South Africa plans Olympic bid – could make history
South Africa plans to submit a bid to host the Summer Olympics and Paralympics in 2036 or 2040. It would be the first time the Olympics have been hosted by an African country.
SportsSouth Africa plans to submit a bid to host the Summer Olympics and Paralympics in 2036 or 2040. It would be the first time the Olympics have been hosted by an African country.
SportsTrans women and women with high testosterone levels could be banned from the Olympics, sources told The Times. The International Biathlon Union is following the International Olympic Committee's ongoing investigation and welcomes a decision that they can rely on. Then we will have to assess how we view it, says chairman Olle Dahlin.
SportsRussian lugers have new hope of competing in the Olympics after a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday that could also open the way for Russian skiers who were denied entry by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (ISF) earlier in October.
SportsIndonesia stopped Israeli athletes from participating in the World Championship in artistic gymnastics. Now, the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) board recommends that all international associations refrain from arranging sports events or meetings in Indonesia.
SportsRussians and Belarusians can compete in bobsleigh and skeleton in the Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina this winter. This despite the international federation previously said no. For me it is completely unacceptable, says the Ukrainian skeleton star Vladyslav Heraskevytsj.
SportsRussian and Belarusian skiers are not allowed to participate in the Olympic Games in Milano and Cortina in February. The decision has now been made by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (Fis). For me, it's both a relief but also a pride, says Karin Mattsson, who sits on the Fis board.
SportsThe Czech Ester Ledecka was at the Olympic Games 2018 the first woman to win gold in two different sports. Ahead of the games 2026 in Milano and Cortina, the 30-year-old chooses to decline the medal chance in downhill. The event takes place on the same day as another major gold chance: parallel giant slalom in snowboard.
SportsNow Russian cross-country skiers can be let into the Olympic Games again. Sweden is strongly against it and Linn Svahn has opened up for a boycott if it becomes a reality. Strong of her, but I would not manage it. I train every day to get to be in (the Olympic Games), and then I will not let some Russians stop it, says the Norwegian Lotta Udnes Weng.
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