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More than 300,000 apply to be Paris Olympics, Paralympics volunteers 04 May 2023 - 04:32 pm
FILE PHOTO: Photo by Jean-Baptiste GURLIAT / PARIS CITY HALL PRESS OFFICE / AFP
India’s Neeraj targets 90m to begin title defence in Doha 04 May 2023 - 04:03 pm
Photo by Mohamed Farag / The Peninsula
Kiptum and Hassan triumph in astounding London Marathon 23 Apr 2023 - 03:21 pm
Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum breaks the tape to win the Men's race at the finish of the 2023 London Marathon in central London on April 23, 2023. Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
Road to Worlds redemption begins in Doha for De Grasse 19 Apr 2023 - 10:41 am
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IOC chief Bach slams sport's 'politicisation' over Russia 30 Mar 2023 - 06:45 pm
A view of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) headquarters in Moscow on March 29, 2023. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP)
IOC backs return of Russian athletes as individuals, no timeline for Paris Olympics 28 Mar 2023 - 07:34 pm
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach gestures during an IOC executive board meeting where the issue of Russian athletes are discussed, in Lausanne, on March 28, 2023. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
Paris 2024: Qatar volleyball team qualifies for Olympic Qualification Tournament 13 Mar 2023 - 05:54 pm
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UK urges Olympic sponsors to back ban on Russian athletes 11 Mar 2023 - 05:07 pm
Workers operate at the site of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games athletes' village in Saint-Ouen, outside Paris, on 30 August, 2022. File photo / AFP
Paris Olympics tickets viewed as too pricey, poll finds 05 Mar 2023 - 04:41 pm
Olympic rings to celebrate the IOC official announcement that Paris won the 2024 Olympic bid are seen in front of the Eiffel Tower at the Trocadero square in Paris, France, on September 16, 2017. (Reuters file photo)
German Olympic committee says time not right to readmit Russians 28 Feb 2023 - 10:49 pm
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No clarity on neutrality, no Olympics for Russia 20 Feb 2023 - 06:07 pm
This file photo taken on March 8, 2021 shows the Olympic flag next to the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
Lack of Winter Olympic bids may lead to rotating fixed hosts 13 Feb 2023 - 10:16 pm
Retired Olympic skiing champion Lindsey Vonn. File Photo / AFP
Olympic chief Bach shares 'grief, human suffering' of Ukrainian athletes 12 Feb 2023 - 09:36 pm
International Olympic Committee President (IOC) Thomas Bach (left) looks on during the award ceremony for the Women's Downhill event of the FIS Alpine Ski World Championship 2023 in Meribel, French Alps, on February 11, 2023. (Photo by Jeff PACHOUD / AFP)
Zelensky says Russian athletes at Olympics a 'manifestation of violence' 10 Feb 2023 - 10:20 pm
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French authorities pass Russian Olympic problem to IOC 08 Feb 2023 - 08:13 pm
French President of the Paris Organising Committee of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Tony Estanguet reacts during the presentation of the pictograms of each discipline of Paris 2024 and Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on February 8, 2023. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
Nordic nations join call for Russian Olympic ban 07 Feb 2023 - 08:52 pm
Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic mascots unveiled on November 11, 2022. (REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes)
Paris mayor against Russian athletes at 2024 Olympics 'while war goes on' 07 Feb 2023 - 04:50 pm
This file photo taken on March 8, 2021 shows the Olympic flag next to the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
Paris 2024 chief organiser says external decisions shouldn't harm athletes 03 Feb 2023 - 06:59 pm
Olympic rings to celebrate the IOC official announcement that Paris won the 2024 Olympic bid are seen in front of the Eiffel Tower at the Trocadero square in Paris, France, September 16, 2017. (REUTERS/Benoit Tessier)

Boxing

US Heavyweight boxer George Foreman (L) is seen on January 1973 during a training session in preparation for his match against Joe Frazier in Kingston. (Photo by AFP) Heavyweight boxing great George Foreman dead at 76
File photo Algerian boxer Khelif 'not intimidated' by Trump as she targets second Olympic gold in LA
File: Kyrgyzstan's Munarbek Seiitbek Uulu and Bulgaria's Javier Ibanez Diaz (blue) competed in the men's 57kg semi-final boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Roland-Garros Stadium, in Paris on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Mauro Pimentel / AFP) Boxing moves 'one step closer' to 2028 Olympics place
(FILES) World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title holder Britain's Tyson Fury takes part in an pre-fight press conference at Wembley Stadium in west London, on April 20, 2022. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) Former world heavyweight champion Fury retires from boxing

Badminton

Indonesia's Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti (C) and Rinov Rivaldy (top) play a point during their mixed doubles match against China's Gao Jiaxuan (R) and Wu Mengying (L) at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province on February 16, 2025. (Photo by AFP) China loses to Indonesia at Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships final
China's Guo Xinwa and Chen Fanghui hit a return against Japan's Hiroki Midorikawa and Natsu Saito in the mix doubles final match at the Daihatsu Indonesia Masters 2025 badminton tournament at Istora stadium in Jakarta on January 26, 2025. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP) China takes silver at badminton Indonesia Masters
Peninsula China badminton ace Shi wins second World Tour Finals title
Chinese badminton players and coaches (in white jackets and black armbands), along with all players competing in the 2024 Asia Junior Championship, praying together for the late Chinese player Zhang Zhi Jie. (Photo by Handout / public relations and media division of the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) / AFP) China badminton player, 17, dies of cardiac arrest after collapsing on court

Shooting

Peninsula Qatari shooter Rashid Al Athba wins 4th place in World Cup Shooting Championship in India
Winner, Germany's Peter Florian (centre), silver medallist Li Yuehong of China, and bronze medallist Anish Bhanwala of India pose for a photo after the Men's 25 meter rapid-fire pistol final. Florian, Feng shoot for glory in Lusail
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Peninsula Qatar’s Amal clinches gold in Kazakhstan

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