English

More about this topic

Sport

ANOC begins 21st general assembly

The 21st General assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees began on Tuesday in Doha.

Sport

IOC strip three Kazakh weightlifters of 2012 Olympic gold medals

The International Olympic Committee dealt another blow to drugs cheats on Thursday when they disqualified eight athletes from the 2012 Games in London.

Sport

No games for Rome as city council scotches Olympic bid

Rome has withdrawn from the 2024 Olympics leaving only Paris, Los Angeles and Budapest in the running.

Sport

2024 Games: Thomas Bach and Francois Hollande discuss Paris bid

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach met with French President Francois Hollande on Sunday to discuss Paris’ bid for the 2024 Games.

ADVERTISEMENT

Sport

Rome to join Boston and Hamburg in withdrawing bid for 2024 Olympic Games

Rome’s mayor has begun formal steps to withdraw her city’s candidacy to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.

Italy

Rome to quit race to host 2024 Olympics

Rome’s mayor Virginia Raggi will withdraw the city’s backing for a bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games in the Italian capital, a city hall official said on…

Brazil

Rio Paralympic Games end in Brazilian style

After 11 days showcasing 23 different sports, the 2016 Paralympics have ended in Rio with a colourful closing ceremony.

Sport

David Rudisha and Caster Semenya shine in Berlin

Olympic champions David Rudisha and Caster Semenya were among the winners at the 75th ISTAF Berlin athletics meeting.

Sport

IOC disqualify six athletes from Beijing 2008

The International Olympic Committee continued its fight against doping by disqualifying six more athletes for having failed tests at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Sport

A bomb claimed his leg, but it won't stop him reaching Rio

Syrian refugee Ibrahim Al Hussein has been named as one of the two members of the Paralympic Refugee Team that will head to Rio de Janeiro hunting a gold medal.

Sport

Kenya disbands Olympic committee over Rio performance

Sport

Russian Olympic medallists awarded free BMWs

Sport

Abu Ghaush treated to a hero's welcome

Jordan’s first ever Olympic medalist Abu Ghaush was treated to a hero’s welcome as he arrived back home on Tuesday night.

Sport

The Olympic flag arrives in Tokyo

The Olympic flag arrived at Haneda International airport in Tokyo on Wednesday.

No Comment

360° video: Discover Rio's oldest slum by cable car

Cable car is a common form of public transport in Rio de Janeiro.

Sport

Winners of the Rio Games

Britain is indisputably back as an Olympic superpower as Will Satch’s team-mates left Rio with 67 medals, including 27 gold, sitting proudly second, above China and behind only the all-powerful United

Brazil

Forget the medals table, Grenada rules the Olympics!

Just which is the most successful Olympic nation?

Brazil

Rio says goodbye to the Greatest Party on Earth

What the wind and rain isn’t bringing down is starting to come down as workers begin to dismantle the Olympics infrastructure not needed for the upcoming…

Brazil

Rio puts on a show to end 2016 Olympics

The closing ceremony to the Rio Olympics started with a bang from spectacular fireworks on Sunday night as soon as fans from around the world had filled the iconic Maracana…

World News

IAAF president Coe lauds athletics competition at Rio Olympics, accepts issues