olympic games

Are Excessive Olympic Bidding Costs Driving Host Cities Away?

The bidding to host the Olympic games is a lengthy, drawn out process with initial invitations sent out as much…

8 years ago

Rio 2016: Silvia Danekova Tests Positive for EPO

Bulgarian athlete Silvia Danekova has tested positive for banned blood booster EPO at the Rio Olympics. Silvia Danekova, 33, tested…

8 years ago

Rio 2016: Jonas Junius Becomes Second Boxer Detained over Assault

Namibian Jonas Junius is the second boxer arrested by Brazilian police on suspicion of attempting to assault a maid in…

8 years ago

Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony: Time and Details

Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games will officially start on August 5 with the opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium.…

8 years ago

Rio 2016: Boxer Hassan Saada Arrested over Assault

Moroccan boxer Hassan Saada has been detained in Brazil over allegations of assaulting two female cleaners in the Rio de…

8 years ago

Rio 2016: Russia Avoids Blanket Ban from Olympic Games

Russia will not be totally banned from Rio 2016 following the country's doping scandal. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will…

8 years ago

Rio 2016: Brazil Welcomes Olympic Flame

Brazil has welcomed the Olympic flame for the start of a torch relay that will culminate with the opening of…

9 years ago

Rio 2016: Olympic Flame Handed over to Brazilian Authorities

Greece handed over the Olympic flame to the Brazilian authorities during a ceremony in Athens. The Olympic torch will arrive…

9 years ago

India Olympics suspension lifted after IOA fresh elections

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided to lift the ban on India's Olympic Association (IOA), allowing the country to…

11 years ago

Sochi Winter Olympics 2014: Spectacular opening ceremony

Sochi has opened the 22nd Winter Olympics with a spectacular ceremony. More than 2,900 athletes from 87 nations paraded before…

11 years ago

Sochi Olympic Games 2014: Opening ceremony to begin

Sochi Olympic Games officially open in Russia on Friday, with 98 medals to be won over 16 days. Sochi, on…

11 years ago

Sochi Winter Games 2014: US bans all liquids from carry-on bags on nonstop flights to Russia

The US has banned all liquids from carry-on bags on nonstop flights to Russia, on the eve of the Sochi…

11 years ago

2014 Sochi Winter Games: Indian athletes to compete under Olympic flag

Indian athletes participating at next month's Winter Games in Sochi will compete under the Olympic flag, not their national flag.…

11 years ago

Volgograd attacks: IOC confident Russia will deliver safe and secure Winter Games in Sochi

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach says he has confidence that Russian authorities will deliver a "safe and secure"…

11 years ago

India faces Olympic expulsion

India is facing expulsion from the Olympic movement unless the country complies with ethics rules, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President…

11 years ago

Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics: Torch relay launched by Vladimir Putin in Moscow ceremony

Vladimir Putin has taken part in a ceremony in Moscow to launch the torch relay for 2014 Winter Olympics in…

11 years ago

Oscar Pistorius denies murder of Reeva Steenkamp

Oscar Pistorius has strongly rejected a charge that he murdered his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Reeva Steenkamp, a 29-year-old model, was…

12 years ago

Michael Phelps may be stripped of his London Olympics medals

By posing for the Louis Vuitton campaign, U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps may be stripped of his medals, four gold…

12 years ago

Olympics 2012: man charged after a bottle was thrown at athletes at 100 m final

Ashley Gill-Webb has been charged with a public order offence after a bottle was thrown at the start of the…

12 years ago

Full moon forming sixth ring in Olympic display at London’s Tower Bridge

Reuters photographer Luke MacGregor’s perfectly timed snap captured the full moon forming a sixth ring in the Olympic display on…

12 years ago

Twitter faces user backlash after suspending journalist Guy Adams account

Twitter is facing a user backlash after suspending the account of journalist Guy Adams, who had criticized NBC Universal's coverage…

12 years ago

Olympics 2012: Hyde Park concert kicks off London Games

Duran Duran, Snow Patrol, Stereophonics and Paolo Nutini are celebrating the start of London Olympic Games at a special concert…

12 years ago

Twitter in technical fault ahead of Olympic Games opening

Parts of Twitter became inaccessible today, in the eve of Olympic Games opening, before thousands of fans are expected to…

12 years ago

Olympics 2012: people urged to save the surprise of Olympic Games opening ceremony

Spectators who attended a preview of the Olympic Games opening ceremony have been urged to keep the details secret and…

12 years ago

World’s biggest McDonald’s restaurant built next to the Olympic stadium in London

The biggest McDonald’s restaurant on the planet has been built in London, right in the middle of the Olympic park.…

12 years ago