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Olympic champion faces lifetime ban for doping Olympic 1,500 metres champion Asli Cakir Alptekin is facing a lifetime ban after being charged with a second anti-doping offence. Cakir, who was given a… 03/05/2013
Georgia put politics aside to participate at Winter Games Georgia announced this week it will participate in the next year’s Winter Olympics in neighbouring Russia despite lingering resentment about the brief war… 03/05/2013
Brazil evicts indigenous people close to World Cup venue Brazilian police have removed a group of indigenous people who had returned to an abandoned museum in Rio de Janeiro which is set to be demolished ahead of… 27/04/2013
Carl Lewis takes a trip down memory lane in Tokyo Nine-times Olympic gold medallist Carl Lewis said this week he hoped Japan would win the right to host the 2020 Olympics. Widely regarded as the one of the… 25/03/2013
The IOC visit Istanbul The International Olympic Committee continued their visit of Istanbul this week as the Turkish city bids to host the 2020 Olympic games. The city where… 25/03/2013
Italian sprinting great Mennea dies at 60 Former 200 metre Olympic champion Pietro Mennea has died in a Rome clinic at the age of 60. No cause of death has so far been announced. The Italian set… 21/03/2013
IOC visit Madrid After concluding its visit of Tokyo the International Olympic Committee on Monday began its inspection of Madrid’s venues for the city’s 2020 Olympic… 18/03/2013
IOC begins Tokyo inspection The international Olympic committee began it’s inspection of Tokyo which is bidding to become the host city for the 2020 games. Despite arriving in Japan on… 04/03/2013
German wrestling association shocked as wrestling falls out of Games The German wrestling association reacted with shock on Thursday to the International Olympic Committee’s decision to drop the sport from the Olympic program… 22/02/2013
Yordanov returns gold Bulgarian legend Valentin Yordanov sent back his Olympic gold medal from the 1996 Atlanta Games on Wednesday, to protest the International Olympic Committee’s… 21/02/2013
Japan floored by Olympic decision Japan has been floored by the news wrestling will be thrown out of the Olympics. Tokyo is bidding to host the showpiece games in 2020 but it seems a sport in… 13/02/2013
Wrestling out of 2020 Olympics In a surprise announcement on Tuesday the International Olympic committee have recommended that wrestling be removed from the 2020 Olympic… 12/02/2013
Maracana Stadium getting ready for the World Cup 2014The site of the renovated Maracana Stadium for the 2014 World Cup and Rio 2016 Olympic Games is pictured during a press tour in Rio de Janeiro… 21/11/2012
Michael Phelps:“Anything is possible, it really is” American swimming legend Michael Phelps was in Rio De Janeiro on Tuesday to help inspire some of the city’s poor children ahead of the 2016 Olympic… 31/10/2012
Hot. Cool. Yours. Sochi’s slogan for the 2014 Winter OlympicsThe Winter Olympics, in the Russian resort town of Sochi, is 500 days away and organisers have unveiled the games slogan. Hot.Cool.Yours. Officials say the… 26/09/2012
Munich Olympics disaster in 1972 The Munich games in 1972 were the first organised in Germany nearly three decades after the Second World War. The Germans wanted a pacifist event, unlike the… 05/09/2012
Controversy at the ParalympicsThe blades of Brazil’s Alan Oliveira ® and South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius are seen after the Men’s 200m T44 classification at the Olympic Stadium during the… 03/09/2012
North Korean Olympians home – nocomment North Korea’s Olympians were welcomed as heroes in the capital Pyongyang. Their performance at the London 2012 Games was better than expected, with four Gold… 16/08/2012
Olympic flag arrives in Rio – nocomment The Olympic flag landed in Rio de Janeiro in the hands of the city’s mayor Eduardo Paes, marking the official start of the Brazilian city’s preparations for… 14/08/2012
Fireworks end London Olympics – nocomment Fireworks lit up the London sky on Sunday night to celebrate the end of the London 2012 Summer Olympics. 13/08/2012
Don’t stop them now By any standards it’s been a great Olympics for team GB. 3rd in the medals table with 29 golds and 65 medals overall the team has been inspired to borrow a… 13/08/2012
The final day of London 2012 and no let-up in the dramaBritain’s Anthony Joshua claimed gold in the Super Heavy Weight division, making up a three-point deficit in the final round to clinch the title on countback… 13/08/2012
London 2012: Clean sweep for China on day twelveChina produced yet another dominant display in London on Wednesday, completing the sweep of all four table tennis titles with an emphatic 3-0 victory over… 09/08/2012
The Olympics is ready for Rio, but is the city? The world’s eyes may be on London at the moment but in four years time they will turn to Rio de Janeiro; host of the next summer Olympics. Justifiably… 08/08/2012
London 2012: Britain surpasses Beijing medals haulCyclist Sir Chris Hoy became Britain’s most decorated Olympian on Tuesday after retaining his title in the men’s Keirin. It was one of four gold medals on the… 08/08/2012
