Olympic

Grace Nweke of New Zealand during the Constellation Cup netball series - game one between the New Zealand Silver Ferns and the Australian Diamonds at Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand on Wednesday October 12, 2022. Copyright…

Athleticism takes many forms, and in the case of the “Fortnite” players who’ll face off in the Olympics’ Esports week, it will look like dexterous fingers and caffeine-heightened eyes. The Olympic Esports Week will take place at…

JINJU (Korea): Tokyo Olympics silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will once again spearhead the Indian challenge at the Asian Championshipsbut she is unlikely to attempt the much-awaited 90kg snatch lift here on Friday.The two-time…

JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS — Retired and with time to kill, Bernard Gauvain wants to be a volunteer at the 2024 Olympics — but a bad one.His intention is not to help out, but to gum up the…

Tori Bowie, American track star and three-time Olympic medalist, has died, officials said Wednesday. She was 32.Icon Management, Inc., the agency that represented Bowie, initially announced the news in a tweet. Sports officials have…

By PTI GENEVA: Seeking to resolve a years-long dispute with Olympic officials, the International Boxing Association said it will update the IOC this week and no longer has Russian energy giant Gazprom as a sponsor.…

DUBAI: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy was still in disbelief after he and his partner Chirag Shetty created history, becoming the first Indian pair to win a doubles gold at the Asian Championships here on Sunday.The 2022 World Championshipsbronze…

The Grand Palais seen from the Pont Alexandre III bridge over the Seine river in Paris. Photo: AFP The 2024 Olympic triathlon courses will start and finish on the Pont Alexandre III bridge in the centre of Paris. During the…

GRAHAM DUNBAR Associated Press GENEVA — European lawmakers urged the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Paris Games rather than keep…

Herb Douglas, an Olympic medalist who was inspired as a youth by Jesse Owens, emulated him as a track and field star and then honored his memory by creating an international sports award in Owens’s name, died on Saturday in Pittsburgh. He…