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Ukraine’s Lviv quits 2022 bidding race 01 Jul 2014 - 11:12 am

GENEVA: The Ukrainian city of Lviv has pulled out of the race to host the 2022 Winter Olympics due to the country’s raging...

IOC, Tokyo 2020 organisers review venue plans 26 Jun 2014 - 12:35 am

International Olympic Committee President German Thomas Bach (left) and Russian-born Swiss snowboarder Yuri Podladchikov, gold medalist for the halfpipe at the 2014 Winter...

New proposal for Tokyo 2020 Stadium a ‘sin’ 01 Jun 2014 - 09:02 am

TOKYO: A revised plan for Japan’s new stadium for the 2020 Olympics is still so wasteful and large for the site that it...

Rudisha seeks confidence on comeback 29 May 2014 - 12:59 am

NAIROBI: Kenya’s Olympic and world 800 metre record-holder David Rudisha will be seeking a confidence boost in his comeback race on Saturday after...

Krakow drops Olympic bid following referendum 27 May 2014 - 01:16 am

KRAKOW, Poland: Authorities in the Polish city of Krakow have said they are pulling out of the race to host the 2022 Winter...

Rio 2016 chief determined Games will be ready on time 25 May 2014 - 12:57 am

ATHENS: Brazil will prove the doubters wrong and deliver the 2016 Olympics on time and within budget, Carlos Arthur Nuzman, president of the...

Asada to sit out next season, retirement likely 20 May 2014 - 12:43 am

TOKYO: Japanese figure skater Mao Asada, the veteran of two winter Olympic Games, plans to sit out the 2014-2015 competitive season but remains...

IOC sets up fund for Ukraine’s athletes 15 May 2014 - 07:18 am

BERLIN: The International Olympic Committee has set up a $300,000 fund to assist crisis-affected Ukrainian athletes and called on political leaders to hold...

IOC downplays reports of Rio Games shift 11 May 2014 - 12:20 am

BERLIN: London has not been approached about the possibility of staging the 2016 Olympics due to delays in Rio de Janeiro. This was...

US plans for 2024 Games to gain traction with NBC deal 09 May 2014 - 11:19 am

New York: Minutes after NBC Universal secured a long-term deal yesterday to broadcast the Olympics, the focus shifted firmly on the chances of...

IOC official Coates backtracks on Rio attack 01 May 2014 - 09:27 pm

SYDNEY: IOC vice-president John Coates yesterday backtracked on his scathing criticism of Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic preparations, insisting the city could deliver an...

US trying to narrow potential 2024 candidates 09 Apr 2014 - 11:35 pm

NEW YORK: The United States Olympic Committee has not decided whether it will bid for the 2024 Summer Games but said yesterday it...

Korea skating official quits after Sochi flop 18 Mar 2014 - 08:45 am

SEOUL: The powerful vice chairman of the Korean Skating Union (KSU), Jeon Myung-gyu, resigned yesterday as South Korea moved to put a disappointing...

Japan’s figure skater Asada wavering on retirement 26 Feb 2014 - 12:49 am

Japanese figure skater Mao Asada arrives for a press conference in TOKYO: Japanese figure skater Mao Asada, who rebounded from a disastrous short...

Russia top medal table 24 Feb 2014 - 08:59 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin (centre), International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach (third left) of Germany, former IOC President Jacques Rogge (left) of...

Tavares injury: Isles exec wants Olympic exit 23 Feb 2014 - 08:45 am

NEW YORK: A season-ending injury suffered by star John Tavares while playing at the Sochi Winter Olympics has New York Islanders general manager...

Stars align for women’s gold medal battle 18 Feb 2014 - 12:35 am

Australia’s Danielle O’brien (top) and Gregory Merriman compete during the figure skating ice dance free dance programme in Sochi yesterday. SOCHI, Russia: Of...

Lavillenie in injury scare after record leap 18 Feb 2014 - 12:29 am

PARIS: New pole vault world record holder Renaud Lavillenie (pictured), could miss the world indoors championships in Poland next month after injuring an...