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New European champion runner for Switzerland invited by IOC to rejoin Olympic refugee team for Paris
Fox Sports· 1 day agoThe new European champion in the men’s 10,000 meters, Dominic Lobalu, was invited Thursday by the...
Refugee Olympic Team athlete Manizha Talash on leaving Afghanistan to pursue breaking
NBC Sports via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoTalash, 21, left Afghanistan shortly after the...
Esports Olympics set to launch after IOC presents proposal for video games project
KSL Salt Lake City· 14 hours agoThe first Olympic Esports Games are set to be added soon to the IOC's portfolio of events as it seeks to attract and retain young audiences. The International Olympic ...
Guide to Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
Time via AOL· 1 day agoThe closing ceremony takes place on Aug. 11. What are the sporting events? This summer, 10,500 athletes from over 200 national committees as well as a ...
Bernard Kamungo a shining example of what a kid from a refugee camp can accomplish
Los Angeles Times· 3 days agoOne of those refugees was a skinny boy named Bernard Kamungo, who, for the first 14 years of his...
Breaking taboos: Afghanistan's first B-girl lives her Olympic dream
China Daily· 13 hours agoThree years after she fled Afghanistan so she could dedicate her life to the new Olympic sport of breaking, Manizha Talash is preparing to compete at the Paris Games as part ...
Olympic champ Jennifer Valente, Chloe Dygert highlight US track cycling team picked for Paris Games
KSL Salt Lake City· 2 days agoOlympic champion Jennifer Valente and time trial world champ Chloe Dygert highlight the U.S. track cycling team picked for the Paris Games. Valente will ...
Paris 2024: How is France preparing for the Olympics and Paralympics?
BBC via AOL· 1 day agoHowever, IOC president Thomas Bach rejected the demand and confirmed Israel's participation. What is...
Afghanistan to have gender-equal team in Paris
ESPN· 1 day agoAfghanistan will field a gender-equal team at the Paris Olympics with three women and three men in a largely symbolic move, while no Taliban official...
Olympics-Boxing-A refugee in the ring, Ngamba takes her fight to Paris
WHTC 1450 Holland· 2 days agoBy Alan Baldwin SHEFFIELD, England (Reuters) - Cindy Ngamba had hoped to be boxing for Britain at the Olympics but instead the medal contender will step out in Paris as a ...