Polo has been showcased at Buenos Aires 2018 here as the sport continues its audacious campaign for a place at the main Summer Olympic Games.
By Duncan Mackay, Liam Morgan and Michael Pavitt in Buenos Aires
American Anastasija Zolotic, who won silver at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games in the under-49 kilograms taekwondo competition, has revealed she did so despite suffering a fractured hand in her first round fight at the Oceania Pavilion.
Senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) official Christophe Dubi has called on Tokyo 2020 to learn lessons from the way organisers of the Summer Youth Olympic Games here have presented their urban sports park.
Maria Sol Ordas became the first Argentinian gold medallist at their Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games by winning the women's single sculls rowing event today.
By Duncan Mackay, Liam Morgan and Michael Pavitt in Buenos Aires
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board member Kirsty Coventry has been appointed as chairperson of the Dakar 2022 Summer Youth Olympic Games Coordination Commission.
Titles were claimed in rowing and sport climbing on the third day of the 2018 Youth Olympic Games as hosts Argentina broke their medal duck here.
Colombia's multiple world champion roller speed skater Andres Felipe Muñoz has revealed that he plans to continue competing in the hope that his sport's appearance in the Summer Youth Olympic Games here will help it earn a place at Paris 2024.
By Duncan Mackay, Liam Morgan and Michael Pavitt at the Hilton Buenos Aires
USPA Global Licensing Inc. (USPAGL), official licensing arm and national broadcaster of the United States Polo Association (USPA), has announced that U.S. Polo Assn. will be the official apparel supplier of the polo which is a showcase event at these Summer Youth Olympic Games.
Breaking and roller speed skating medals were won for the first time at the Summer Youth Olympic Games as the second day of competition saw the new events come to the fore here.
Senegal was officially confirmed as the host of the 2022 Youth Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session here today.
By Duncan Mackay, Liam Morgan and Michael Pavitt at the Hilton Buenos Aires
Russia enjoyed a strong start to the Summer Youth Olympic Games as they secured five gold medals as competition began here.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
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As the International Ice Hockey Federation prepares to decide whether Belarus remains a co-host of its World Championship later this year, Philip Barker recalls other occasions where human rights has been a key topic in the build-up to a country staging a major sports event.
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