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Olympics-Germany may consider Games bid after multi-sport Munich event

Germany is considering bidding for the Olympic Games, a top official suggested, building on the success of an international event in Munich featuring nine sports and using many of the…

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IOC recommends banning Russian, Belarusian athletes from international events

The International Olympic Committee's executive board has recommended that international sports federations ban Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from competing in events, the IOC said on Monday, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The IOC said…

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WADA back in the spotlight with Russian Valieva’s doping case

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Friday was thrust into the spotlight at the Beijing Olympics after Russian figure skating gold medallist Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance…

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Olympics: Italy triumph in curling mixed doubles

Italy clinched their first Olympic curling medal at the National Aquatics Centre on Tuesday when Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner edged Norway's Kristin Skaslien and Magnus Nedregotten 8-5 to win…

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China’s Xi meets more heads of state in Olympic diplomacy push

BEIJING, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping met the leaders of Serbia, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan on Saturday as Beijing used the opening of the Winter Olympics…

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Norway predicted to top Winter Games medals table again

Norway will top the medals table for a second successive Winter Olympics with Germany in second place, according to final projections by Nielsen's Gracenote ahead of the Beijing Games. The…

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Olympics-At Beijing Games, hugs discouraged but condoms available

Beijing Olympics organisers are keeping up with the tradition of making condoms available to athletes, despite detailed social distancing guidelines intended to curb the spread of COVID-19 within the "closed…

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Olympics-Taiwan says no officials will go to Beijing Winter Games

Taiwan will not send any officials to the Beijing Winter Olympics but its athletes will attend as normal, the government said on Tuesday, adding a call for China not to…

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Beijing Games had 72 COVID cases, none athletes, among early arrivals

BEIJING, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Beijing Olympics organisers said on Sunday they had confirmed 72 cases of COVID-19 among 2,586 Games-related personnel entering China from Jan. 4 to Jan. 22,…

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China’s Beijing orders more COVID tests as cases mount before Olympics

BEIJING, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The local government in China's capital ordered more COVID-19 tests on Sunday as the city continued to report new local cases, less than two weeks…

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Beijing Games organisers back COVID-19 controls despite Omicron concerns

Despite Omicron concerns, Beijing will not adjust its COVID-19 prevention measures for the Winter Olympics unless there are many cases inside the "closed-loop", Huang Chun, an official with the Beijing…

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North Korea says won’t attend Beijing Olympics, blames COVID-19 and ‘hostile forces’

In a letter to China, North Korea blamed "hostile forces" and COVID-19 risks for not being able to attend the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing and accused the United States…

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Olympics-Team Canada CEO “worried” if Beijing Games can go ahead as planned

ith just over a month until the Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony the CEO of the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) said he is increasingly concerned if the Games can go ahead as…

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China expects COVID cases due to Games arrivals, flags Omicron risk

BEIJING, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Organisers of the Beijing Winter Olympics said on Thursday they expect a "certain number" of COVID-19 cases in China due to foreigners arriving for the…

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U.S. officials to boycott Beijing Olympics over rights ‘atrocities’

U.S. government officials will boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing because of China's human rights "atrocities", the White House said on Monday, just weeks after talks aimed at easing tense relations between the…

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U.S. considering diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The United States is considering a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics, President Joe Biden confirmed on Thursday, a move that would be aimed at…

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Beijing Olympics promises beer, shopping inside Games bubble

Organisers of the Beijing Winter Olympics sought to assure participants on Tuesday that the February event would operate nearly as normal, with vendors selling souvenirs, foreign cuisines and beer at…

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Activists urge Beijing Olympics boycott over human rights concerns

Human rights activists urged governments and athletes worldwide to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in China, saying that anything less would make the world complicit in what they called 'genocide' by Beijing.…

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Former IOC president Rogge dies at 79

(Reuters) - Former International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge has died at the age of 79, the IOC said on Sunday. Rogge served as the IOC's eighth president from…

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How Japan’s Olympic success has been followed by COVID failure

From a sporting perspective, the Tokyo Olympics were a massive success for Japan. Finishing third behind the Olympic behemoths of the US and China, Japan secured a record 27 gold…

