Sydney---Australian Olympic hurdles champion Sally Pearson said Monday she needs further wrist surgery, ruling her out of the Beijing world athletics...
Rio de Janeiro---The venue scheduled to host water polo at next year's Rio Olympics will be dropped from the Games, after months of...
Lausanne - Organisers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have officially launched the bidding process for sports hoping to be added to the Summer...
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (left) speaks at a press conference in Sydney yesterday as Australia Olympic Committee President John Coates looks...
Paris--Paris City Hall Monday gave its green light to the city's bid to organise the 2024 Olympics, a key step in the process...
Rio de Janeiro---Rio de Janeiro's mayor on Thursday denied reports that construction had stopped on some projects for the 2016 Olympics because the...
Rio de Janeiro: Tickets for the Rio Olympics went on sale on Tuesday with the first batch of a total 7.5m tickets made...