London 2012: King Kenny claims second cycling crown Britain’s Jason Kenny lived up to his reputation as the fastest man on the cycling track after beating French rival and multiple world champion Gregory Bauge… 07/08/2012
London 2012: Magic Murray and the lightning Bolt shine on day nineOne month after losing the Wimbledon final to a superior Roger Federer Britain’s Andy Murray gained sweet revenge by thrashing the Swiss Ace to win Olympic… 06/08/2012
London 2012: Golden BritainAfter a sluggish start to their home Olympics Great Britain’s medal-winning campaign has hit warp speed on Day eight in London. Four years ago in Beijing… 05/08/2012
Russian judokas throw Olympic surprise The Olympic Judo competition threw some surprising results. The Japanese were strangled to their worst ever result since judo became an Olympic sport in… 04/08/2012
London 2012: Day sevenAmerica’s Michael Phelps overcame a shaky start to edge out rival Chad le Clos and take gold in the men’s 100m butterfly final in London on Friday. In the… 04/08/2012
Carl Lewis exclusive: ‘America look good this year’ As sporting giants go, there are not many bigger than nine-time Olympic and 10-time World Champion Carl Lewis. As the games started, euronews caught up with… 02/08/2012
Phelps breaks medal record on day four of London 2012Michael Phelps has officially become the most successful Olympian in history after the American won a record 19th career medal. Phelps, who is to retire… 01/08/2012
London statues get new hats – nocomment Various statues across London, including the famous Admiral Lord Nelson figure in Trafalgar Square, received specially commissioned headwear to celebrate the… 31/07/2012
London 2012: Day threeChina continued their impressive gold medal haul at the London Olympics on Monday when the country’s gymnasts stormed to the top of the podium to retain their… 31/07/2012
Mud Olympics Germany 2012 – nocomment A modern Olympiad generally features the finest athletes from all over the world. Not this one. In Brunsbuettel, a small city in Northern Germany, the mud… 30/07/2012
Looking back at the Olympics: Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008ATHENS 2004: Hope of a return to Olympic values A record 201 nations took part as the Modern Olympic Games went back to its roots in Athens. The IOC had… 27/07/2012
Looking back at the Olympics: Sydney 2000SYDNEY 2000 A memorable Games for Water-sports As is often the case at the Olympics, the host nation – in this case Australia – excelled. To symbolise… 26/07/2012
Looking back at the Olympics 1992-1996BARCELONA 1992 A changed world boycotts Olympic boycotts Politically, much had changed in the world between 1988 and 1992. The Soviet bloc had collapsed… 25/07/2012
Looking back at the Olympics 1980-1988MOSCOW 1980 US boycott reduces the numbers Only 80 countries took part in the 1980 Moscow Games, the lowest number since 1956. The USA led a boycott to… 25/07/2012
Looking back at the Olympics 1968-1976MEXICO CITY 1968: Records vanish into thin air For the first, and so far only time the Games were held at high altitude in the Mexican capital. The thinner… 23/07/2012
Olympics: planned economies and the need to succeedThe entry of the USSR and its satellite states into the Olympic arena changed the dynamic of the Games. The idea that it’s ‘not the winning but the taking… 20/07/2012
Looking back at the Olympics 1956-1964MELBOURNE/STOCKHOLM 1956 “Blood in the Water” For the first time the Games travelled to the southern hemisphere, or at least most of the Games. Australia’s… 19/07/2012
Hosts with the most: why home advantage brings more Olympic medalsIt doesn’t take much examination of the statistics to be able to confirm what was already fairly obvious to sports fans – the home team wins more often. This… 19/07/2012
Why are Australians so good at sport?It’s easy to talk to most Australians about sport. They like talking about it because they are, on the whole, good at it. At the Olympics, Australia often… 19/07/2012
Why does India perform so poorly at the Olympics?In terms of population size and medals won, there is no worse Olympic performer than India. It seems strange that a country of more than 1.2 billion people… 19/07/2012
What does it take to win an Olympic medal?This summer in London, just over 10,000 athletes from 205 nations will be vying for around 1,000 Olympic medals spread across 302 events. Roughly one… 19/07/2012
Looking back at the Olympics 1936-1952BERLIN 1936 Jesse Owens spoils Hitler’s parade The infamous Berlin Olympics of 1936 are most often remembered for two men: Adolf Hitler and Jesse Owens… 18/07/2012
Olympic jobs boost for Britain There were fewer unemployed Britons in the period from March to May as the Olympics in London created jobs. In a rare bit of positive news from the… 18/07/2012
Looking back at the Olympics 1924-1932PARIS 1924 Olympic stars on the rise By the time the Olympics Games returned to Paris after 24 years, its international appeal had radically increased. The… 17/07/2012
Bob Beamon’s freak « Jump of the Century »17/07/2012
