-
Algerian Imane Khelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting were in the spotlight at the Paris Games last year.
-
The 2028 Games will be the first Olympics to be hosted by the U.S. since the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. Setting up the task force reflects the intense planning that comes with hosting the Olympics, as well as Donald Trump’s desire to be involved in an event he considers one of the highlights of his term.
-
In a stunning display of resilience, the Indian men, who played over 40 minutes of the game with just 10 players, defeated Great Britain 4-2 in a dramatic shootout. They play Germany on August 6 for a place in the final
-
Novak Djokovic achieved a historic milestone by winning gold at the Paris Olympics 2024, joining the elite Career Golden Slam club. This accomplishment adds to his 24 Grand Slam titles, making him part of an exclusive group alongside Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal, Andre Agassi, and Steffi Graf.
-
The Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony will be star-studded, featuring thousands of participants in their teams' uniforms, the torch lighting, and amazing performances.
-
As Paris prepares to host the summer Olympic games the beloved Eiffel Tower was closed to the public on Feb 19th. The Eiffel Tower, one of the most-visited monuments in the world, welcomes almost 6 million visitors every year. Visitors stood outside the barriers of the tower grounds in front of a giant screen announcing the reason. But why did it shut down? Watch to find out
-
It has also received non-exclusive rights to the Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024, said a joint statement issued by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Viacom18 Media, a joint venture of Viacom and Network18 Group.
-
In sponsorship, it is not what you have, it is what you do with it that makes the difference.
-
A look at the host cities for the upcoming Summer and Winter Olympic Games.
-
Japan's Momiji Nishiya became one of the youngest individual Olympic champions in history when she won the inaugural women's skateboarding gold at the age of 13 years on July 26.
-
All around the Tokyo Games, empty seats have provided a sullen, silent reminder that these unusual Olympics have been staged against the will of many in Japan, where the coronavirus pandemic is surging.
-
Last year, the opening ceremony would have been a showcase of the best of Japanese culture, including manga and anime. This year, officials say, it will be a watered down version of what was planned.
-
Games organisers had planned to allow up to 10,000 fans into venues until a surge in virus cases prompted a rethink. But they would have been subject to strict anti-virus rules inside venues, with mask-wearing mandatory and cheering and high-fiving prohibited.
-
After a yearlong wait, the Tokyo Olympics finally begin from July 23. Athletes from around the world are in Tokyo, most of them restricted to training and their hotels because of virus protocols. Still, they are posting photos and videos of their travel and preparations for the Games.
-
Indian athletes practicing at the Olympics Village in Tokyo ahead of Games. Take a look...
-
The first modern Olympic Games took place in its ancient birthplace of Athens. The Games attracted athletes from 14 nations, with the largest delegations coming from Greece, Germany, France and Great Britain.
-
The always-evolving Olympic Games has come a long way to feature some of the most interesting and obscure events. There are many events that have made their way to become part of the Games in the past but some of them couldn’t manage to exist beyond the event.
-
The Olympics were originally expected to be a huge tourist draw, but banning foreign spectators will hamper an early recovery in inbound tourism.
-
All "Any Card at Any Number" or ACAAN card tricks have one thing in common: at some point, the magician touches the cards. With one exception: Berglas’ ACAAN. Decades later, he's still cryptic about how he does it.
-
The Tokyo organising committee plans to reserve an entire hotel located a few kilometres away from the athletes' village in the Harumi waterfront district, which will likely cost several million dollars, Kyodo said, citing several unnamed sources.
-
The lack of transparency in the ballooning budgets for the Olympic Games, as well as the misallocation of this money to an extravaganza that ruins cities for local communities, is, unfortunately, a part of the legacy of what was once supposed to be an event to celebrate excellence and bring people together
-
Tokyo 2020 will be the most gender-balanced Olympic Games till now. More than a century after women first competed at the Olympic Games, female athlete numbers will finally be bordering at parity with those of the men at Tokyo 2020. Take a look at how women athletes’ share in the Games increased from 2 percent in Paris 1900 to almost 50 percent in the upcoming event.
-
Presenting the city’s budget for 2021-22, Sisodia said, "There is another big dream related to sports which I am placing before this house… It is a dream to organise the Olympic Games in Delhi.”
-
The rapid expansion of social media platforms on mobile devices, as well as faster internet connectivity and more sophisticated technology, has triggered a huge shift in the way many people get their news.
-
Giving out figures at a press conference, Paes said that for the two weeks of the Games, Rio saw a hotel occupancy rate of 94 percent and each tourist spent an average of 424.6 reais (USD 131.7) a day.
