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What does it take to time an Olympic event? Short answer: innovation

With motion sensors and touchpads, official Olympics timekeeper Omega, is striving to record more accurate data.

04/08/2021

Living

Tokyo 2020 Olympic beds: Suitable for both sex and saving the planet

No, the beds in the Olympic village are not designed to be anti-sex - they’re just eco-friendly.

20/07/2021

Green News

Euroviews. How climate change is at the heart of the Tokyo Olympics

"Recycled medals and podiums, renewable energy and low-carbon technologies - these symbols can have ground-breaking power."

20/07/2021

Japan

Tokyo Olympics: Limited local fans allowed but no cheering

Up to 10,000 local fans will be allowed in each venue for the Olympic Games. But fan attendance may be stopped completely if COVID cases rise again

21/06/2021

Russia

Honours shared in Kazan on final day of judo grand slam tour

It was the turn of the heavyweights on day 3 of the International Judo Federation Grand Slam in Kazan, Russia, the final event of this year’s tour. And the honours were evenly shared, with Japan, Russia, Germany, France and the Netherlands all picking up one gold apiece.

08/05/2021

Australia

Former Olympian guilty of plotting to smuggle €130 million of cocaine

Nathan Baggaley, a three-time world champion canoeist, was found guilty alongside his brother of trying to smuggle 650 kilos of cocaine into Australia in 2018.

02/04/2021

France

French Olympic snowboarder Julie Pomagalski dies in avalanche at 40

Local Swiss police said that four people from France were free-riding on the descent from Gemsstock. Two of them could not be saved.

25/03/2021

Poland

Kenya's Jepchirchir sets world mark in women's half marathon

The 27-year-old clocked 1 hour, 5 minutes and 16 seconds.

17/10/2020

Spain

Video diary: how a professional triathlete keeps fit in lockdown

This is how Zoe, a professional triathlete, is training during the coronavirus pandemic.

15/05/2020

No Comment

Turn a ferris wheel by hand? This Austrian athlete did it!

Tied to ropes attached to the ferris wheel which he pulled with his full weight, Franz Muellner managed to get it moving under conditions he described as "brutal."

28/11/2019

Russia

Anti-doping committee recommends four-year global sports ban on Russia

A key anti-doping committee recommended that Russia face a ban from global sports including the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games and World Championships.

25/11/2019

Living

8 sports stars you knew were vegan and 8 you didn’t

The world's elite sportsmen and women are finding alternative sources of protein, and still smashing it.

14/10/2019

No Comment

Athletes scale the heights in gruelling Beijing vertical run

Elite and amateur athletes tackled one of Beijing's tallest buildings in the city's seventh annual vertical run on Saturday (August 31).

01/09/2019

Sport

Thrilling judo on Day 1 of Montreal Grand Prix as Japan tops standings

There was thrilling judo on display at the inaugural Montreal Grand Prix 2019 as Japan tops medals standings on Day 1, just ahead of hosts Canada

06/07/2019

Green News

The future of sports nutrition: protein powder made from food waste

The company leading the way in nutrition by making sustainable food supplements and protein powders from household and grocery food waste.

28/06/2019

No Comment

Convicts quick on their feet in world's first ever prison marathon

100 athletes paid £55 to take part in the unique sporting event and were encouraged to wear fancy dress appropriate for the venue.

17/06/2019

Belarus

Take a look at Belarus as it prepares for the European Games

In partnership with Minsk 2019

On June 21 at Minsk, the opening ceremony will be broadcast to more than a hundred countries. More than 500 artists will be involved, including world-renowned stars such as the opera soprano Anna Netrebko. Dynamo Stadium has been completely renovated for this event.

14/06/2019

Italy

Trieste marathon excludes African runners, then backtracks amid outcry

Trieste half marathon organisers backtracked on their controversial decision to close the May 5 race to African athletes amid accusations of racism.

27/04/2019

United Arab Emirates

Special Olympics: Intellectually disabled get lower quality healthcare

At the Special Olympics World Games, the world comes together to give intellectually challenged athletes the opportunity to push limits and break barriers through sport. Despite being more vulnerable to health risks, the intellectually disabled often receive less than high-quality health assistance.

19/03/2019

United Arab Emirates

Senegalese athlete hears for the first time at Special Olympics

Abu Dhabi is currently filled with stories of courage and perseverance, but one, in particular, has produced tears of joy: that of a 31-year-old Senegalese footballer, Mame Mdiaye, who got to hear for the very first time, thanks to the Olympics’ Healthy Athletes Initiative.

19/03/2019