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Sports Minister: Offering support for athletes to participate in Olympics
Egypt

Sports Minister: Offering support for athletes to participate in Olympics

Youth and Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhi asserted that the ministry offered all needed support for Egyptian athletes in all championships,…
The world’s biggest sporting event is coming to Paris. Not everyone’s happy
World

The world’s biggest sporting event is coming to Paris. Not everyone’s happy

Paris CNN  —  The date is set, venues have been chosen, tickets are on sale. One hundred years after the…
Olympic boycott could render the Games ‘pointless’ if Russian athletes compete, says Polish minister
World

Olympic boycott could render the Games ‘pointless’ if Russian athletes compete, says Polish minister

CNN  —  Allowing athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete at the Paris Olympics could lead to a large-scale boycott…
Ukraine could boycott Olympics if Russians allowed back, says sports minister
World

Ukraine could boycott Olympics if Russians allowed back, says sports minister

Reuters  —  Ukraine would not rule out boycotting the Olympic Games if Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to compete…
Human rights? China won that Winter Olympics battle. Almost.
World

Human rights? China won that Winter Olympics battle. Almost.

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — When three-time Olympian Gus Kenworthy took the remarkable, perhaps even brave decision to speak out against…
Beijing’s Olympics close, ending safe but odd global moment
World

Beijing’s Olympics close, ending safe but odd global moment

BEIJING (AP) — A pile of figure-skating rubble created by Russian misbehavior. A new Chinese champion — from California. An…
Olympic mascots: Creative, cartoonish, at times contentious
World

Olympic mascots: Creative, cartoonish, at times contentious

BEIJING (AP) — The panda mascot of the Beijing Games has been a huge success here in the Chinese capital,…
After blow of Beijing, Olympians ask: What about Africa?
World

After blow of Beijing, Olympians ask: What about Africa?

BEIJING (AP) — Victory, of sorts, for Eritrea’s sole Winter Olympian — one of just six athletes competing for African…
This time, Tibet stands silent as Olympics return to China
World

This time, Tibet stands silent as Olympics return to China

GARZE COUNTY, China (AP) — As a speedskating team was winning China’s first Olympic gold medal of the Beijing Games,…
For Asian American women, Olympics reveal a harsh duality
World

For Asian American women, Olympics reveal a harsh duality

BEIJING (AP) — Across two pandemic Olympics set in Asian countries, Asian American women fronting the Games have encountered a…
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