Looking back at the Olympics 1908-1920LONDON 1908 A longer Marathon provides the highlight The 1908 Games had originally been awarded to Rome but it became clear that the Italian capital would… 17/07/2012
Looking back at the Olympics 1896-1904ATHENS 1896 The first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens. According to the International Olympic Committee, 14 countries took part although exactly… 16/07/2012
London 2012: Olympic legacy debated as final countdown gets underway London is preparing to host one of the world’s greatest sporting events. The 2012 Summer Olympics kick off later this month, followed by the Paralympic Games… 13/07/2012
Extra troops called up for Olympics With only two weeks to go before the London Games get underway, the military has been asked to provide up to 3500 extra troops to guard the event after the… 12/07/2012
Chariots of Fire marks start of London Olympics It stirred patriotic emotions when it was first made and now in Olympic year ‘Chariots of Fire’ has been remastered. When it was first released in 1981 the… 12/07/2012
London lanes’ makeover – nocomment Some 108 performers, dressed as pandas, gathered at London’s Trafalgar Square on July 4 for a specially choreographed tai chi inspired dance to mark the first… 05/07/2012
Olympic torch relay proposal – nocomment David State proposed to his girlfriend Christine Langham as he carried the torch through Loftus, North Yorkshire. Langham, who is eight months’ pregnant, said… 19/06/2012
Olympic torches for sale Auction website eBay has been flooded with London 2012 Olympic torches for sale, after one was sold for just over 180 000 Euros by Britain’s Sarah Milner… 23/05/2012
Olympic flame handed to London The build-up to this summers Olympic games in London gained a little more heat on Thursday as the Olympic flame was officially handed over to a British… 17/05/2012
Olympic torch relay in Serres – nocomment Five days after kicking off the countdown to this summer’s London Olympics with the lighting of the Games’ torch by the sun’s rays in ancient Olympia, the… 16/05/2012
London 2012: Olympic flame lit in OlympiaThe Olympic flame has been lit in Olympia in Greece during in a traditional ceremony. The torch relay will end at the Olympic Games opening ceremony in… 10/05/2012
Support builds for Kosovo at London 2012 The European Parliament has just voted to ask the International Olympic Committee to allow Kosovan athletes to take part in the London Olympic Games. It is… 30/03/2012
Anja Paerson to retire Swedish Alpine skiing star Anja Paerson announced on Monday that she will retire after this week’s World Cup finals, ending a 14-year career in which she won… 12/03/2012
Adidas lowballs outlook despite big sports year A cautious Adidas is sticking to its forecasts for a slowdown in sales growth this year. That guidance disappointing investors who had been hoping for more… 07/03/2012
Athens: A short-lived legacy The Olympic Stadium in Athens eight years ago. A place where Olympic dreams came true. A proud moment in the modern history of Athens. Images of some of… 03/03/2012
Ex-Olympic site for sale Trying to raise cash to pay off its debts, the Greek government pushes ahead with privatisation plans and has invited bids for the future management rights to… 02/03/2012
Game over: Monti snuffs out Rome’s Olympic flame There will be no sprint finish in Italy’s bid to host the 2020 Olympics. Prime Minister Mario Monti has pulled the plug on plans to bring the games to Rome… 15/02/2012
Afghan Olympians pin their hopes on wrestling It is a call to warriors. The beat of the drum resonates through centuries in Afghanistan. In Kabul it is helping to prepare wrestlers for the London… 09/02/2012
Toe to toe with taboo In a gym that was once part of a Taliban punishment centre an Olympic dream has blossomed. Nineteen-year-old Shabnam Rahimi and her 18-year old sister Sadaf… 02/01/2012
Military support to back up security at London 2012 Protecting London 2012 will be the biggest security challenge which Britain has faced in decades. That is the view of the defence secretary who has outlined… 15/12/2011
Fury in India over Dow Chemicals Olympic sponsorship In the early hours of a December morning in 1984, toxic gas leaked from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India. Thousands were killed, and many more… 13/12/2011
Rio under the microscope from Olympic Committee London may be ready but is Brazil on course for the Games of 2016? Members of the International Olympic Committee have been in Rio de Janeiro to monitor the… 09/11/2011
Olympic torch route revealedThe route the 2012 Olympic torch will take in the build-up to next summer’s London games has finally been revealed. The flame will begin its journey at… 07/11/2011
CAS lifts Olympic ban The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday overturned an Olympic ban on American 400 metres champion LaShawn Merritt and in the process cleared the way… 06/10/2011
London 2012 on track Organisers of the London 2012 Olympics officially unveiled on Monday the new athletics track for the games. The prefabricated track was laid in August with… 04/10/2011
Istanbul in the Olympic mix Istanbul has thrown its hat into the ring to host the 2020 summer Olympics. According to officials a rapidly growing economy, strength to overcome the… 13/08/2011
