![]() | RIP Shinzo Abe: When the former Japanese PM impersonated 'Super Mario' to promote Tokyo OlympicsAs a video was shown with Abe portrayed running late for the handover ceremony, the Japanese prime minister suddenly popped up on stage in Rio — to loud applause— dressed as Super Mario. |
![]() | Japan's Sapporo city officials reject holding referendum over bidding for OlympicsThe city's assembly, controlled by Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, which is also in charge of the national government, said there is no need for a referendum since its polling shows 52% in favour. |
![]() | National Skiing athlete from Kodagu looks for sponsors to support her Olympic dreamBhavani Thekkada Nanjunda represented Karnataka at the National Cross Country Skiing Competition held at Gulmarg during March this year and won gold and two silver medals. |
![]() | Russians, Belarusians out of Paralympics amid boycott riskThe about-face came less than 24 hours after the International Paralympic Committee announced it would allow Russians and Belarusians to compete when the Games open on Friday. |
![]() | Ukrainian athletes join military after Russian invasionPidruchnyi is a world champion in biathlon, which combines skiing and shooting, and a three-time Olympian. Pidruchnyi is one of many athletes who have joined up with the Ukrainian armed forces. |
![]() | Winter Olympics 2022: Sweden's Niklas Edin beats Britain 5-4 to win curling goldFour years after losing in the final to American upstart John Shuster in Pyeongchang, Edin led Sweden to the gold medal on Saturday. |
![]() | ‘I hate this sport!’: Rage, teen tears and Olympic collapseAfter one of the most dramatic nights in their sport's history, Russia's trio of teenage figure skating stars each enter an uncertain future. |
![]() | Valieva tumbles out of the medals in Olympic figure skatingHeavily favored Russian teen Kamila Valieva fell twice and had two other big mistakes in her free skate on Feb 17, dropping to fourth place. |
![]() | Court cites lab delay in ruling allowing Kamila Valieva to skateValieva’s positive test for a heart medication was only revealed during the Olympics despite her urine sample arriving at the Stockholm lab on Dec. 29. |
![]() | Beijing Olympics: Chinese official declare 'One China' in response to questions on Taiwan, XinjiangIt was only a matter of time before these topics burst at the seams. The run-up to the Games was overshadowed by a diplomatic boycott led by the United States. |
![]() | Russian skater Kamila Valieva blames grandfather's medicine for dope test failIOC member Denis Oswald says part of the 15-year-old's defense is “contamination which happened with a product her grandfather was taking.” |
![]() | China crafts a carefully curated slate of Olympic spectatorsThe presence of fans is somewhat of a departure from the Tokyo Games last summer, where pandemic protocols kept most venues all but empty. |
![]() | 'Tired' Kamila Valieva to skate at Olympics after doping rulingThe 15-year-old Valieva is the overwhelming favorite for the gold medal alongside Russian teammates Alexandra Trusova and Anna Shcherbakova, who are aiming for a sweep at the Olympic podium. |
![]() | Winter Olympics: Russian skater Kamila Valieva can compete, but no medal ceremonyThe Court of Arbitration for Sport cleared Valieva to skate less than 12 hours after a hastily arranged hearing that lasted into early on Monday morning. |
![]() | Russian skater Kamila Valieva cleared to compete at Winter Olympics after failing drug testThe Court of Arbitration for Sport gave her a favorable decision in part because she is a minor, known in Olympic jargon as a “protected person," and is subject to different rules from an adult. |
![]() | Papadakis, Cizeron claim Olympic ice dance gold in BeijingThe last on the ice for the free dance, Papadakis and Cizeron scored 136.15 points for their performance to Elegie by the early 20th century French composer Gabriel Faure. |
![]() | At Winter Olympics, virus fight waged with worker sacrificesChina's ruling Communist Party does not allow workers to organize independently and with no free trade unions, there's not a whisper of public complaint about labour conditions inside the bubble. |
![]() | Roeiseland, Fillon Maillet win Olympic gold in pursuit racesThe Norwegian started the race with a lead because of her win in the sprint race and hit 19 of her 20 targets. |
![]() | Winter Olympics: Indian skier Arif Khan finishes 45th in giant slalom at Beijing 2022The lone Indian athlete at the Winter Olympics 2022, Arif Khan finished overall 45th at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre. |
![]() | US, Japan, South Korea meet in Hawaii to discuss North KoreaDefense chiefs from the three countries last week said North Korea’s recent missile tests were destabilizing regional security. |
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