IOC bars freestyle wrestler Sadulaev from participating in Olympic qualificaiton
Two-time Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling, Russia’s Abdulrashid Sadulaev, was not allowed to participate in the qualification tournament for …
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Russians could risk breaking law by participating in Paris Olympics
The International Olympic Committee is working to minimize the number of Russian athletes at the Paris Olympics, the press service of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) reports. The ROC said that the neutral athlete procedure …
Baku put forward initiative for politically neutral Olympics in Paris
The Non-Aligned Movement has adopted a special statement on the Paris Olympics, which will be held in the summer of 2024. Games must be politically neutral and athletes must not be restricted on the basis of their nationality. The document was adopted in Baku on the initiative of Azerbaijan.
Russian athletes may face 2024 Olympics ban
Athletes from Russia and Belarus may not be allowed to compete at the Paris 2024 Games, senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Craig Reedie said. "A decision is going to have to be taken on what happens to each of …
Russia in 9th place of Olympics medal standings
Team ROC (the Russian Olympic Committee) has placed 9th in the team standings of the Olympic Games in Beijing and 2nd place in the total number of medals. On the last day of the Games, Russian hockey players lost 1-2 to Finland, …
Olympics in Beijing: Day 16 results
A total of seven sets of medals were at the stake on February 19 at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in China. The leader of the medal standings is the Norwegian team, which has 15 gold, 8 silver and 12 bronze medals. Germany is …
IOC admit challenges of younger athletes
This morning it became known that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) did not satisfy the appeals of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Skating Union (ISU) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in the case of …
Olympics in Beijing: Day 9 results
Today, on the ninth day of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, 6 sets of medals were at the stake:in snowboarding, cross-country skiing, speed skating, biathlon, ski jumping and skeleton. The Olympic team of the Russian Federation …
Olympics in Beijing: Day 7 results
The seventh day of the Winter Olympics has ended in Beijing. On Thursday, eight sets of medals in six sports were at the stake: figure skating; speed skating; snowboarding; ski racing; alpine skiing; luge. American figure skater Nathan …
Day 5 of 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing turns out to be "bronze" for Russia
On the fifth day of the Olympic Games in Beijing, ten sets of medals were awarded. Athletes competed for awards in biathlon, alpine skiing, freestyle, snowboarding, curling and skiing. This day was less successful for the Russian …
Russians win figure skating team competition at Beijing Olympics
Russian figure skaters won team competition at Beijing Olympics. Russia’s Kamila Valieva scored 178.92 points, taking the top prize in women’s free skate, the last event of the contest. Team ROC ended the team tournament …
Winter Olympic Games Opening Ceremony kicks off in Beijing
The official opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games kicked off at the National Stadium, the Bird’s Nest, in Beijing, The ROC (Russian Olympic Committee) Team will appear under number 46 during the parade of national …
Olympic torch relay starts for Beijing Games
The three-day torch relay for the Beijing Olympics, shortened considerably because of concerns about the coronavirus, started Wednesday with an 80-year-old former speedskater carrying the flame. The relay opened at the Olympic Foreign …
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics:US diplomatic boycott. Who will support them?
China has condemned a planned US diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics
U.S. announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics
The U.S. decided to diplomatically boycott the upcoming Olympic Games in China, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki announced Monday. "The Biden administration will not send any diplomatic or official representation to the Beijing …
Flame of 2022 Beijing Olympics arrives to China
The flame of the 24th Winter Olympic Games in Beijing arrived from Greece’s Athens to the capital of China on Wednesday, the Xinhua news agency reported. According to the report, the plane carrying a delegation of the Beijing …
Winter Olympics 2022 to allow spectators only from mainland China
Tickets for the Beijing 2022 winter Olympics will be sold to spectators from mainland China only, while unvaccinated athletes must spend 21 days in quarantine ahead of the Games, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday. …
Brisbane officially announced as host of 2032 Olympics
Brisbane has been officially announced as host of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2032. The Australian city and surrounding South-East Queensland region were approved as the Games hosts at an International Olympic …
Japan prepares state of emergency for Olympics
Japan is considering banning all spectators from the Olympics, several sources told Reuters on Wednesday, with authorities expected to declare a state of emergency for Tokyo to contain coronavirus infections 16 days before the Games begin
Olympics' overseas fan ban hits Japan tourism
After Olympics organisers announced a ban on spectators from abroad, those working in Japan's tourism industry are counting their losses. …
