Olympics
‘Truly outstanding’ – Tokyo marks one year till 2020 Olympics
World
July 24, 2019
‘Truly outstanding’ – Tokyo marks one year till 2020 Olympics
Tokyo promised a high-tech Olympics complete with robots as it marked a year to go until the 2020 Games on…
New mixed relay ‘just what athletics needs’: GB star
World
May 8, 2019
New mixed relay ‘just what athletics needs’: GB star
The new mixed 4x400m relay is just what athletics needs to inject more fun and excitement into competition, according to…
Silence echoes across Pyeongchang Olympic venues
World
February 6, 2019
Silence echoes across Pyeongchang Olympic venues
Just one year after the world’s best skiers and skaters gathered in South Korea to compete for Olympic gold, many…
Vatican Athletics gets Olympic blessing
Health & Fitness
January 11, 2019
Vatican Athletics gets Olympic blessing
The newly-formed Vatican Athletics team, which is aiming to compete in international competitions, including the Olympics, was officially launched on…
S. Korean Olympic champion accuses coach of sex assault
World
January 9, 2019
S. Korean Olympic champion accuses coach of sex assault
South Korea’s double Olympic short track gold medalist Shim Suk-hee has accused her former coach — already convicted and…
Blast kills 22 outside China factory in Olympic city
World
November 28, 2018
Blast kills 22 outside China factory in Olympic city
A vehicle carrying dangerous chemicals exploded at the entrance of a chemical factory in a northern Chinese city that…
Olympic Comm. warns Taiwan against name-change
Health & Fitness
November 19, 2018
Olympic Comm. warns Taiwan against name-change
The International Olympic Committee has warned Taiwan that it could lose its right to compete if it tries to change…
Swim team braves pollution to dive into Gaza waters
Middle East
October 22, 2018
Swim team braves pollution to dive into Gaza waters
On one of the world’s most polluted coastlines, 30 young Palestinians dive head first into the sea off the…
Thousands rally in Taiwan, call for referendum on independence from China
World
October 21, 2018
Thousands rally in Taiwan, call for referendum on independence from China
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Several thousand pro-independence demonstrators rallied in Taiwan’s capital on Saturday to protest against Beijing’s “bullying” and called…
Egypt wins second gold medal in Youth Olympic Games
Egypt
October 15, 2018
Egypt wins second gold medal in Youth Olympic Games
Egyptian champion Ahmed el-Gendy has taken a gold medal for the men’s individual modern pentathlon, in this year’s Summer…