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What is WADA, why is the FBI investigating it and why is it feuding with US anti-doping officials?

The feuding this week among officials in the Olympics, the anti-doping world and the United States government over eradicating drugs from sports is hardly new

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2024

Workers go on strike at five-star Paris hotel where IOC members are staying for Olympics

Workers have gone on strike at the five-star hotel in Paris where members of the International Olympic Committee are staying

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2024

"Everyone wants pictures in the blink of an eye," laments Getty sports photographer Laurence Griffiths

With so much sporting action this summer, Laurence Griffiths of Getty Images talks about capturing every goal at the Euros, Getty Images’ 24/7 Olympics coverage, and why he always has a wide-angle ready…

Digital Camera World · Jul 25, 2024

Are the Olympic Games politically neutral?

In the early 20th century, the father of the modern Olympic Games, Pierre de Coubertin, wrote that the competition ought to be “free from political interference”. Yet it’s often hard for champions to escape world affairs. Take the example of Algerian judoka, Fethi Nourine, who withdrew in from the Tokyo…

The Conversation · Jul 25, 2024

'We see war everywhere, people are losing their dreams': Olympic cyclist who fled Afghanistan aims to inspire hope

Aged just 16, Amir Ansari fled his home and embarked on a 3,000-mile journey in search of safety. Eight years on, he’s about to become an Olympian. Dan Challis hears his story

Cycling Weekly · Jul 25, 2024

This year marks the first ever gender-equal Olympics – 14 milestones that highlight how far the Games have come

Inspiration at its finest.

Marie Claire · Jul 25, 2024

France has banned its athletes from wearing Hijabs at the Paris Olympics

Amnesty International has called it “racist gender discrimination”

Marie Claire · Jul 25, 2024

Emerging Talents Primed For Paris But Olympic Boxing On The Ropes

Muhammad Ali, Floyd Mayweather and Lennox Lewis are among the boxing greats who have cut their teeth at the Olympics, with a new generation of fighters eager to follow in their footsteps in Paris.

International Business Times · Jul 25, 2024

Salt Lake City Announced As The Official Host Of The 2034 Winter Olympic Games

RECEIPTS! PROOF! TIMELINE! GOLD MEDALS!

Pedestrian.tv · Jul 25, 2024

S&P: Olympic Organizers, Media Partners Look for Revenue Growth with Paris Games

Since 2004, revenue from global broadcasting rights to the Summer Olympics has increased 108%, with NBCU paying $1.48B for the 2024 games

TV Tech · Jul 24, 2024