Germany's Olympic rowing gold medallist Maximilian Reinelt has died while skiing in Switzerland aged only 30, it has been announced.
The amount of debt incurred by the Organising Committee of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro has risen sharply to over three times the last disclosed figure, a report in Brazil has revealed.
China's two-time taekwondo Olympic gold medallist Wu Jingyu has announced she is planning to make a return to the sport in time for Tokyo 2020 after receiving encouragement from International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach.
I spent part of the recent holiday period engrossed in Gideon Haigh's fascinating biography of Jack Iverson, the Australian cricketer who played a big part in his country's 1950-1951 Ashes victory over England.
A new study has concluded that the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro had positive economic impacts on both the host city and its wider metropolitan area.
Five-time Olympic swimming champion Missy Franklin has announced her retirement at the age of just 23, saying she no longer wants to be in pain.
Two-time Paralympic gold medallist Mary Fisher has today announced her retirement from the sport of swimming to focus on further adventures.
Francis Paul Kanyili has stepped down as secretary general of the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) over corruption cases linked to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Iran’s Saeid Mohammadpour has retrospectively received the gold medal from the notorious men’s 94 kilograms weightlifting event at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Legendary athlete Kipchoge Keino is set to escape criminal action over the corruption charges relating to Kenya's preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, it has been revealed.
Former National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) chairman Kipchoge Keino has been arrested after turning himself in to police in a KES55 million (£416,000/$545,000/€474,000) corruption case.
Former National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) chairman Kipchoge Keino has been given more time to report to police in a KES55 million (£415,000/$545,000/€472,000) corruption case.
Former National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) official Stephen Kiptanui arap Soi has been arrested in connection with the Rio 2016 Olympic Games financial scandal.
A headline in a leading South Korean newspaper last week told a familiar story for cities which have hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Games in recent years.
Former Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes has denied debts are left over from the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics as the legacy of the Games was used to attack him in a debate for the position of State Governor.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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