Olympic diver, 32, dies following lung infection
Brazil’s Ian Matos, who represented his country at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, has died from a lung infection which he had battled for two months in hospital. Matos, …
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Ex-head of Brazilian Olympic Committee gets 30 years in prison for corruption
Brasilia [Brazil], November 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The former head of the Brazilian Olympic Committee, 79-year-old Carlos Arthur Nuzman, was sentenced to 30 years and 11 months in prison for buying votes …
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Three-time Olympic champion Katinka Hosszu will miss ISL series
BUDAPEST, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) — Three-time Olympic swimming champion Katinka Hosszu has tested positive for COVID-19 and will have to miss the International Swimming League (ISL) series this weekend in …
Read More Olympic flag-bearer Zhao defends taekwondo title at National Games
XI’AN, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) — Zhao Shuai, the Chinese delegation’s flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games, defended his title in the men’s 68kg taekwondo competition at …
Read More Kipyegon’s successful Olympic defence inspiring Kenya’s young talent
NAIROBI, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) — Kenya is still celebrating Faith Kipyegon who became the first female from the east African nation to be crowned a two-time Olympic champion after retaining …
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Kazakhstan: Olympic performance disappoints president
Kazakhstan underperformed at the Tokyo Olympics, and the president is not happy about it. With its haul of eight bronzes, Kazakhstan got more medals overall than did other Central Asian …
Read More Cuba welcomes Olympic athletes as heroes
HAVANA, Aug 9 (Xinhua) — A plane carrying the Cuban Olympic delegation at Tokyo 2020 landed in Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport on Monday, to be greeted by Cuban President …
Read More Final medal table at Tokyo Olympic Games on August 8
TOKYO, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — Following is the final medal table at the Tokyo Olympic Games which conclude here on Sunday, August 8 (tabulated under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and …
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France wins Olympic gold in women’s handball
France claimed their first Olympic women’s handball title, beating the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team 30-25 in the final at the Tokyo Games on Sunday. France secured gold following a …
Read More Chinese Olympic rider Hua Tian stays the course
TOKYO, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — The journey to Tokyo was destined to be special for Alex Hua Tian. It’s the third time for the Chinese rider to compete at the …
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