The Latest Breaking News from Olympics

Skier with frozen penis at Winter Olympics makes spectacular comeback one year on

Flying Finn Remi Lindholm has found top form again one year on from suffering a frozen penis at the 2022 Winter Olympics, strutting his stuff en route to a 15km gold medal in Tampere

Daily Mirror · Feb 8, 2023

Oleksandr Usyk weighs in on Russian ‘medals of blood’ in Paris 2024 Olympics row

Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban Russia from the Olympic Games, saying any medals they win in Paris next year would be tainted by the blood of his countrymen who have died in Russia's year-long invasion.

Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2023

Olympics-Russians will win 'medals of blood' if allowed to compete, says Ukraine's Usyk

Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban Russia from the Olympic Games, saying any medals they win in Paris next year would be tainted by the blood of his countrymen who have died in Russia's year-old invasion.

Reuters · Feb 8, 2023

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo insists Russian delegation unwelcome at 2024 Olympics amid war

Hidalgo last month said she was in favour of Russians participating under a neutral banner, but has now expressed a different view.

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

Paris mayor wants no Russian athletes at 2024 Olympics 'while war goes on'

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has changed her stance on Russian competitors at the 2024 Olympics, saying they should be banned "while the war continues" in Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 8, 2023

Jack Carlin has Glasgow on the mind ahead of European Track Cycling Championships

And such is the level he’s reached, for him, the big picture means only world and Olympic medals. 

The National (Scotland) · Feb 8, 2023

One year later, still no medals in disputed Beijing 2022 Olympic team skating event

Skaters from Russia won the team event with the U.S. second and Japan third. But then it came to light that Russian Kamila Valieva had given a positive drug test weeks before the Olympics.

WEKU · Feb 7, 2023

Ukrainian skier pushes to keep Russians out of the Olympics

Ukrainian skier Ivan Kovbasnyuk can’t train at home in the Carpathian Mountains because war in the country has damaged the power grid to the point that there’s not enough energy to make the chairlifts operate

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

Collectable 50p coins worth up to £140 could be in your pocket

Check your change, it could be worth more than you think

Nottingham Post · Feb 7, 2023

Denmark joins countries calling for Russian athlete ban from 2024 Paris Olympics

Following reports that 'up to 40 countries' could boycott the 2024 Paris Olympics, Denmark has announced its "official position" that Russia "must be excluded" from the Summer Games

Daily Mirror · Feb 7, 2023