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Paris Olympics: Opening athlete parade on a river, not in a stadium, tops list of innovations
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 hours agoAbout 100,000 paying spectators, including lavish hospitality packages, will watch from the lower...
Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during the equestrian competition
U-T San Diego· 3 days ago—Laura Collett, Britain: Collett almost died in a fall while competing in 2013. Eight years after...
Lashinda Demus will get her Olympic gold medal ... 12 years later
Yahoo Sports via AOL· 6 days agoOlympics in Paris. Taking a stand was important to Demus because she has seen other athletes’...
Dupont inspires France to World Sevens win in Madrid
BBC via Yahoo Sports· 2 days agoDupont, 27, is expected to be one of the faces of this summer's Olympic Games in Paris and played a key role in his side's Madrid success. He scored a...
In bitter fight for future of Olympic boxing, India sides with the IOC over isolated IBA
Houston Chronicle· 4 days agoThe Russian-led boxing body, which has been financially backed by state energy firm Gazprom,...
Prize money on offer for boxing Olympic medallists
BBC via Yahoo Sports· 6 days agoThe International Boxing Association (IBA) says it will reward medallists at this summer's Paris Olympic Games with prize money despite not organising...
Olympic boxing medalists in Paris promised cash prizes by rogue governing body
Houston Chronicle· 6 days agoThe boxing governing body declared rogue by the International Olympic Committee said Wednesday it...