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Defiant Belarus leader shrugs off sanctions, says athlete was ‘manipulated’

A defiant President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday a Belarusian sprinter defected at the Olympic Games only because she had been "manipulated" by outside forces and shrugged off a coordinated barrage of new…

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France beat ROC in men’s volleyball final to win first gold

France beat the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team in the men's volleyball final on Saturday in a sensational five-set match to grab their first Olympic gold medal in the sport.…

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Sweden wins team Equestrian Jumping Team as Jessica Springsteen takes silver

dpa - Sweden won the equestrian jumping team gold at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, edging out the United States and singer Bruce Springsteen's daughter Jessica who had to settle…

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On-fire Italy storm to astonishing sprint relay gold

TOKYO (Reuters) - Filippo Tortu ran a breathtaking final leg on Friday, as Italy added to an unprecedentedly rich Olympic harvest in athletics in Tokyo by pipping Britain by one-hundredth…

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Two Belarus team officials stripped of Games accreditation, sent home

TOKYO, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Two Belarus Olympic officials involved in attempting to send sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya home from the Tokyo Olympics have had their Games accreditation revoked and have…

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Olympics-Gymnastics: Biles returns to claim balance beam bronze, Guan wins gold

Simone Biles made a fearless return to competition on Tuesday, capping a tumultuous Tokyo Games with a bronze medal on the balance beam. The final gold of the women's artistic gymnastics programme…

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Olympics: German Mihambo aces enthralling long jump final with last leap

World champion Malaika Mihambo of Germany snatched the Olympic gold in women's long jump with her final leap of 7.00 metres in an enthralling final at the Tokyo Games on Tuesday. A day after Greek Miltiadis Tentoglou…

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Olympics: Warholm destroys world record to win 400m hurdles gold

A world record had been predicted but Norway's Karsten Warholm had to utterly destroy it to hold off American Rai Benjamin and take gold on Tuesday in the men's 400…

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Belarus athlete will fly to Poland after refusing orders to go home

A Belarusian athlete who took refuge in the Polish embassy in Tokyo after refusing her team's orders to fly home from the Olympic Games will travel to Poland on Wednesday, a group of…

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‘Can we have two golds?’ – Barshim, Tamberi sign off the Olympic Moment

TOKYO (Reuters) -Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim added Olympic gold to his list of accolades in the men's high jump in Tokyo on Sunday - and persuaded organisers to let him…

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Barshim and Tamberi agree to share high jump gold

Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim added a coveted Olympic gold to his list of accolades in the men's high jump in Tokyo on Sunday, but he had to share the medal…

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Olympics Swimming – Relay silver completes Britain’s best ever Games in the pool

TOKYO, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Duncan Scott became Britain's most decorated athlete at a single Olympics with his fourth medal from the Tokyo pool on Sunday as the country's all-time…

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Sizzling Temperatures – Another record at Tokyo’s games

TOKYO (Reuters) -As competitors battled for the podium on the third day of Olympic athletics on Sunday, it was Tokyo's stunning heat that perhaps dished out the most pain. Sweat-soaked…

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McKeon gets record seventh Olympic medal, Dressel clinches sprint double

TOKYO, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Australia's Emma McKeon became the first female swimmer to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games on Sunday after completing the sprint double with…

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Olympics – Spain takes gold, San Marino silver in mixed Trap Shooting

Spain won the gold medal in the new trap mixed team event of the Tokyo Olympics at the Asaka Shooting Range on Saturday. San Marino claimed the silver, while United States won…

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Nigerian sprinter Okagbare suspended after failing drugs test

Tokyo (dpa) - Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been provisionally suspended from competing at the Tokyo Games after she tested positive for human growth hormone, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Saturday. A sample provided…

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Star gymnast Biles withdraws from vault, uneven bars finals

Tokyo (dpa) - Simone Biles will not contest the event finals for vault and the uneven bars "after further consultation with medical staff," USA Gymnastics said on Saturday. USA Gymnastics said in a…

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Sport begins self-reflection after Biles and Osaka highlight stress

Simone Biles arrived in Tokyo as a superstar gymnast many believed would change the perception of her sport across the world. She has done that although not in the expected…

