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IOC publishes manifestos of 7 candidates running to be president and lead Olympics
The International Olympic Committee has published manifestos of the seven candidates running to be its next presidentABC News - 11h -
Candidates to lead Olympics body call for a shake-up of its business model
Race to run IOC begins, with proposals for private equity involvement and sponsorship overhaul among the pitchesFinancial Times - 12h -
Coe open to summer indoor sports in Winter Olympics
Lord Coe says he would be open to the possibility of moving some indoor sports from the summer Olympics to the winter Games if he becomes the new president of the IOC.BBC News - 14h -
Olympic champ Ayumu Hirano will compete in Shaun White's new snowboarding league
Olympic gold medalist Ayumu Hirano headlines the roster of snowboarders set to compete in The Snow League, Shaun White’s new set of halfpipe contests that brings together top athletes to compete ...ABC News - 1d -
Meet America’s Next First Family of the Winter Olympics
You’ve heard of the Manning brothers and the Williams sisters. The Macugas are different.The New York Times - 2d -
IBA sticking with Gazprom sponsorship as boxing still in limbo at 2028 Olympics
Association chief looking to diversify body’s funding IOC has said IBA will not organise boxing at LA 2028 The International Boxing Association is still taking sponsorship money from the Russian ...The Guardian - 2d -
Olympic triathlon champion Yee to run London Marathon
Great Britain's Olympic and world triathlon champion Alex Yee will race in the 2025 London Marathon.BBC News - 3d -
Ancelotti: Resurgent Bellingham leads by example
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti believes Jude Bellingham leads the team by example not just with his quality but by showing "a lot of commitment."ESPN - 6d -
How "September 5" revisits the live broadcast of the 1972 Munich Olympics tragedy
"September 5" tells the story of the live broadcast of the 1972 Munich Olympics tragedy, following the ABC sports broadcasting team as they reported on the hostage crisis.CBS News - 6d -
Defending Olympic moguls champion Jakara Anthony injured and returning home to Australia
Beijing Olympics champion Jakara Anthony will miss the next World Cup moguls event in Georgia after undergoing surgery on a broken collarboneABC News - 6d -
September 5 review – taut media procedural revisits Munich Olympics
Journalists take centre stage in Tim Fehlbaum’s tense thriller focusing on 1972’s infamous terrorist massacre through a TV crew lens. The story of the 1972 Munich Olympics terrorist massacre – in ...The Guardian - 6d -
US Olympic and Paralympic officials put coach on leave after AP reports sexual abuse allegations
The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee has placed an employee on administrative leave after The Associated Press reported that one of its coaches was accused of sexually abusing a young biathlete, ...ABC News - 6d -
Skier/snowboarder Ester Ledecka has 2 Olympic races on same day in 2026, hoping for schedule change
As the situation stands, snowboarder/ski racer Ester Ledecka has two Olympic races on the same day, at nearly the same time and in Italian mountain towns hours apartABC News - Dec. 12 -
The USWNT won Olympic gold. Why did none of their players make the Fifpro XI?
The Guardian’s ranking of the world’s best female footballers overflowed with Americans. But their fellow players largely shunned them. Women’s soccer has grown exponentially in the 22 years since ...The Guardian - Dec. 12 -
The Paris Olympics organizers say the event was far less polluting than recent Games
The Paris Olympics says it was far less polluting than recent Games but is not claiming to have been “carbon neutral” despite funding projects to compensate for its emissionsABC News - Dec. 11 -
US-born pairs skater Stellato-Dudek becomes Canadian citizen, clearing the way for Milan Olympics
World pairs champion Deanna Stellato-Dudek has become a Canadian citizenABC News - Dec. 11 -
Movie Review: ‘September 5’ goes inside a newsroom during the Munich Olympics hostage crisis
The new film “September 5" is a fictionalized account of ABC’s live coverage of the hostage crisis during the 1972 Munich OlympicsABC News - Dec. 11 -
Olivia Reeves becomes first US lifter to pair world title with Olympic gold in 66 years
Reeves, 21, captures world title in 71kg division Chattanooga native won Olympic gold this summer Olivia Reeves won her first world weightlifting title on Wednesday, four months after winning ...The Guardian - Dec. 11 -
2024 Olympics: A timeline of the boxing gender issues at the Paris Games
Both Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting failed an unspecified gender eligibility test in 2023 and were disqualified from the world championships, which has sparked a controversy in Paris.Yahoo Sports - Dec. 11 -
Olympic cycling champ Evenepoel and Belgian Post Office send door safety message to drivers
After suffering multiple fractures when he crashed into one of their vehicles, two-time Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel is teaming up with the Belgian Post Office to raise awareness of road safety ...ABC News - Dec. 11 -
Caitlin Clark named Time’s Athlete of the Year, shares reaction to Olympics roster omission
Even as she struggled through the first month of her WNBA season, Caitlin Clark believed she would make Team USA’s roster for the Paris Olympics. In an interview with Time, who named her the 2024 ...Yahoo Sports - Dec. 10 -
How the Olympics helped transform Salt Lake City into a tech hub
Salt Lake City has grown from a winter sports venue to a vibrant technology hub in just two decades, leveraging the legacy of the 2002 Winter Olympics to transform into one of America’s ...NBC News - Dec. 10 -
Caitlin Clark Opens Up on Olympics Snub, ‘Disrespectful’ Narrative
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark earned another accolade Tuesday as Time Magazine’s “Athlete of the Year,” and the reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year reflected on the myriad narratives formed around ...Yahoo Sports - Dec. 10 -
How the Olympics helped transform Salt Lake City into a tech hub
With Salt Lake City set to host the Winter Olympics again in 2034, Utah will invest $31 million in upgrades and expects billions in economic benefit.CNBC - Dec. 10 -
Rohan Dennis pleads guilty to charge relating to death of Olympic cyclist wife Melissa Hoskins
Adelaide Olympian faces up to seven years in jail after pleading to lesser charge of creating likelihood of harm. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news ...The Guardian - Dec. 10 -
Brisbane is deciding on a 2032 Olympics stadium: how do the options stack up?
