Bangladesh bans top archer for assaulting female teammate
By AFP
DHAKA: Sports authorities in Bangladesh have banned star archer Ruman Shana, the country's top athlete outside cricket and its only Olympic hope to date, for…
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French coach says ‘defended’ himself against judo champion after domestic…
Issued on: 03/12/2021 - 21:48
French judo coach Alain Schmitt, accused by Olympic judo champion Margaux Pinot of domestic violence,…
Jamaican sprinter Thompson-Herah and Norwegian 400m hurdler Warholm named World…
Issued on: 01/12/2021 - 20:09
Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah and Norway's Karsten Warholm were crowned World Athletes of the Year…
Afghan athletes complete harrowing journey to arrive in Tokyo to compete in 2021…
Issued on: 29/08/2021 - 11:34Modified: 29/08/2021 - 11:37
Afghan athletes Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli have arrived in Tokyo,…
Paralympians hope to outshine Covid threat as Games set to open in Tokyo
Issued on: 24/08/2021 - 05:52
Tokyo’s Paralympic Games open on Tuesday, with athletes hoping to shatter stereotypes and world…
Olympic flag arrives in Paris ahead of 2024 Games
Issued on: 09/08/2021 - 17:27
Mayor Anne Hidalgo returned to the French capital on Monday with the Olympic flag from Tokyo ahead of…
Fireworks and face masks as Tokyo douses Olympic flame on pandemic-defying Games
Issued on: 08/08/2021 - 14:12Modified: 08/08/2021 - 14:13
Masked athletes marched into a near-empty stadium in Tokyo on Sunday as…
France wins Olympic gold in women’s handball
Issued on: 08/08/2021 - 09:28
France claimed their first Olympic women’s handball title, beating the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC)…
Not just the pandemic Games: 12 moments to remember from the Tokyo Olympics
A decade in the making and a year delayed due to Covid-19, the 2021 Olympics are wrapping up in Tokyo. The gloomy backdrop didn’t break the Olympic spirit, though, as…
‘I feel at peace’: Allyson Felix leaves Olympic track as most decorated US runner
Allyson Felix knows the way to the Olympic medals stand better than any runner alive.…