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Photo Story – Malta’s Yasmin Zammit Stevens competes during Tokyo Olympics

Yasmin Zammit Stevens of Malta competes in the Women's 64kg Group B during the Weightlifting events of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo, Japan,…

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Tokyo Olympics Roundup Day 5

July 28 (Reuters) - American star gymnast Simone Biles withdrew from a second event on Wednesday, winning wide support from other Olympians at the Tokyo Games and sporting authorities for…

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Tokyo Olympics Roundup Day 4

July 27 (Reuters) - Japanese tennis favourite Naomi Osaka made a shock exit on Tuesday as focus shifted to the gymnastics arena where American great Simone Biles was set to…

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Olympics-Rugby-Australia advance in Sevens but mighty Fiji await in quarter-finals

Australia scraped into the quarter-finals of the Olympic Rugby Sevens on Tuesday, after a wet morning session completed the pool stages at the Tokyo Stadium, and will face defending champions…

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Olympics-Swimming-Dean and Scott deliver British one-two in 200m freestyle

Tom Dean powered to the gold medal in the men's 200m freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, heading a British one-two with Duncan Scott taking silver. Dean won in a time…

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Bruce Springsteen’s daughter, Jessica, competing at the Olympics

Bruce Springsteen's daughter Jessica takes centre stage at the 2020 Olympics, as she competes for the USA team. Jessica Springsteen her Olympics debut in Tokyo this week as a member…

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Tokyo Olympics – Roundup

July 24 (Reuters) - The first host nation gold is often one of the loudest spectator highlights of an Olympic Games. On Saturday, Japan won its first Tokyo 2020 gold…

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Sporting moments to look out for at Tokyo 2020

TOKYO (Reuters) - Superheroes the world over come head to toe in spandex. So too here in Tokyo, where the one person with the best shot at making – or…

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Australia’s Brisbane named host of 2032 summer Olympic Games

TOKYO, July 21 (Reuters) - The Australian city of Brisbane will host the 2032 summer Olympics, after the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday approved the recommendation of its executive board.…

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Olympics-Athletes’ village COVID-19 infection bubble already ‘broken’ – health expert

TOKYO (Reuters) -The so-called bubble to control COVID-19 infections at the Olympic athletes' village in Tokyo is already "broken" and poses a risk of spreading infections to the general populace, a…

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Olympics-Czech beach volleyball player tests positive for COVID-19

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech beach volleyball player Ondrej Perusic has returned a positive COVID-19 test at the Games Village in Tokyo, the country's Olympic Committee said on Monday. On Saturday,…

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Germany Olympics football team walk off in friendly after alleged racist abuse

(Reuters) -The German men's Olympic soccer team left the pitch five minutes before the end of their warm-up game against Honduras in Wakayama, Japan on Saturday after defender Jordan Torunarigha…

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UPDATE -Olympics bans spectators after Tokyo declares COVID-19 emergency

TOKYO, July 8 (Reuters) - Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Thursday agreed to hold the Games without spectators, after Japan declared a coronavirus state of emergency for the…

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U.S. sprinter Richardson banned from Olympic 100m after cannabis test

KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 2 (Reuters) - American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson, expected to be one of the biggest draws at the Tokyo Olympics, will miss the 100 metres at the Games…

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Japan Olympic Committee chief says strict border controls needed to prevent COVID-19 spread

TOKYO (Reuters) - There is no way there will be zero coronavirus cases among athletes arriving for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, so border controls need to be stict to…

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Organisers show off Olympic village a month before Games begin

Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics opened the athletes' village to the media on Sunday, showing off apartments and a timber-laced shopping plaza where 11,000 athletes would stay and mingle during…

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Electrifying kickoff to U.S. Olympic trials, world record shattered

The U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials got off to an electrifying start on Friday, as 2016 gold medalist Ryan Crouser shattered the shot put world record and six-time gold…

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IOC announces refugee team of 29 for Tokyo Games

The refugee team for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics will consist of 29 athletes, with six of them already part of the first such team at Rio 2016. The refugee team…

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No Olympics if no athletes come to Japan, says Tokyo 2020 president

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games cannot happen if no athletes can make it to Japan for the event, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee President Seiko Hashimoto said at a news briefing…

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