With the river city’s international reputation on the line, a 100-day review period hopes to cut through the political posturing and land on a main venue befitting of the Games. The 2032 Olympics ...The Guardian - Dec. 9 -
Olympic champion Roje Stona leaves discus to attempt NFL career
Jamaican athlete has previously trained with NFL teams Athletes from Australia and Ireland also in the mix Olympic discus champion Roje Stona is the latest high-profile athlete to switch sports ...The Guardian - Dec. 9 -
Olympic discus gold - check. Next stop - the NFL?
After winning Jamaica's first throwing Olympic gold medal, Roje Stona has set his sights on a new career - chasing down quarterbacks in the NFL.BBC News - Dec. 9 -
"They're all gone": The tragedy of the 1972 Munich Olympics
At the 1972 Munich Olympics, Arab terrorists took the Israeli team hostage. Former news and sports exec Sean McManus, son of ABC Sports commentator Jim McKay, looks back on that tragedy, and of ...CBS News - Dec. 8 -
Reporting the tragedy of the 1972 Munich Olympics
ABC Sports was covering the 1972 Olympics, in Munich, Germany, when Arab terrorists armed with submachine guns took the Israeli team hostage. The fatal drama was carried live on television – an ...CBS News - Dec. 8 -
NFL players in the Olympics? Here's when league could make a decision, plus issues that must be sorted out
A lot still needs to be decidedCBS Sports - Dec. 6 -
Former Equestrian Olympic Champion Suspended Over Whipping Scandal
Charlotte Dujardin is among Great Britain’s most decorated Olympians.The New York Times - Dec. 6 -
Bedard an Olympic option despite 4 Nations snub
Blackhawks star Connor Bedard is still in the running to make the Olympics despite not being chosen for the 4 Nations tournament.ESPN - Dec. 5 -
Olympics leader Bach talks up working with President-elect Trump toward 2028 Los Angeles Games
IOC president Thomas Bach says Olympic leaders are “very confident and relaxed” about working with the incoming Trump administration ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Summer GamesABC News - Dec. 5 -
Ex-Olympic freestyle skier and football player Jeremy Bloom joins X Games as CEO
Jeremy Bloom is taking over as the CEO of X GamesABC News - Dec. 5 -
3-time Olympic equestrian champion Dujardin handed 1-year ban following horse-whipping scandal
Three-time Olympic equestrian gold medalist Charlotte Dujardin has been suspended from all competition for one year following a horse-whipping scandal that saw her withdraw from the Paris Games in ...ABC News - Dec. 5 -
LeBron's Olympics hangover, NBA Cup knockout round & WNBA expansion draft | Good Word with Goodwill
Vincent Goodwill is joined by Dan Titus and Isis "Ice" Young to recap last night's NBA Cup action, talk about LeBron's shooting slump and preview the Golden State Valkyries WNBA expansion draft on ...Yahoo Sports - Dec. 4 -
IOC official open to back-to-back World Cup in Saudi Arabia and Salt Lake Olympics in early 2034
A senior IOC official says scheduling the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia back-to-back with the 2034 Salt Lake City Winter Games would pose “no risk” to the OlympicsABC News - Dec. 3 -
Olympic ice dance champions Papadakis and Cizeron retire
Olympic ice dance champions Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron have announced their retirement following a glittering careerABC News - Dec. 3
