Olympics
Sports Minister: Offering support for athletes to participate in Olympics
Egypt
July 23, 2023
Sports Minister: Offering support for athletes to participate in Olympics
Youth and Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhi asserted that the ministry offered all needed support for Egyptian athletes in all championships,…
The world’s biggest sporting event is coming to Paris. Not everyone’s happy
World
June 11, 2023
The world’s biggest sporting event is coming to Paris. Not everyone’s happy
Paris CNN — The date is set, venues have been chosen, tickets are on sale. One hundred years after the…
Olympic boycott could render the Games ‘pointless’ if Russian athletes compete, says Polish minister
World
February 4, 2023
Olympic boycott could render the Games ‘pointless’ if Russian athletes compete, says Polish minister
CNN — Allowing athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete at the Paris Olympics could lead to a large-scale boycott…
Ukraine could boycott Olympics if Russians allowed back, says sports minister
World
January 28, 2023
Ukraine could boycott Olympics if Russians allowed back, says sports minister
Reuters — Ukraine would not rule out boycotting the Olympic Games if Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to compete…
Human rights? China won that Winter Olympics battle. Almost.
World
February 21, 2022
Human rights? China won that Winter Olympics battle. Almost.
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — When three-time Olympian Gus Kenworthy took the remarkable, perhaps even brave decision to speak out against…
Beijing’s Olympics close, ending safe but odd global moment
World
February 20, 2022
Beijing’s Olympics close, ending safe but odd global moment
BEIJING (AP) — A pile of figure-skating rubble created by Russian misbehavior. A new Chinese champion — from California. An…
Olympic mascots: Creative, cartoonish, at times contentious
World
February 19, 2022
Olympic mascots: Creative, cartoonish, at times contentious
BEIJING (AP) — The panda mascot of the Beijing Games has been a huge success here in the Chinese capital,…
After blow of Beijing, Olympians ask: What about Africa?
World
February 16, 2022
After blow of Beijing, Olympians ask: What about Africa?
BEIJING (AP) — Victory, of sorts, for Eritrea’s sole Winter Olympian — one of just six athletes competing for African…
This time, Tibet stands silent as Olympics return to China
World
February 16, 2022
This time, Tibet stands silent as Olympics return to China
GARZE COUNTY, China (AP) — As a speedskating team was winning China’s first Olympic gold medal of the Beijing Games,…
For Asian American women, Olympics reveal a harsh duality
World
February 13, 2022
For Asian American women, Olympics reveal a harsh duality
BEIJING (AP) — Across two pandemic Olympics set in Asian countries, Asian American women fronting the Games have encountered a…