1956 Melbourne Olympic torch only one missing from Panathenaic Stadium museum in Athens
Mystery surrounds the absence of Melbourne’s 1956 Olympic torch from a world-renowned display at the birthplace of the Modern ...
The ‘rare’ Melbourne Olympic torch missing from the Panathenaic Olympic museum
The whereabouts of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic torch meant to be on display at an Athenian Olympics museum remains a mystery.
Vijayan Bala’s new book launched at New Delhi World Book Fair
Discover the history and stars of the Olympics worldwide in Vijayan Bala's latest book with rare photos and anecdotes.
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Olympics in Africa: Egypt’s Ambitious Bid to Host the Games Could Succeed – But Will it be Worth it?
The modern Olympic Games is billed as the largest multi-sport event in the world, with a history dating back to 1896. Yet ...
Costas Simitis, Greek leader who stabilised the economy and paved the way for the 2004 Olympics
Costas Simitis, who has died aged 88, was the prime minister who bolstered Greece’s self-esteem by taking it into the ...
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Former Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says Brisbane 2032 Olympic stadium already 'decided'
Former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says the Olympic review committee has "already decided" to build a new stadium at Victoria Park for the Brisbane 2032 Games. The LNP government is ...
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Open or closed? Athens-area schools begin to make decisions for Thursday
With nearly all schools in the Athens area closed on Wednesday due to winter weather, including Athens Technical College and the University of Georgia, many schools will consider Thursdays operations.
WMUR18d
LA's Olympic venues were spared by wildfires, but the city's rebuild could impact the Games' runup
That seems cruelly ironic after Los Angeles organizers sold the Games as a no-build event.None of the Olympic venues has been damaged by the still-burning fires that tore through Pacific Palisades ...
Euronews18d
Why have more than 100 athletes returned their Paris Olympic medals?
Last year's Paris Olympics may have been a resounding success but there’s been a snag: some medals are falling apart. More than 100 athletes have complained to the International Olympic ...
USA Today18d
Olympian Klete Keller calls pardon for Jan. 6 actions 'an amazing feeling of relief'
He swam the anchor leg for the men's 4x200-meter freestyle team that won a gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics alongside Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte. Keller, now 42, expressed regret for his ...
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Some Paris Olympic winners say their medals are falling apart — and are asking for replacements
All that glitters is not gold — and, as some athletes who competed in the Paris Olympics are finding out, even gold can lose its luster. Since the 2024 Olympic Games last August, some Olympians ...
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IBA asks Trump to 'look into' 2028 Olympics omission
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended the IBA - which ran the Olympic Games' boxing programme - in 2019 because of concerns over its finances, governance, ethics, refereeing and judging.