Phelps ready for London Olympics Despite winning seven medals at the world championships in Shanghai, America’s Michael Phelps was left stunned by fellow countryman Ryan Lochte in the 200m… 01/08/2011
Phelps gives Olympic rivals the Butterflies in Shanghai Multiple Olympic champion Michael Phelps picked up his third consecutive world title in the 100 metres butterfly on the penultimate day of the world swimming… 31/07/2011
London Olympics: a business success? One year before the start of the 2012 London Olympics a survey of British businesses showed two thirds of them expect little benefit to their companies from… 27/07/2011
London gets ready for one-year countdown Wednesday marks the beginning of the one-year countdown to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Preparations for the 30 edition of the games are well and… 27/07/2011
Annecy 2018: the final lap Annecy is the French candidate bidding to host the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The Alpine town’s proposal centres around two lead venues –… 30/06/2011
Munich 2018: the final lap Despite South Korea’s Pyeongchang being viewed by many as the hot favourite to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, Munich’s bid has steadily made ground in what… 30/06/2011
Pyeongchang 2018: the final lap In a few days the wait will be over: the International Olympic Committee will be choosing between three very promising bids from Annecy, Munich and… 27/06/2011
Exhibition highlights dark side of Nazi Olympics Most people know about the 1936 Summer Olympics in Munich when Hitler had to shake Jessie Owen’s hand after he beat the master race over 100 metres. How… 23/02/2011
Brazilian police clamp down on violence in RioAround 250 police officers, tanks and helicopters have been called in to stem the growing violence in a slum area of Rio de Janeiro. Over the last three days… 12/09/2012
Munich remembers Olympics massacreA memorial service has been held to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre when Palestinian gunmen killed 11 Israelis. Both… 05/09/2012
Olympic flag lands in Rio de Janeiro for 2016 GamesThe official Olympic flag has arrived in Rio de Janeiro, host of the 2016 Summer Games. Staging what has been dubbed the “world’s biggest sporting event”… 14/08/2012
London games end with a rock and pop partyThe London 2012 Games have ended with a spectacular closing ceremony. A party atmosphere was generated in the Olympic stadium by an eclectic celebration of… 13/08/2012
Jamaica celebrates three Olympic 200 metre medalsAn explosion of celebrations on the streets of Kingston after Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Warren Weir brought Jamaica triple victory in the 200 metres race at… 10/08/2012
Families of Munich victims slam IOCThe widow of the one of the 11 Israelis murdered by Palestinian gunmen at the Munich Olympics in 1972, voiced her anger at the International Olympic Committee… 07/08/2012
Olympics opening ceremony highlights ‘best of British’The 2012 Olympic Games are underway following a dazzling three hour opening ceremony that’s been described as breathtaking and typically British. The show… 28/07/2012
London Olympics: Performers and audience give their reactionSpectators spoke of an electric atmosphere inside London’s Olympic stadium as the opening ceremony for the 2012 Games unfolded. The 34 million euro music… 28/07/2012
Pregnant Malaysian shooter aims for Olympic goldMalaysian Nur Suryani Mohamed Taibi stands out from all the other shooters at the London Olympics because she’s eight month’s pregnant. The 29-year-old is… 28/07/2012
Olympic jam as taxi drivers stage strikeOn the eve of the Olympics, London’s black cab drivers have staged a demonstration as part of their continuing fight to be allowed to use the specially… 27/07/2012
Boyle pops the cork as Olympic opening stuns the worldThe opening ceremony of the London Olympics stunned, entertained, educated and mesmerised the crowd inside the Olympic Park as a global TV audience tuned… 27/07/2012
Brewery reproduces beer from 1908 London OlympicsThe Olympics always sparks a nostalgic taste for Games gone by. A north London brewery has recreated a beer it says was popular in the year the British… 27/07/2012
London’s Rail Links Face Severe Disruption Four Days Before OlympicsLondon’s public transport faced severe disruption this week, hitting three of the main rail links to the Olympic Park in east London. With the underground… 24/07/2012
Planned economies obsessed by the need to succeedThe entry of the USSR and its satellite states into the Olympic arena changed the dynamic of the Games. The idea that it’s ‘not the winning but the taking… 19/07/2012
Border staff industrial action threatens London OlympicsBritain’s Prime Minister David Cameron says a strike by border staff would be unjustified, after a union representing half of them voted to take industrial… 19/07/2012
London’s black cabs protest at Olympic lane banControversy continues to dog the London Olympics. First it was security concerns now the capital’s strained transport network is in the spotlight. Drivers… 17/07/2012
