Tag: Olympic

A different era: Oda wins Japan’s first Olympic gold in 1928

TOKYO: Few paid much attention when Mikio Oda won Japan’s first Olympic gold medal — and Asia’s first individual gold medal — way back...

Olympic chiefs confront new shift in Russian doping scandal

SOCHI: Just days before the start of the Winter Olympics, Olympic chiefs basking in glory over the historic participation of North Korea were abruptly...

Shiffrin, Vonn push for Olympic speed queen crown

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO: Mikaela Shiffrin warned she wants to prove that her maiden World Cup downhill win in Lake Louise was no fluke as she...

Japan ski jumper Kasai set to break Olympic record

PYEONGCHANG: Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai could become the first athlete to compete at eight Winter Olympics after being selected for next month's Pyeongchang...

2018 Winter Games chief dismisses N. Korea attack fears as ‘exaggeration’

Pyeongchang (South Korea): With little more than 100 days to go before the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, chief organiser Lee Hee-Beom has...

Bolt wins third Olympic 200m title

Usain Bolt won a third successive Olympic 200m gold on Thursday to keep alive his hopes of an unprecedented “triple triple” in Rio. The victory...

Kyrgios asks fans to judge Olympic credentials

The war of words between Nick Kyrgios and his national Olympic committee has continued, with the Australian tennis player launching a poll on social...

IOC summons POA, PSB representatives

International Olympic Committee has summoned a meeting of representatives of Pakistan Olympic Association and Pakistan Sports Board on February 15 in Switzerland to discuss...

Olympic heroes celebrate again

London’s Olympic champions are celebrating again after being rewarded in the special New Year Honours list, with Bradley Wiggins and Ben Ainslie receiving knighthoods. Wiggins...

Russian weightlifting Olympic champion dies

Russian weightlifting Olympic champion Arkady Vorobiev has died at the age of 88, the country's Weightlifting Federation said on Monday. "On December 22, the...

POA celebrates Quaid’s birth anniversary

At the occasion of Quaid-i-Azam’s birth anniversary, the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) celebrates the momentous moment of birth of the Father of the Nation....

POA rejects premise claims of Punjab govt

The Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) rejects the premise and the innuendo of the claims of Mr Rana Mashood Ahmed Khan on the Punjab administration’s...

England gets tough over Olympic funding

Six sports, including swimming and tennis, have been warned that they will have millions in grassroots funding taken away unless they can show that...

IOC suspends Indian Olympic due to govt interference

The IOCBSE 0.11 % suspended India's national Olympic committee on Tuesday because of government interference in its election process, two officials with knowledge of...

Michael Phelps tops list of 100 fittest men ever

Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps is the fittest man alive, according to one magazine. Just months after becoming the most successful Olympic athlete in history,...

London Olympic Park gets $468m post-Games makeover

London's Olympic Park has taken on the air of a construction site again, with work under way on a 292 million pound transformation before...

Australian officials probe Olympic prank claims

Australian swimming boss Kevin Neil vowed an investigation Sunday into reports of pranks, ill-discipline, and an initiation ritual involving sedatives among the London Games...