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May 17, 20242 min read
Olympics-Alizadeh aiming for taekwondo gold with Bulgaria after fleeing Iran
Kimia Alizadeh made history by becoming the first Iranian woman to win an Olympic medal back in 2016 and, despite since defecting and all...


May 9, 20243 min read
Olympics-Flame arrives in Marseille amid tight security
MARSEILLE, France - The Olympic flame landed on French soil amid tight security on Wednesday, firing the starting gun on a summer...


May 8, 20242 min read
Olympics-Elite French tactical unit hopes for peaceful Paris Games
PARIS - Around 50 khaki-clad men riding atop a black armoured truck approached an abandoned office building on the outskirts of Paris...


May 2, 20242 min read
Olympics-Giant reservoir ready for service as Paris 2024 Games loom
PARIS - Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo on Thursday inaugurated a colossal storage basin that will help reduce the risks of pollution in the...


Apr 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-No joke as Kid Karam eyes breaking new ground in Paris
PARIS - Weeks before his eighth birthday, Karam Singh joked about becoming a break dancer while watching a Justin Timberlake video and,...


Apr 30, 20241 min read
Adidas could not match Nike's offer for Germany soccer federation, CEO says
LONDON - Adidas CEO Bjorn Gulden said the German brand could not match Nike's offer for Germany's national soccer federation...


Apr 28, 20242 min read
Olympics-Riverboat captain can't wait for Paris 2024 opening ceremony
PARIS - Khalid Driouech can't wait - the 60-year-old Seine riverboat captain is one of 94 set to transport the 10,500 Olympic athletes...


Apr 28, 20242 min read
Olympics-Surfer Moore braced for Teahupo'o swansong
NEW YORK - Olympic champion Carissa Moore hopes Teahupo'o, the infamous Tahitian break where this year's Paris Games will hold its...


Apr 28, 20245 min read
Ahead of Olympics, a packed Paris prison braces for crowds of inmates
VILLEPINTE, France - A police crackdown that aims to clear a poor suburb of petty crime and street vendors before the Paris 2024...


Apr 28, 20243 min read
Tennis-Tunisia's Echargui gets chance to realise Olympic dream
LONDON - As a tennis-mad teenager growing up near Tunis it was always Moez Echargui's dream to play at Roland Garros but having entered...


Apr 28, 20242 min read
Olympics-NZ great Adams hopes other sports follow athletics' prize money plan
BENGALURU - World Athletics' decision to reward Olympic champions with cash prizes is a sign of progress and can spur other global...


Apr 28, 20241 min read
Olympics-Canadian Olympic Committee joins Centre for Sport and Human Rights
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) has become the first national Olympic committee to join the Swiss-based Centre for Sport and Human...
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