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'Shameful': US after China makes Galwan soldier as Olympics torchbearer

The United States has asserted that it stands with India against Chinese aggression as several lawmakers slammed China for choosing a People's Liberation Army soldier, who was part of the military......

Is this the last Olympic torch relay?

Following the embarrassment in Paris yesterday, when the Olympic torch had to be put out briefly four times in the face of dogged protests over China's actions in Tibet, the International Olympics......

China defends fielding Galwan soldier as Winter Olympics torchbearer

Amid widespread criticism over its move to field a People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldier involved in the border clash with Indian soldiers at the Galwan Valley in 2020 as a torchbearer for the......

Shudder! Olympics with Chinese Characteristics

'The Olympic Spirit has been thrown to the wind in Xi Jinping's China.''The International Olympic Committee is ready to kowtow to totalitarian China,' notes Claude Arpi. IMAGE: The Olympic Park......

Turkish PM terms Istanbul 2020 Olympics rejection unfair

The choice of Tokyo instead of Istanbul to host the 2020 Olympic Games was unfair and meant the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was turning its back on the Muslim world, Turkish Prime......

Media ban for convicted rapist in Dutch Olympic squad

IMAGE: Steven van de Velde is part of the Dutch Olympic Beach Volleyball team. Photograph: X The Dutch Olympic committee is taking measures to mitigate the impact of including a convicted rapist......

Talash slips Taliban's shackles to break-dance at Olympics

Then 18, Talash crossed the border into Pakistan after Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 before settling in Spain as a refugee the following year. The International Olympics Committee......

Defiant Tamberi vows to fight despite health crisis

IMAGE: Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi celebrates after winning the men's high jump final at the Tokyo Olympics. Photograph: Manon Cruz / Reuters Three years ago Tamberi and Mutaz Barshim of......

Who will light the Paris 2024 Olympic cauldron?

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Paris Olympics/X The identity of the person who lights the Olympic cauldron on the night of the opening ceremony is one of sport's best-kept secrets, with less than a......

EOC mulling new European Olympics competition

Senior officials are looking to launch a new European Olympics competition, European Olympic Committee (EOC) president Patrick Hickey said on Friday. "There is great interest in Europe... so let's......

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'Shameful': US after China makes Galwan soldier as Olympics torchbearer

Is this the last Olympic torch relay?

China defends fielding Galwan soldier as Winter Olympics torchbearer

Shudder! Olympics with Chinese Characteristics

Turkish PM terms Istanbul 2020 Olympics rejection unfair

Media ban for convicted rapist in Dutch Olympic squad

Talash slips Taliban's shackles to break-dance at Olympics

Defiant Tamberi vows to fight despite health crisis

Who will light the Paris 2024 Olympic cauldron?

EOC mulling new European Olympics competition

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