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Anti-doping watchdog asks Swiss prosecutor to review its handling of Chinese Olympic swimming case
Newsday· 11 minutes agoCottier will be an independent prosecutor “to conduct a thorough review of WADA’s handling of the matter.” Cottier was attorney general of Vaud — the home canton (state) of the International ...
The cost-benefit analysis of hosting the Olympics
The Week via Yahoo Finance· 13 hours agoWhile Barcelona, Sydney and Vancouver all saw slight tourism increases, London, Beijing and Salt Lake City "all saw decreases in tourism ...
Booing your own anthem - Hong Kong and a dilemma
BBC via Yahoo Sports· 2 days agoKong soon. [Getty] "Politically, the government in Beijing essentially sees Hong Kong as part of the mainland," says Simon Chadwick, professor of sport ...
T20 World Cup 2024: Eight-time Olympic Gold medalist Usain Bolt appointed as brand ambassador of the...
Sporting News· 1 day agoThe International Cricket Council (ICC) unveiled eight-time Olympic Gold medalist Usain Bolt as the...
Summer Olympics 2024 in Paris: Dates, times, schedules and all you need to know
Birmingham News· 1 week agoThe Summer Olympic Games are typically held every four years, but the timing is slightly different...
Intel Lays Out 8K Production, AI Tech Plans for Paris Olympics
TV Technology via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThis began with the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, highlighted by the Intel Shooting Star...
WADA to launch independent review into Chinese swimmers’ doping case
Al Jazeera· 51 minutes agoWADA has faced criticism since media reports revealed that the swimmers tested positive for...
The Olympics are nearly here. For a weary world, they can't come soon enough.
NBC Universal via AOL· 1 week agoIn keeping with the slogan for this year’s Olympics, “Games Wide Open,” the opening ceremony will...
IOC wraps up visit to Utah’s proposed 2034 Olympic venues
Deseret News via Yahoo Sports· 2 weeks agoCommission evaluating Utah’s readiness to host another Olympics, didn’t get a chance to try the ice...
Taekwondo 101: Olympic history, records and results
NBC Olympics· 2 weeks agoThe controversies stemming from the Beijing Games forced the World Taekwondo Federation to devise ways to make the judging fairer and more transparent to ...