At the reveal of the adidas kits for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the sports brand has announced that 86% of pieces of apparel worn on and off the field of play have been created using design principles that ensure they work for athletes with and without a disability.
Olympics
May 19, 2023 11:05
HYDERABAD: The Telangana government has announced an award of Rs 20 million for world boxing champion, Nikhat Zareen, and assured the boxer that it would bear bear all expenses of training, coaching, transportation etc. for her to participate in the Olympic Games.
May 08, 2023 18:05
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will contribute its share of the surplus of $10.4 million from the organisational budget of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 to support the legacy of these Games.
May 05, 2023 18:05
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), together with the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC), has released the event details and ticketing information for the inaugural Olympic Esports Week, taking place in Singapore’s Suntec Centre from 22 to 25 June.
Apr 26, 2023 20:04
The Indian Olympic Association has reportedly called for a meeting on May 5 to discuss objections and suggestions that could be incorporated or altered in the newly-drafted IOA constitution.
Apr 26, 2023 18:04
NOIDA: Over 380 campers, including 177 apecial athletes from 23 states, are participating in 15 sports at the national coaching camp, supported by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and the Sports Authority of India.
Special Olympics Bharat announced the strength of the delegation on Wednesday.
Apr 21, 2023 20:04
Amidst all the (overly optimistic?) talk of cricket getting entry as an Olympic sport as early as the 2028 Games in Los Angeles, the BCCI, the game's global superpower, is not exactly making a great case for the sport's inclusion.
Case in point being the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou, at which T20 cricket has been included as a medal-contending discipline for both men's and women's teams.
Apr 14, 2023 18:04
The International Boxing Association (IBA), already under the cosh from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over long-standing governance issues, now faces an existential threat after a group of boxing organisations, led by the US and UK, Wednesday launched a breakaway body - World Boxing.
Apr 04, 2023 16:04
“A Sparkling Future”, designed by 27-year-old Brazilian Dante Akira Uwai, has been announced as the winner of the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Gangwon 2024 medal design competition.
This year’s contest saw a record-breaking 3,000 proposals submitted for the chance to design the obverse of the medals that will be handed out to the best athletes at next year’s YOG.
Mar 30, 2023 19:03
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee has directed the Indian Olympic Association to appoint a chief executive officer without further delay, and also confirmed that the 140th IOC session will be held in Mumbai in October this year.
The IOC formally acknowledged the results of the IOA elections during its executive board meeting here on Wednesday night.
Mar 28, 2023 21:03
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday made clear that political interference in sport remained a red line on the matter of exploring a pathway for athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport to return to international competitions as "Individual Neutral Athletes".