PSG has entered the bidding for the Stade de France.

French soccer powerhouse Paris Saint-Germain announced on Friday that the club is competing to purchase the Stade de France, the site of the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The present lease for the 81,500-seater stadium, the largest in France, expires on July 1, 2025, so the French government ha...

As the Olympic bid-rigging inquiry broadens, ad agency Hakuhodo and others are searched.

Japanese prosecutors and a fair trade watchdog searched the offices of major advertising agency Hakuhodo Inc on Monday, including its headquarters, on suspicion of rigging bids for contracts related to test events for last year's Tokyo Olympics, just days after raiding another ad giant in the...

Prosecutors raid Dentsu as part of their investigation into the Tokyo Olympics

On Friday, Japanese authorities searched the offices of big advertising firm Dentsu, as the probe into the Tokyo Olympics scandal intensified.

Tokyo District Prosecutors and Japan Fair Trade Commission officers were seen entering Dentsu headquarters, according to major local TV channels...

ADK advertising firm claims bid manipulation for Tokyo Olympic test events

A source close to the matter said Tuesday that ADK Holdings Inc, a major Japanese advertising agency, reported to the fair trade watchdog that it participated in bid rigging for the rights to organize test events for the Tokyo Olympics.

ADK came forward after Tokyo prosecutors recently ...

Ad agency CEO and two others arrested in bribery probe related to the Olympics by Tokyo prosecutors

Japanese media reports that the president and two former employees of Japanese advertising business ADK Holdings Inc were arrested on Wednesday by authorities in Tokyo on suspicion of bribery related to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Originally concentrated on a former member of the Tokyo 202...

Felix Finds Abortion Restrictions 'Shocking'

Allyson Felix, who holds the record for most medals won by a woman in the history of track and field, referred to the decision of the United States Supreme Court to abolish the constitutional right to an abortion as "shocking" and a "step down" for women. Felix currently holds...

Sophie Goldschmidt of US Ski & Snowboard discusses Beijing 2022, a Winter Olympic bid, and bringing a new viewpoint to snow sports

One of Sophie Goldschmidt's first duties as US Ski & Snowboard's president and chief executive officer, which she assumed in November, was to guide the organisation through the difficult Beijing 2022. After the Winter Olympics are over, the Englishwoman discusses her primary goals for...

50 years of Title IX: the US law that aimed to equalise athletic competition

No person in the United States shall, based on sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education programme or activity receiving Federal financial assistance, according to Title IX, a seemingly straightforward law passed by US...

UAE Special Olympic competitors feel motivated to achieve even greater exploits when government lend a kind hand of support

According to them, the government's backing sends a powerful message of inclusiveness and helps to develop opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities.

When young athletes with special needs walk hand-in-hand with UAE officials at events like the 2019 Special Olympics Wo...

Female athletes to compete in the GCC Olympic Games for the first time

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Olympic sports competition is underway in Kuwait, with female athletes competing for the first time.

The regional competition, which began in 2011, is held every four years and allows athletes from member countries Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi A...

Australia and New Zealand Refuse to Send Athletes to the Asian Games

On Tuesday, the Australian Olympic Committee announced that Australia will not be taking up the offer to send its Athletes to the Asian games this year for the first time since none of the invited sports federations showed any interest in going to Hangzhou.

The Olympic Council of Asia i...

Singapore is 'without a doubt' capable of holding world-class athletic events: Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee

On Thursday, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach stated that Singapore is "without a doubt" capable of hosting major athletic events (Apr 28).

Mr Bach was speaking to the media during a lunch with the Singapore sports fraternity at Swissotel, where he i...

United Arab Emirates’ National Olympic Committee Holds a Meeting to Discuss Sports Ethics and Olympic Values

The National Olympic Committee of the United Arab Emirates conducted a meeting at the Al Khawaneej Majlis community center in Dubai for discussing Olympic values and sports ethics.

Dubai’s Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities organized this meeting which feature...

Brisbane Finalizes Olympics Body Directors

The Australian government has finalized that the former head of Dow Chemical, Andrew Liveris, will be the head of the Brisbane 2032 Olympics organizing committee.

Rob Scott, an Olympic rower, Sarah Kelly, recipient of the Order of Australia, Brett Clark, a former Queensland rugby player...

Sarah Keane said that the National Olympic Committee will help increase women's participation in sports

Following the publication of a European Union (EU) study with suggestions for increasing gender equality in sport, Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) President Sarah Keane has said that the National Olympic Committee will "play our role and act upon these measures."

Gender ma...

US Supports IOC’s Decision to Place a Sports Ban on Russia

US Olympic chiefs are supporting the International Olympic Committee that has demanded Russian athletes to be banned from the international competition as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

In a statement, the Olympic and Paralympic Committee of the United States has said that...

Thai Skier Karen’s Participation in Winter Games Tour

Thailand's cross-country skier, Miss Kren Chanloung, will be the perfect athlete for defining passion for winter sports at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

 The temperature difference between Bangkok and China's National Cross-Country Skiing Center in Zhangjiakou is around 50 deg...

Olympic Athletes Catching the Covid-19 Virus

Athletes and officials from international teams arriving in the country for the Beijing Olympics are testing positive for the Covid-19 at a very fast pace.

Local organizers revealed that 11 out of 379 athletes that arrived in China on Monday tested positive. All those who were infected ...

Sports Diplomacy

Sports is a universal language and has been used over the course of history to boost international diplomacy and relations.

Sports diplomacy began with the first Olympics in 776 B.C.

The George Washington University’s director of Sport Management Program, Lisa Delpy Neir...

Thai Athletes to Carry National Flag in Winter Olympics

The Sports Authority of Thailand has announced that four of the country’s athletes will be competing in the Beijing Winter Olympics and raising their national flag in February despite the ban imposed on Thailand by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

The governor of SAT, Gongsak Yodmani...