Olympic Games

L’état a déboursé Rs 5 millions pour la préparation des JO 2020 selon Stephan Toussaint

Préparer les athlètes mauriciens au mieux de leurs capacités en vue des JO 2020 à Tokyo. Tel est l’engagement du gouvernement. Pour ce faire, l’état a mis à disposition une somme de Rs 5 millions. C’est ce qu’a affirmé le ministre des Sports et des Loisirs, Stephan Toussaint.

3 years, 9 months ago

Rio 2016 Olympics: US swimmers 'invented robbery story'

US Olympic swimmers in Rio de Janeiro invented a story about a robbery in an effort to disguise a dispute over a damaged petrol station door, police sources have told the BBC.

7 years, 3 months ago

When is the Olympic Games opening ceremony for Rio 2016 and what time does it …

What time does the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony start? - The Olympic Games curtain-raiser begins at 20:00:00 local time on Friday 5 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. For times elsewhere around the globe, see below.

7 years, 4 months ago

Evgeni Plushenko Steps Aside; Yuzuru Hanyu, Patrick Chan Step Up in Men’s Figure Skating

Even a year ago, there were signs that Evgeni Plushenko’s body was breaking down.

9 years, 9 months ago

Sochi 2014: Day Five

9 years, 9 months ago

Sochi 2014: Day Four Summary

The Sochi Olympics were in full swing with seven different sports giving out medals on Day 4.

9 years, 10 months ago

Sochi 2014: Day Three Summary

9 years, 10 months ago

Sochi 2014: Day Two Summary

9 years, 10 months ago

Sochi 2014: Day One Summary

9 years, 10 months ago

Sochi 2014 Begins With Teams, Classical Music and a Flying Girl

With lights, floats and flying, Russia kicked off the opening ceremony in Sochi as the world turns its attention to the costliest Olympic Games in history.

9 years, 10 months ago

15 Signs That Russia Is Not Very Ready for The Olympics

The winter Olympics kick off in the Russian city of Sochi on Thursday, whether Russia is ready for them or not. And it increasingly appears that Sochi might not actually be all that ready. Here are 15 signs – some of them superficial, some legitimately alarming – that the Olympics could get off to a bumpy start.

9 years, 10 months ago

Sochi: After Weeks of Worry, a Pretty Smooth Start to Olympics Spectacle

Amid international concerns about security, the Sochi Games completed the first day of contests Thursday with high excitement and -- equally important -- no major adverse incident.

9 years, 10 months ago

Journalists at Sochi Are Live-Tweeting Their Hilarious and Gross Hotel Experiences

Amid continued debate over whether or not Sochi is prepared to host the 2014 Olympics, which begins Thursday, reporters from around the world are starting to check into local hotels — to their apparent grief.

9 years, 10 months ago

First Event of Sochi Olympics: The Hotel Construction Sprint

The official mascots for the Winter Olympics are a polar bear, a hare and a leopard. But walk around the complexes that will stage the Games here, with the opening ceremony Friday, and what seem more apt are a hand drill, a backhoe and a shovel.

9 years, 10 months ago

Sochi Threat e-Mail Sent to Several Nations; IOC Calls It Not Credible

Olympic officials discounted an e-mailed threat to the upcoming Winter Games in the Russian city of Sochi on Wednesday, but the reported warning raised new concerns about security at the events.

9 years, 10 months ago