Olympics

May 25, 2023 at 4:08 am

France’s first female Olympic president resigns

The president of France’s Olympic Committee has resigned unexpectedly.

May 24, 2023 at 3:57 am

Russian sailors offered limited option to qualify for Paris Olympics

Russian and Belarusian sailors are set to get their only path to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics at a last-chance event in France next...

May 23, 2023 at 10:06 am

Organizers of Paris Olympics say 6.8 million tickets sold so far, defend pricing

Organizers of the Paris Olympics say they have sold 6.8 million tickets out of 10 million available with 14 months left before the opening ceremony.

May 22, 2023 at 2:37 pm

Terry McDermott, Olympic speedskating gold medalist in 1964, dies at 82

Olympic gold medal speedskater Terry McDermott has died at the age of 82.

May 18, 2023 at 2:34 pm

Olympic reform panel starts work: ‘Opportunity to think big’

A Congressionally formed panel asked to explore the inner-workings of the U.S. Olympic enterprise hinted at proposing potentially radical changes to a business that has...

May 18, 2023 at 6:42 am

Husband of 2-time Olympic champion Justyna Kowalczyk killed in avalanche

The Polish Mountaineering Support Foundation says the husband of two-time Olympic champion Justyna Kowalczyk has been killed in an avalanche in the Swiss Alps.

May 17, 2023 at 9:00 am

Paris Olympics vows to carry the torch for LGBTQ rights after watershed of Tokyo

Organizers of the 2024 Paris Games intend to seize on the Olympic spotlight to push a message that LGBTQ rights need to progress outside France.

May 16, 2023 at 10:07 am

Olympic gold-medal figure skater Sarah Hughes running for NY congressional seat

Retired figure skater Sarah Hughes has filed to run for Congress in New York.

May 15, 2023 at 6:52 am

IOC puts trust at risk by seeking ways to allow Russia to compete at Olympics, EU official tells AP

The country currently in charge of the European Union's presidency says a boycott of next year's Paris Olympics is not on the table.

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May 12, 2023 at 12:03 pm

Olympic swimming in the Seine? How Paris is remaking a river VIEW

Organizers of the 2024 Summer Games promised a waterway clean enough for Olympic swimmers and then Parisians to swim in. The job was bigger than...

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