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Zimbabwe's Coventry becomes first woman to lead IOC 21 Mar 2025 - 11:33 am
Kirsty Coventry (left) is congratulated by Moroccan former athlete Nawal El Moutawakel after being elected as the new President during the 144th IOC Session.
Peace is the watchword for Olympism, says Bach 18 Mar 2025 - 06:07 pm
Outgoing International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach delivers a speach during the Opening ceremony of the 144th IOC Session at the Ancient Olympia archeological site, birthplace of the ancient Olympics in southern Greece, on March 18, 2025. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
IOC set to include boxing on 2028 Olympics programme 17 Mar 2025 - 06:45 pm
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach speaks during a press conference ahead of the upcoming 141st IOC session in Mumbai on October 13, 2023. Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP
IOC strike $3 billion deal with NBC in US up to 2036 Olympics 13 Mar 2025 - 09:32 pm
This combination of file photographs created on March 13, 2025, shows the logo of the NBC Television displayed in front of the Channel building in Burbank, California on October 11, 2006 and a view of the Olympic rings logo displayed at the International Broadcast centre located at Le Bourget, on the outskirts of Paris on July 1, 2024. (Photo by Gabriel Bouys and Stéphane De Sakutin / AFP)
Boxing moves 'one step closer' to 2028 Olympics place 26 Feb 2025 - 11:16 pm
File: Kyrgyzstan's Munarbek Seiitbek Uulu and Bulgaria's Javier Ibanez Diaz (blue) competed in the men's 57kg semi-final boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Roland-Garros Stadium, in Paris on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Mauro Pimentel / AFP)
Sheikh Joaan attends Chinese President's lunch banquet 07 Feb 2025 - 06:49 pm
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Sheikh Joaan meets with senior sports officials on sidelines of Asian Winter Games 07 Feb 2025 - 06:42 pm
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Olympic balloon 'to return every summer' to Paris up to LA Games: Macron 31 Jan 2025 - 11:27 pm
File: Visitors gather in front of the Olympic cauldron, an air balloon, lit with the Olympic flame in Paris on July 30, 2024. (Photo by Andrej Isakovic / AFP)
Marchand says 'just having fun' after victory in post-Olympic return 18 Oct 2024 - 04:43 pm
France's Leon Marchand reacts after competing in the men 100m medley event during the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2024 - Stop 1 at the Oriental Sports Centre Natatorium in Shanghai, on October 18, 2024. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
Coe among seven candidates to succeed Bach as IOC president 16 Sep 2024 - 03:12 pm
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe poses for portraits during a studio photo session on the sidelines of the World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on August 25, 2023. Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC / AFP
Olympic champion Axelsen cruises to first Hong Kong Open title 15 Sep 2024 - 04:57 pm
Denmark's Viktor Axelsen hits a return against China’s Lei Lanxi during the men's singles final at the Hong Kong Open badminton tournament on September 15, 2024. Photo by Holmes CHAN / AFP.
France bid final farewell to Olympics with Champs-Elysees parade 14 Sep 2024 - 07:06 pm
French athletes who participated in the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics walk on a catwalk at the Avenue des Champs-Elysees, in Paris, France September 14, 2024. Photo by Gonzalo Fuentes / POOL / AFP.
Algerian federation joins World Boxing group trying to save Olympic status 11 Sep 2024 - 09:46 am
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Paralympics close after ‘historic summer’ 09 Sep 2024 - 09:54 am
Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass (third left), President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Andrew Parsons, Mayor of Paris Anne Hidlago with other officials after the exchange of the Paralympics flag during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony.
Paralympics 2024: Qatar-France advanced surveillance systems ensure safety of athletes, spectators 09 Sep 2024 - 12:17 am
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France waves farewell to its sporting summer as Paralympics 2024 closes 08 Sep 2024 - 10:58 pm
France's Aurelie Aubert (2nd L) and France's Tanguy De La Forest (2nd R) parade on stage during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony at the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, in the outskirts of Paris, on September 8, 2024. (Photo by Thibaud Moritz / AFP)
Meet the Woodhalls: Track and field couple light up Paralympics and Olympics 07 Sep 2024 - 01:43 pm
Gold medallist US' Hunter Woodhall (L) celebrates with his wife Olympic women's long jump champion Tara Davis-Woodhall after the victory ceremony for the Men's 400m T62 final event at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris on September 6, 2024. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
Crowds give Nepal's first Paralympic medallist hero's welcome 04 Sep 2024 - 01:59 pm
Paris 2024 Paralympic Games taekwondo bronze medallist Palesha Goverdhan greets the crowd upon her arrival at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on September 4, 2024. Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP.