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Equestrian tournament in Bengaluru gives new fillip to the sport, attracts youngsters

Fourteen-year-old Jaiveer Varma moved from Hyderabad to Bengaluru three years back to join the Embassy International Riding School in Devanahalli where he is training to be an equestrian now. “My goal is the 2026 Youth Olympics and 2030 Asian Games,” says the young athlete whose words exude confidence and clarity

The Hindu

IOC banishes boxing governing body from Olympics, but the sport will still be at the Paris Games

The International Boxing Association has been banished from the Olympic family but the sport will stay on the program for the 2024 Paris Games

The Independent UK

Ukrainian athletes should have chance to qualify for Paris Games: IOC

LAUSANNE (Switzerland): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday urged Ukraine to provide its athletes with the opportunity to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics, even in light of the partial ban restricting competition against Russian and Belarusian athletes.

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Special Olympics honour for Ayrshire athlete after bronze win at Berlin games

Ellis Wilson has won a Bronze medal after completing 2km time trial cycling event yesterday.

Daily Record

Indian contingent surpasses 50-medal mark at Special Olympics World Summer Games

NEW DELHI: The Indian contingent at the Special Olympics World Summer Games has continued its impressive performance, surpassing the 50-medal mark in Abu Dhabi. SO Bharat, the Indian team, has secured a total of 55 medals, including 15 gold, 27 silver, and 13 bronze across five different sports: athletics, cycling,…

The Times of India

Special Olympics | How silver-medal winning swimmer Dinesh Shanmugam found his calling

Dinesh Kumar Shanmugam from Chennai won a silver medal in the 50m breaststroke Level A event with a timing of 46.59 seconds at the Special Olympics World Summer Games

The Hindu

IOC set to strip IBA of its recognition as the official boxing body for Olympics

The body has failed to address finance and corruption concerns ahead of the sport being reinstated for 2028 Los Angeles Games

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IOC warns Afghanistan about Paris Olympics status over denying sports to women and girls

The Afghanistan team’s status for the 2024 Paris Olympics has been put in question by the IOC over growing frustration with the Taliban blocking access to sport for women and girls

The Independent UK

Ballyfermot man Keith Doyle scoops silver medal in bowling at Special Olympics

Keith Doyle, 39, is a member of Ireland's tenpin bowling squad and he has won a silver medal in the men's doubles

Dublin Live

Startups at Paris Air Show hope to get air taxis buzzing across European skies

Several companies at the Paris Air Show are presenting advanced prototypes of air taxis that could offer an alternative means of inner city transport. One of them, German group Volocopter, is aiming to get its aircraft up and running for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Also in the show, we look…

France 24

TVU Networks Readies For 2024 Summer Olympics

The effort includes cloud-based production and distribution, IP transmission and support

TV Tech

‘I’d like to see more black surfers’: the UK student turning the tide on diversity in surfing

While studying for his GCSEs, Siyanda Hewitt, 16, has become the first UK-based black professional junior surfer

The Guardian - UK

Paris Olympics HQ rattled by police raids amid allegations of fraud

The headquarters of the organising committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has been searched by police in connection with an investigation into the misappropriation of public funds and favouritism. This comes as 10 previously undocumented workers take major companies behind the construction of Olympic sites to an industrial tribunal…

Radio France Internationale

Police raid HQ of Paris Olympics organisers

PARIS: Police raided the headquarters of the Paris 2024 Olympics on Tuesday, just over a year before the opening ceremony of the quadrennial sporting showpiece.

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Paris Olympics Organizer Headquarters Raided by City Police in Investigation

This is the third event in a row that a Summer Olympics organizer has been investigated for corruption.

Al Jazeera

French police raid Paris 2024 headquarters in corruption probe

Prosecutors say they are investigating Olympics organisers over alleged embezzlement of public funds and favouritism.

The Hindu

Satwiksairaj hails doubles coach Boe, terms Indonesia triumph ‘one of the biggest achievements’

“It is now three vs two when we take on the opponents as Mathias Boe (doubles specialist coach) is omnipresent when we take on the best,” said R. Satwiksairaj, fresh from a historic men’s doubles victory, partnering Chirag Shetty, in the Indonesia Open last Sunday.

The Hindu

Paris Olympics 2024 headquarters searched as part of corruption investigations

The National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF) said the Paris 2024 headquarters were raided amid a preliminary investigation launched in 2017 into contracts made by the Summer Games Organising Committee

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Radio France Internationale

Paris Olympics organisers in turmoil after police raid headquarters

Police raided the headquarters of the Paris 2024 Olympics on Tuesday just over a year before the opening ceremony of the quadrennial sporting showpiece.

Evening Standard

Paris 2024 Olympics headquarters searched in corruption probe

The prosecutor’s office said that case targets suspected conflict of interest and favouritism involving several contracts

Daily Mirror

Police raid Paris Olympics HQ in anti-corruption probe ahead of 2024 Games

The headquarters of the 2024 Paris Olympics organisers have been searched by police looking into suspected corruption, France's national financial prosecutor's office have announced

Daily Mirror

Special Olympics: How Team GB's Taylor MacKenzie found her voice through swimming

Taylor MacKenzie is competing for Great Britain at the Special Olympics in Germany in the sprint swimming events after falling in love with the sport as a child

The Hindu

Special Olympics World Games: Indian contingent starts strong on first day

The biggest performances came from swimming, where 11 out of 12 Indian athletes qualified for the Semi-Finals in their respective categories of 25m freestyle, 25m breaststroke, and 50m breaststroke

Digital Camera World

Sony set to release "world's fastest camera" ahead of 2024 Olympics

The Sony A9 III is said to be the "world's fastest camera", launching just in time for the Paris 2024 Olympics

The Hindu

Leander Paes — Indian tennis’ quintessential showman with a plethora of envious achievements

In Leander Paes pint-sized frame of 5’10” rested a genius tennis player who won 18 Grand Slam titles, 54 career doubles crowns, a record 45 Davis Cup doubles wins and an individual Olympic medal.

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