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Rural and Urban Olympics to start from June 23

JAIPUR: The first edition of Rajiv Gandhi Urban Olympic Games and second edition of Rural Olympic Games will start from June 23, announced Rajasthan sports minister Ashok Chandna here on Tuesday. He also inaugurated the web portal for players' registration for the Rural Games which is now operational for use.

The Times of India · Apr 26, 2023

A moment that changed me: I was unfit and flipping burgers when I decided to win the Olympics

Watching the super-heavyweight boxers during my lunch break at McDonald’s, I was inspired to train for Rio and be a world champion. Suddenly my life began

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023

European lawmakers urge for Olympics ban on Russia, Belarus

European lawmakers have urged the International Olympic Committee to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Paris Games because of the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023

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Princess Charlene: Who is the princess of Monaco attending King Charles III’s coronation?

Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco have confirmed their attendance at the coronation of King Charles III next month

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023

Indigenous competitors celebrate culture and sport in Brazil

The first Indigenous Games of Peruibe took place last weekend to celebrate local culture and give competitors wooden medals in archery, tug of war, soccer, a Brazilian Indigenous wrestling sport named Uca-Uca, a log carrying relay race on the beach, dart blowing and others

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023

France under pressure over disabled rights as Olympics loom

French President Emmanuel Macron's government is under pressure over the rights of people with disabilities as he hosts the country's first national conference on the issue since the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023

Watch: Council of Europe hold hearing on Russian and Belarus athletes participating in 2024 Olympics

Watch as the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe holds a hearing on whether to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to take part in the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics.

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023

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1948 Olympic plaque restored at Wembley

A plaque commemorating the 1948 Olympics has been installed outside Wembley Stadium

Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2023

Edgy or insensitive? The Paralympics TikTok account sparks a debate

People are slamming the account for what they see as mocking Para athletes. But those behind it, and some featured on it, say it's an important tool for increasing visibility and understanding.

WEKU · Apr 24, 2023

‘Part of me wanted to cry’: Mo Farah finishes ninth in last London marathon

Mo Farah’s time of 2hr 10min 28sec was the slowest of his career, which will draw to a close in September

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2023

Tachlowini Gabriyesos runs for refugees at Belgrade Marathon

Tachlowini Gabriyesos fled his native Eritrea and walked the desert to reach Israel when he was just 12 years old

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2023

Brendan Foster salutes 'greatest we've ever had' as Mo Farah runs final London Marathon

"This is a guy who holds British records from 1500m to marathon. Nobody has done that from 1500 to the Marathon ever, in the whole history of the sport"

Daily Mirror · Apr 23, 2023

Murderer who killed champion Irish boxer moved to UK prison over 'fears for his safety'

Logan Jackson, who was jailed for life after repeatedly running over 20-year-old Kevin Sheehy with his 4x4 Jeep, has been transferred from Limerick to a prison in England

Daily Mirror · Apr 22, 2023

Germany probes security failures 50 years after Munich Olympics massacre

Germany has appointed an international commission to investigate the security failings that allowed the deadly attack on the Israeli team at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 22, 2023

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The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023

4 million apply for tickets for Paris Olympics in lottery

Four million applications were received for an online lottery where winners get to buy tickets for next year’s Paris Olympics

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

Registration closes for Paris Olympics ticket lottery draw

Online registration for a lottery draw where winners can buy tickets for next year’s Olympic Games in Paris has closed

Liverpool Echo · Apr 20, 2023

RuPaul’s Drag Race star hosting ‘gay Olympics party’ for Eurovision Song Contest

Choriza May is hosting an “exciting one-off viewing party” for Eurovision

The Times of India · Apr 20, 2023

Motivational speaker as mental trainer! SAI rejects wrestlers' request

NEW DELHI: The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) members under the Sports Authority of India (SAI) were recently left surprised when they received a proposal from the country's leading wrestlers, Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Deepak Punia, who requested for the appointment of a Jammu-based motivational speaker as their mental trainer for…

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The Guardian - AU · Apr 20, 2023

Titmus v Ledecky v McIntosh looms as swimming’s latest mouthwatering rivalry

Ariarne Titmus’s slow time at the Australian championships adds a degree of mystery to the three-way match-up at this year’s worlds

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023

Official Paralympics TikTok account accused of ‘mocking’ athletes with viral videos

One viewer criticised the account for being ‘disgustingly offensive’

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 19, 2023

Topgolf set to become Special Olympics event beginning in 2024

Topgolf will be the first brand to become a medaled event through a new partnership.

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023

Helen Glover’s potential rowing crew for Olympic hat-trick revealed

Helen Glover’s return to international rowing is likely to come in Britain’s world-beating women’s four, according to head coach Andrew Randell.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 18, 2023

Russia Excluded from Men’s Basketball at 2024 Olympics

Russia has been excluded from qualification for the men's Olympic basketball tournament in Paris next year, basketball's international governing body FIBA said Tuesday. The decision was widely expected since FIBA has suspended Russia's teams from international play since shortly after the invasion of Ukraine last year. The International Olympic Committee…

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023

Brisbane Olympics leader marks 1 year in long run up to 2032

Andrew Liveris has spent a year putting in the groundwork to make the Brisbane Olympics a one-of-a-kind event in 2032, laying the foundations for the foundations of the third Summer Games to be staged in Australia

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023

Boost for British travellers as EU pushes back post-Brexit border checks

Exclusive: Planned fingerprint and facial biometric checks will be delayed until ‘after Paris Olympics’

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