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View: Congrats to athletes but Olympics is no place to look for national validation
Huge congratulations to all the seven medal winners and the entire Indian contingent which took part in the recently concluded Olympics. Your years of hard…
Cricket in Olympics: ICC to push for cricket’s inclusion in Olympics, Los Angeles 2028…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday confirmed its intention to push for cricket's inclusion in the Olympic Games going forward, starting…
IOC gets more power to remove sports
The has given itself more power to remove sports from the Olympic program.
The decision voted in by International Olympic Committee members comes during…
France 2024: In first, Olympics closing ceremony features celebrations from next host city
For the first time ever, the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games featured "live and spectacular" celebrations from the next host city of the mega sporting…
Off-script Olympics: Wins, losses, and a whole lot of improv
Every two years, when an Olympics convenes, its organizers harness billions of dollars to make sure the entire affair is tightly, carefully scripted, clearing…
China promise no more Mao Zedong pins after IOC warning
China has promised not to let any more gold medallists wear Mao Zedong pins on the Olympic podium after two cyclists were warned for a potential breach of…
27 new Games-related COVID-19 cases reported, highest so far
The Tokyo Games organisers on Friday announced 27 new COVID-19 cases linked with the Olympics, including three athletes, the highest daily count so far. The…
Nameless vests: Mary Kom says deliberate ploy to disturb; IOC rules explain what happened in Tokyo
The absence of their own and the country's name on some Indian boxers' vests in the Olympics has caused a small furore here after the legendary M C Mary Kom…