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Beijing starts collecting emblem designs for 2022 Winter Games

BEIJING started to collect emblem designs for both 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic games on Sunday. Designers from Beijing universities were the first to submit their works, with many more designed ...

November 20, 2016, Sunday

IOC mourns death of Chinese sports reporter Gao Dianmin

THE INTERNATIONAL Olympic Committee's press committee on Saturday mourned its Chinese member Gao Dianmin, who died on Friday while attending an Olympic meeting in PyeongChang. Gao, 62, who has covered ...

November 13, 2016, Sunday

Fukushima to host baseball, softball at 2020 Games

TOKYO Olympic organizers agreed yesterday to hold some of the baseball and softball competition of the 2020 Games in Fukushima, the region devastated by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. While ...

November 10, 2016, Thursday

HK’s Baber named coach of Olympic champion Fiji

Hong Kong sevens coach Gareth Baber was named as the new mentor of Olympic and world champion Fiji yesterday in what he described as an “incredible opportunity”....

October 29, 2016, Saturday

IOC scoffs at WADA report on Rio failings

The Rio Olympics anti-doping program was successful despite a lack of trained staff and resources, the International Olympic Committee said yesterday following a World Anti-Doping Agency report noting...

October 29, 2016, Saturday

Bach ducks Korea questions on hosting rowing events

INTERNATIONAL Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach yesterday dodged questions over reports some Tokyo 2020 events could be held in South Korea, a move which would further embarrass beleaguered Games ...

October 20, 2016, Thursday

Bach wants Tokyo to stick with plans

IOC President Thomas Bach expressed willingness yesterday to work with Tokyo officials to achieve a “significant reduction” in costs for the 2020 Olympics, but suggested the effort should stick to the ...

October 19, 2016, Wednesday

Italy drops Rome bid

ITALY’S Olympic Committee has officially withdrawn its bid to stage the 2024 Games in Rome after the city council voted to oppose the project, committee chief Giovanni Malago said yesterday. “Today I ...

October 12, 2016, Wednesday

Tokyo Games costs could top US$30b: Panel

The price tag of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could exceed 3 trillion yen (US$30 billion) unless drastic cost-cutting measures are taken and several key venues are relocated, an expert panel warned yesterday ...

September 30, 2016, Friday

China hits century of gold medals in Paralympics

CHINA became only the third country to win more than 100 gold medals at a single edition of the Paralympic Games, celebrating another nine victories in Rio on Saturday. Seven of those came in athletics ...

September 18, 2016, Sunday