2022 Notebook: Protests, strict COVID lockdowns tested China After beginning 2022 by hosting a Winter Olympics inside a COVID bubble, China faced a tough year The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022
Paddy Barnes pens letter to IOC over boxing threat at Olympics The International Olympic Committee is set to pull the plug on boxing's participation at the Games after Paris 2024 Belfast Live · Dec 14, 2022
Kamila Valieva among 55 Russians hit with sanctions for supporting invasion of Ukraine Teenage ice skater Kamila Valieva is still awaiting the outcome of her failed drugs test which rocked the Winter Olympics, and saw the Russian star stripped of gold Daily Mirror · Dec 14, 2022
Paddy Barnes pens letter to IOC chiefs in bid to get Boxing re-instated for the LA Olympics The two-time Olympic bronze medallist is dispatching his words to federations worldwide, and to top stars such as Katie Taylor and Claressa Shields, to gain support Irish Mirror · Dec 14, 2022
David Wharton: Steel blades, tiny bruises and a new purpose in life: My search for ‘the moment’ There is something about the sport of fencing that no one tells you. Not at first. Los Angeles Times · Dec 14, 2022
Email hints Games committee was involved in bid-rigging The investigation of suspected bid-rigging for contracts to plan test events for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics has found that the organizing committee sent an email to Dentsu Inc. prior to bidding with a list of bidders and a note stating, "We have agreed on them." The Japan News/Yomiuri · Dec 13, 2022
Takagi named Japan Sports Awards' Grand Prix winner Speed skater Miho Takagi, who earned four medals at the Beijing Winter Olympics in February, including the gold in the women's 1,000 meters, was named the winner of the Grand Prix award at the 71st Japan Sports Awards on Monday. The Japan News/Yomiuri · Dec 13, 2022
Cindy Hook named Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games CEO US-born Cindy Hook stepped away from her role as CEO of Deloitte Asia Pacific earlier this year and says her number one mission is laying foundations to ensure a cost-neutral Games. ABC News · Dec 13, 2022
50 years later, sprinter Matthews welcomed back to Olympics The International Olympic Committee says it will allow American gold-medal sprinter Vince Matthews back at the games more than 50 years after banning him for his low-key racial injustice protest at the Munich Olympics The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022
From Rooty Hill and Moscow to the Winter Olympics, Harley and Katya made their mark in figure skating — but then it all fell apart Harley Windsor and Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya's figure skating pairing provided one of Australia's most unlikely sporting stories — and one of its most tragic. ABC News · Dec 12, 2022
Keira Walsh column: Gareth Southgate should remain England manager... he has given players real belief I can’t put into words what the mood will have been like at England’s base yesterday morning — being knocked out of a tournament is just the worst feeling. Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2022
In Kenya, some Maasai turn from lion-killing to Olympics Kenya’s most identifiable community is abandoning spear-aided lion hunting for a modern javelin competition at a biannual event called the Maasai Olympics The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022
Ukraine minister slams “sickening” sportswashing amid potential Russian Olympic return Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba was not happy with comments made stating all athletes should be treated equally - seemingly hinting Russian and Belarusian athletes may be allowed to compete at the Olympics again Daily Mirror · Dec 11, 2022
At Kenya’s Maasai Olympics, warriors swap lion hunt for high jump The number of lions in Kenya has plummeted from about 30,000 in the 1970s to little more than 2,000 today. Al Jazeera · Dec 11, 2022
Reuters · Dec 10, 2022 Kenya's Maasai warriors gather to celebrate "Maasai Olympics," a rite of passage Hundreds of youths from the Maasai pastoralists in Kenya gathered on Saturday at a wildlife sanctuary to participate in "Maasai Olympics," a ceremony promoted by conservationists as an alternative rite of passage for young men in the community.
The Times of India · Dec 10, 2022 PT Usha: A trailblazer in the true sense NEW DELHI: To put it simply, PT Usha is a trailblazer in her own right.
Sports Illustrated · Dec 9, 2022 Albanian Olympian Allegedly Used False Qualifying Information The long jumper now faces a ban for his involvement in the supposed scandal.
The Times of India · Dec 9, 2022 Will take traditional sports international, says sports minister Anurag Thakur NEW DELHI: Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday assured the Lok Sabha that traditional sports such as Mallakhamb, Thang Ta, Yogasana, Gatka and Kalpetta will soon go international, and the ministry will open 1,000 Khelo India centres across the country by August 15 next year.
Los Angeles Times · Dec 8, 2022 'I was freaking scared': How sprinter Noah Lyles shook off doubt in return to record form LOS ANGELES — Ever since Noah Lyles broke the American 200-meter record at July's world track and field championships, the 25-year-old sprinter has rewatched numerous times his 19.31-second, runaway victory and his celebration that followed.
Daily Mirror · Dec 7, 2022 Qatar prepare 'serious bid' to host 2036 Olympics after success of World Cup Qatar are reportedly considering making a bid to host the Olympics in Doha, although the competition would again have to take place in winter as per the World Cup
The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2022 Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal threatens to derail Winter Games bid Japanese official says corruption claims could damage Sapporo’s chances of hosting 2030 event
Reuters · Dec 6, 2022 Olympics-IOC warns Afghanistan over women's access to sport The International Olympic Committee (IOC) warned Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on Tuesday that allowing women and young girls safe access to sport was a condition for the country's representation at the 2024 Paris Games.
Bangkok Post · Dec 6, 2022 Air-conditioned Olympic marathon possible - Qatar The engineer who developed the air conditioning for Qatar's World Cup stadiums says that a cooling system for an Olympic marathon is possible if the Gulf state bids for the Games.
The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022 Transgender athletes do not need to ‘prove or justify’ identity to compete, say Sport New Zealand NZ transgender athlete Laurel Hubbard competed at the Tokyo Olympics last year to make history
AAP · Dec 6, 2022 Cycling young gun Plapp targetting Paris Geelong's Citroen Bay Classic criterium series will start a big year of racing for Australian cyclist Luke Plapp as he builds towards the Paris Olympics.