The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Laureus Sport for Good have announced a ground-breaking collaboration that will see both organisations each invest $1 million into a two-year programme to advance youth education and employability through sport in Africa.
Olympics
Mar 09, 2018 16:03
MUMBAI: Google is celebrating the commencement of the Winter Paralympics in the South Korean city of PyeongChang on Friday with a special doodle.
Google's special animated design shows para-athletes racing downhill together. The Athletes are racing to capture a spot on the podium in six qualifying sports- alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, para ice hockey, snowboarding and wheelchair curling.
Mar 01, 2018 17:03
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed on Wednesday that it had reinstated Russia after the remaining tests of the country's athletes at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics were all returned negative.
Feb 27, 2018 16:02
NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Monday announced Edelweiss Financial Services Limited, as sponsor of the Indian contingent for 2018 Commonwealth Games 2018, 2018 Asian Games and 2020 Olympic Games as well as National Games 2018 and 2019.
Feb 26, 2018 14:02
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach on Sunday said that the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games opened up "new horizons" by introducing new events and digital technology and hosting a record number of athletes.
Feb 23, 2018 11:02
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: Emma Terho from Finland (ice hockey) and Kikkan Randall from USA (cross-country skiing) have been elected to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s athletes’ commission by their fellow Olympians at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018.
Feb 21, 2018 14:02
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: More than 300 million people worldwide are estimated to have watched the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on television, a senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) official said on Tuesday.
Feb 21, 2018 13:02
LAUSANNE: The new IOC legacy reporting framework was presented to experts and Olympic scholars from all over the world during the 9th International Sport Business Symposium, in Chuncheon, Korea, on Wednesday.
Feb 20, 2018 14:02
LAUSANNE: The Olympic Channel will look into engaging with its young audience through esports straight after the Pyeongchang Olympics as the rise of competitive electronic gaming can not be ignored, its executive director Yiannis Exarchos told newswire Reuters.
Feb 17, 2018 17:02
SEOUL: At Pyeongchang 2018, 18 national Olympic committees (NOCs) have benefited from the uniform support programme initiated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), together with the World Federation of Sporting Goods Industries (WFSGI). A first for the Olympic Winter Games.
Feb 10, 2018 15:02
PYEONGCHANG, Korea: Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group kicked off its first Olympic Games as a TOP partner Saturday with the opening of its showcase – “The Olympic Games on the Cloud” – at the Gangneung Olympic Park.