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'THERE WILL BE GAMES IN PYEONGCHANG OR THERE WILL BE NO GAMES,' CANADA'S DICK POUND SAYS
The 2018 Winter Olympics will happen despite the U.S. equivocation, the Russia ban and military tension in the area, believes one International Olympic Committee member... READ MORE›
GANGNEUNG: ENJOY OLYMPICS AND AUTHENTIC KOREAN CULTURE
Gangneung, on the east coast of South Korea, will be co-hosting the Pyeongchang Olympic Winter Games in 2018. Located less than one and a... READ MORE›
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MOVE OLYMPICS OVER ZIKA CALL REJECTED
The World Health Organization WHO has rejected a call to move or postpone this summer's Rio Olympic Games over the Zika outbreak... READ MORE›
EDDIE 'THE EAGLE' SOARS AGAIN: SKI JUMPER RETURNS 30 YEARS AFTER CALGARY OLYMPICS
Eddie Edwards, who charmed spectators at 1988 Winter Olympics despite finishing last, describes successful landing of six jumps as 'absolutely relief'... READ MORE›
NORTH AND SOUTH KOREAN GYMNASTS POSE FOR OLYMPIC SELFIE
North and South Korea gymnasts at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games have shown the world a brief moment of unity, in the form of a selfie... READ MORE›
US SWIMMER RYAN LOCHTE AND THREE OTHERS ROBBED
Gold medal-winning swimmer Ryan Lochte and three others were robbed in Rio on Saturday night, the US Olympic Committee confirms... READ MORE›
2024 OLYMPICS: HAMBURG SAYS 'NO' TO HOSTING GAMES
German Olympics officials had picked Hamburg as their preferred candidate city ahead of Berlin... READ MORE›
'NO TO THE GAMES OF CONCRETE'
Rome is set to drop its bid to host the Olympic Games in 2024, after its anti-establishment mayor said it would be irresponsible to be a candidate... READ MORE›
BEIJINGS PATH TO HOSTING 2022 OLYMPICS
31 2015 2 23 Environmentalists and residents voiced support and concern after the International Olympic Committee announced Beijing will host the 2022 Winter Olympics... READ MORE›
FINANCIAL CALAMITY DECLARED IN RIO WEEKS BEFORE OLYMPICS, BUT GAMES WILL GO ON
On Friday morning, Rio state Finance Minister Julio Bueno said that if the state were a company, it would enter into judicial recovery... READ MORE›
AVERAGE OLYMPICS TAB PEGGED AT $3.2B BUT CALGARY COULD SAVE ON VENUES, SECURITY
Hanson noted Stampede Park already sees 150,000 people a day move in and out during the Calgary Stampede and has more flexibility for a variety of purposes... READ MORE›
WHY IS INDIA SO BAD AT GETTING MEDALS?
Olympic losers Why is India so bad at getting medals?... READ MORE›
'WE REALLY HOPE TO LEARN A LOT FROM CANADA'
She seems even more confused when I ask her about the upcoming Winter Olympic Games, to be hosted in South Korea a year from now... READ MORE›
RIO OLYMPICS: BRAZIL WEIGHS JIHADI THREATS
Brazil's intelligence agency said it was reviewing all threats against the Rio 2016 Games after a jihadi messaging channel called for its followers to target the Olympics... READ MORE›
DISCOVERY GAINS EUROPEAN RIGHTS TO 4 OLYMPICS
Discovery paid 1.3 billion euros or about 1.45 billion for the rights to four Olympic Games... READ MORE›
THE QUIET VOICES SAYING 'NO' TO PARIS'S OLYMPIC BID
When the mayor was elected, she was opposed to holding the Olympic Games in Paris, he said... READ MORE›
RIO DECLARES FINANCIAL DISASTER AHEAD OF OLYMPICS
The 2016 Summer Olympic Games will be held in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 5-21... READ MORE›
WILL THE OLYMPICS HAPPEN? 3 MAJOR CONCERNS
That affects mosquito populations, including that of the Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that carries the Zika virus... READ MORE›
OFFICIALS WARN THAT U.S. TRAVELERS TO RIO OLYMPICS FACE HACK RISK
Major sponsor corporations use the Olympics as a platform to invite guests and to discuss business collaboration,'' Mey said... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA COULD CO-HOST THE 2018 WINTER OLYMPICS, SOUTH KOREA SAYS
The north's taekwondo team will team up with South Korean athletes this weekend during the opening ceremony of the sport's world championships in Muju, South Korea... READ MORE›
2 DEAD IN U.S. MILITARY HELICOPTER CRASH IN S. KOREA
Troops in the country, Korea's Yonhap news agency reported... READ MORE›
WILL RIO GAMES REALLY BE A CATASTROPHE?
1 in the world of golf, says he will not compete in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio due to concerns over the Zika virus... READ MORE›
PARIS AND L.A. OFFERED OLYMPICS AFTER IOC MOVES TO AVERT CRISIS
Los Angeles re-entered the race after the U.S.'s previous games candidate Boston pulled out following public opposition... READ MORE›
RORY MCILROY WITHDRAWS FROM OLYMPICS DUE TO ZIKA FEARS
Golf superstar Rory McIlroy will not be heading to Rio... READ MORE›
JAPAN QUAKE LEAVES DOZENS INJURED AT POPULAR SKI RESORT
NewSearch Sunday 23 November 2014 Japan quake leaves dozens injured at popular ski resort Earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 6... READ MORE›
WHO REJECTS CALL FOR OLYMPICS TO BE MOVED DUE TO ZIKA
The WHO's advice is that pregnant women should not travel to areas with Zika virus transmission, including Rio de Janeiro... READ MORE›
U.N. HEALTH AGENCY REJECTS RIO OLYMPICS POSTPONEMENT CALL OVER ZIKA
Based on the current assessment of the virus worldwide, WHO said, there is no public health justification for postponing or canceling the Games... READ MORE›
AMERICAN GETS 20 YEARS FOR 1997 KILLING IN SEOUL
Yonhap news agency reported the Seoul Central District Court sentenced Arthur Patterson from California on Friday... READ MORE›
'ELUSIVE GOLD MEDAL' KEEPS JANA PITTMAN TORN BETWEEN SPORT AND MEDICINE
World champion hurdler Jana Pittman says she's still coming to terms with her move away from professional sport towards a new career in medicine... READ MORE›
COC SETS UP COMMITTEE TO HELP CALGARY EXPLORE POSSIBLE OLYMPIC BID
The Canadian Olympic Committee has set up a special committee to help Calgary explore a possible bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics... READ MORE›
PARA-SKIING WORLD CHAMP ROCK CLIMBING HIS WAY TO 2018 WINTER OLYMPICS
Paralympics 2018 Para-skiing world champion Mitch Gourley rock climbing his way to Winter Games... READ MORE›
IOC INSISTS GAMES WILL GO AHEAD DESPITE ZIKA
Dr Budgett was responding to a call by Canadian health Professor Amir Attaran for the Games to be postponed or moved... READ MORE›