Fearing torture and possible execution, Iranian powerlifter quit team in Norway and ran for his life
The 31-year-old Iranian lifter told CNN that in the middle of the tournament, he felt compelled to abandon his team...
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Safe and alive, but ‘traumatized,’ the future of these Afghan women footballers is very uncertain
During the last period of Taliban rule, women were banned from participating in sports, and by late August, Khalida Popal,...
Former England cricketer Ebony Rainford-Brent shares racist letter she received
The 37-year-old, who became the first Black woman to play for England's cricket team in 2001, shared a picture of...
International Handball Federation changes ‘sexist’ uniform regulations following criticism
The European Handball Federation had said the shorts were "improper clothing" in the statement announcing the 1,500 euro (around $1,735)...
Māori All Blacks player Sean Wainui, 25, dies after car crash
A rising star who played 10 times for the Māori All Blacks, Wainui had a brief spell with the Crusaders,...
Kenyan police arrest Agnes Tirop’s husband in connection with stabbing death
"Suspected killer husband of Agnes Tirop, the long distance runner heroine recently murdered at her home, has been arrested," the...
Beijing Winter Olympics will be open to fans — if they live in China
The bubble -- in place from January 23 until the end of the Winter Paralympics on March 13 -- will...
Jacques Rogge, former IOC president, dies at 79
Rogge served as president from 2001 to 2013, overseeing three summer Games and three winter Games, as well as creating...
Australian cyclist wins first gold at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
Greco crossed the line first in the women's C1-3 3,000 meters individual pursuit at the Izu Velodrome ahead of silver...
‘The best of humanity’: Paralympic Games officially begin with vibrant Opening Ceremony
The delayed 16th Summer Paralympics will take place amid a surge of Covid-19 cases in the country but those inside...
Afghanistan flag to feature in Paralympic opening ceremony as a show of ‘solidarity’
The 16th Summer Paralympics -- delayed by a year due to the pandemic -- will take place amid Japan's worst...
Olympian who nearly missed his race tracks down the volunteer who gave him money for a cab
Jamaica's gold medal-winning hurdler narrowly avoided embarrassment thanks to a volunteer who gave the athlete money for a taxi after...
Australian Olympian and his brother found guilty in $152 million cocaine plot
Nathan Baggaley, who won two silver medals at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, and his brother had pleaded not...
The Olympic flame starts its final leg to Tokyo. Some suggest this day should never have come
But the Grand Start of the Olympic Torch Relay in Fukushima was closed to the public on Thursday, as members...
British Gymnastics faces legal action over alleged ‘systemic physical and psychological abuse’
"This is a landmark moment in our campaign for justice," Claire Heafford, a former elite gymnast and one of the...
Don’t be silent: How a 22-year-old woman helped bring down the Tokyo Olympics chief
But in less than two weeks, Momoko Nojo's #DontBeSilent campaign organised with other activists gathered more than 150,000 signatures, galvanising...
Tokyo 2020 Olympics president to resign following sexist remarks
Mori said at an Olympics board of trustees meeting last week that "board meetings with lots of women take longer"...
Can vaccines save the Olympics?
"I think a lot of people had this vested belief that once the vaccine started to roll out, that would...
