Home Sports Vinesh Phogat’s CAS Hearing On Paris Olympics Disqualification: Verdict On Indian Wrestler Postponed To August 16 Vinesh Phogat was disqualified before her women’s 50kg wrestling final at Paris Olympics 2024 after she was found to be 100 gms overweight. Vinesh Phogat New Delhi: The much-awaited verdict by the Court of Arbitration for Sports … Read more
Egypt will bid to host the 2036 and 2040 Summer Olympics, with the country’s improving infrastructure and sports facilities key for a successful African bid, said the head of the African national Olympic committees association (ANOCA) on Sunday. The continent has never staged an Olympic Games. Cairo last made an unsuccessful bid for the 2008 … Read more
Manila – A “saddened and disappointed” Manny Pacquiao conceded that his Olympic boxing dream was over after being denied a berth at this year’s Paris Games. The International Olympic Committee rejected a special request for Pacquiao to take part, the Philippine Olympic Committee announced Sunday. Pacquiao, 45, who hung up his gloves in 2021 before … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Sunday said that it is in active dialogue with the Future Host Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding the country’s bid to host the Olympic Games in 2036.Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India’s desire to host the 2036 Games during the IOC Session in Mumbai … Read more
NEW DELHI: India’s first individual gold medallist at the Olympic Games, Abhinav Bindra has been selected as a torch bearer for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympic Games to be held in the French capital from July 26 to August 11.Bindra, who won gold in the men’s 10m air rifle in the Beijing Olympic Games in … Read more
LAUSANNE: As global warming and prohibitive costs threaten the long-term future of the Winter Olympics, organisers know they must soften their demands in order to retain a pool of potential hosts for the decades to come.On the face of it, there’s no immediate concern, as the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday selected France ahead of … Read more
LONDON: ICC CEO Geoff Allardice has said that the final call on Afghanistan’s participation in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles will be taken by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).He also said that the ICC will not have much role to play in this case.“(In) the Olympic competition teams are fielded by the National … Read more