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Parkour community 'happy' sport not to be included in Olympics

In a bid to attract a younger audience, the International Olympic Committee is bringing several new sports into the fold, but parkour is not one of them.

World News

Breakdancing gets Olympic status to debut at Paris in 2024

Breakdancing will be called breaking at the Olympics, as it was in the 1970s by hip-hop pioneers in the United States.

Eco-Innovation

Will there be flying taxis in Paris for the 2024 Olympics?

German air taxi startup Volocopter has just unveiled its latest, electric model.

France

SNCF's "train of the future" to be in service by Paris 2024 Olympics

Eco-friendly, modern and innovative, the first of France's next generation of high-speed trains will roll off the production line by the end of 2023.

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World

Tunisian Olympic medalist Ines Boubakri shares home training tips

Tunisian Olympic medalist Ines Boubakri expressed support for the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, saying it is in the best interest of all those taking part.

World

Fish out of water: How is Moroccan surfer Ramzi Boukhiam training during quarantine?

Set to represent in Morocco in the first ever surfing competition in the Olympic Games, Ramzi Boukhiam is now dealing with the Tokyo 2020 Games’ postponement to 2021.

Japan

Coronavirus: Olympic flame begins its lonely journey in northern Japan

It could be a very short event — or the longest if it runs into 2021.

Green News

Toyota announces 90% of vehicles for 2020 Olympics will be electrified

The company is hoping its Olympic and Paralympic fleets will have the lowest emissions ever.

Italy

Italian Olympic swimmer hailed a hero after saving man from drowning

Italian Olympic swimmer Filippo Magnini has been hailed a hero after saving a man from drowning off the coast of Sardinia.

Japan

Japan's 'Uncle Olympics' dies before Tokyo 2020 dream comes true

Superfan Naotoshi Yamada, famous in Japan for having been to every Summer Games since 1964, has died aged 92 with an unfulfilled dream of watching the Olympics when it returns to Tokyo next year

France

Billiard sports lobby to join Olympics

Former World Champion Shaun Murphy described billiard sports as "the most difficult range of sport in the entire world."

Greece

UEFA investigates Athens stadium after fan video shows movement

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) are investigating over fears Athens Olympic ‘Spyros Louis’ Stadium is moving more than it should.

France

French boules players banned from wearing blue jeans

French sport tries to smarten up image ahead of Olympics.

Japan

Japan unveils 2020 Olympic mascots

A blue-checked character will be the mascot for the Olympics and a pink cherry blossom-inspired one for the Paralympics

World News

Caster Semenya may have to take medication as study reopens testosterone debate

Female athletes with high levels of testosterone, like Caster Semenya, may be forced to undertake hormone treatment to compete in future events after a study showed they have an advantage over their rivals.

France

Kayaking on the Seine: Summer Olympic vibes in Paris

Parisians are invited to try out 30 Olympic sports as the French capital tries to convince officials it's the perfect city to host the 2024 Games.

Japan

Mobiles to medals: Old phones to be recycled for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

With environmentalists warning that the world is on the brink of climate disaster, recycling is a hot topic at the moment.

Russia

Russian athletics chief: 'we are working to resolve problems'

The newly re-elected head of Russian athletics says reforms are underway, after more revelations of systematic doping.

Russia

More than 1000 Russian athletes benefited from state-sponsored doping - report

More than 1000 athletes, including Olympic medalists, are implicated in the McLaren report on Russian state-sponsored doping.

Sport

Tokyo begin 2020 Olympic preparations

A day after the Rio Paralympics came to a close the Olympic focus has shifted over to Tokyo where preparations for the 2020 edition have already begun.