Sports / Olympics

Wrestling eyes quick return to 2020 Games 02 Sep 2013 - 12:37 am

BUENOS AIRES: From an ignominious Olympic exit to a Games return in less than eight months, wrestling can complete a remarkable turnaround when...

2020 Games bidders locked in tight race ahead of vote 01 Sep 2013 - 04:04 am

Madrid: The race for three cities hoping to land the 2020 summer Olympics will go down to the wire after two years of...

Washington explores bid for 2024 Games 30 Aug 2013 - 04:45 am

WASHINGTON, District of Columbia: Washington is actively looking into making a fresh pitch to host the Olympic Games, this time in 2024, says...

Candidate Ng says it’s Asia’s turn at IOC 28 Aug 2013 - 03:11 am

SINGAPORE: Would-be IOC boss Ng Ser Miang said the Olympic body would benefit from having an Asian leader and pledged a new era...

Review of cost and size is a priority: Presidential candidate Ng 27 Aug 2013 - 12:45 am

SINGAPORE: Olympic Games could have less medals and athletes after International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidential candidate Ng Ser Miang said a review of...

Tokyo pledges hard push in bid finale 24 Aug 2013 - 12:33 am

TOKYO: Tokyo bid leaders yesterday pledged something special as they readied for the home straight in the contest to decide who will host...

Olympics: Winter Games in Sochi open to all, says IOC 23 Aug 2013 - 04:24 am

LAUSANNE: Russia has pledged that the 2014 Winter Games will be open to all, despite its controversial anti-gay law, the International Olympic Committee...

‘It’s a shame’ Brazil to host Olympics, says Rio mayor 23 Aug 2013 - 04:24 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes said it was “a shame” that Brazil is hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics because the country...

Bank on us: Tokyo bid chief 22 Aug 2013 - 02:26 am

Tokyo Governor Naoki Inose (centre), Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda (right) and Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee CEO Masato Mizuno pose during a...

17 Indians barred from Youth Games for being overage 20 Aug 2013 - 12:22 am

NEW DELHI: India’s bungling sports officials were left red-faced yesterday after 17 track and field athletes were thrown out of the Asian Youth...

Olympics: Anti-gay laws must not affect Sochi: Rogge 19 Aug 2013 - 01:02 am

BERLIN: Jacques Rogge, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has insisted the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi must remain open to...

Olympics: Bubka takes Mandela line in election race 12 Aug 2013 - 12:47 am

MOSCOW: Pole vaulting legend Sergey Bubka’s (pictured below) main policy in his manifesto to be the next president of the International Olympic Committee...

Olympic champ Lavillenie vows not to rest on vaulting laurels 10 Aug 2013 - 02:08 am

MOSCOW: French pole vault star Renaud Lavillenie has vowed not to rest on his laurels as he aims to add the world title...

IOC nominate Reedie to be head of WADA 10 Aug 2013 - 02:07 am

MOSCOW: Craig Reedie, a driving force behind London’s successful hosting of the 2012 Olympic Games, is all but assured of being the next...

Carrion lays down the law to future Games hosts 04 Aug 2013 - 01:04 am

PARIS, France: International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidential candidate Richard Carrion has said that in the future no city should be allowed to host...

Gatlin aiming to block out doping scandals 03 Aug 2013 - 04:35 am

LINZ, Austria: American sprinter Justin Gatlin says he is concentrating on himself and not thinking about recent doping scandals ahead of the world...

Olympics: Star India awarded TV rights for 2014, 2016 Olympics 02 Aug 2013 - 03:50 am

NEW DELHI: Star India was awarded the broadcast rights for the 2014 winter Olympics and 2016 summer Games for seven South Asian countries,...

Wrestling ‘back on track for return’ 02 Aug 2013 - 03:49 am

BERLIN: Wrestling, axed from the 2020 Olympic programme by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in February, has a good chance of coming back...