The Latest Breaking News from Olympics

Fred Wright ‘excited’ to rekindle long-held dream with velodrome return

The 23-year-old has been named in the squad for next week’s European Championships.

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023

Ukraine mourns athlete-soldier amid opposition to Russians at Olympics

Family and friends of Ukrainian decathlete Volodymyr Androshchuk bid farewell on Wednesday to the promising sportsman turned soldier killed in combat with Russia, weeping as they lined up at his open coffin.

Reuters · Feb 1, 2023

Paris Olympics: Latvia joins Ukraine's threat to boycott over 'neutral' Russians

Latvia has become the first country to back Ukraine's threat to boycott next year's Olympics in Paris if Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to compete as "neutrals" while war continues to rage.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 1, 2023

Wladimir Klitschko warns Olympics chief will be 'accomplice to war' over Russia decision

The International Olympic Committee have opened up a pathway for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, despite the war in Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Feb 1, 2023

Prison term sought for ex-Aoki head

Prosecutors on Wednesday sought a 2-1/2-year prison term for the former chairman of business apparel chain operator Aoki Holdings Inc. in a bribery case connected to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 1, 2023

Olympics-Paris 2024 organisers will abide by IOC decision on Russia's participation

Paris 2024 organisers insisted they would abide by the International Olympic Committee's decision on Russian and Belarusian athletes' participation in the Games after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the governing body into banning them from the sport's extravaganza.

Reuters · Feb 1, 2023

Boost promised for 'chronically underfunded' NSW sports

NSW Labor is promising more money for community sport if elected, saying the sector's funding has been effectively frozen since the Sydney Olympics.

AAP · Jan 31, 2023

Boxer Klitschko joins fight against Olympic path for Russia

Olympic gold medalist Wladimir Klitschko has joined Ukraine’s fight against IOC plans to let some Russians compete at the 2024 Paris Summer Games

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023

Ukraine on mission to ban Russia from Olympics, IOC says sanctions stand

Ukraine hopes to secure widespread international support for banning Russian and Belarusian athletes from the Paris Olympics in 2024 due to Moscow's invasion, the sports minister said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Jan 31, 2023

Duncan Pugh dead: Winter Olympics star dies aged 48 after brain aneurysm

Olympian Duncan Pugh has tragically died at the age of 48 after suffering a brain aneurysm at his home in Perth, leaving wife McKenzie and their two sons "heartbroken and simply lost for words"

Daily Mirror · Jan 31, 2023