Olympics & Paralympics
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Olympics-Gymnastics-Japanese Men’s Top Goal Is Beating China for Team Gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Having missed the men's gymnastics team title by a hair at Tokyo 2020, Japan ar...
June 26, 2024
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News in Pictures / Japanese Skateboarders, Dancers and Climber Earn Olympic Spots; Ginwoo Onodera, Coco Yoshizawa Among Paris Qualifiers
Japanese athletes secured tickets to compete at the Paris Olympics one after the other on the fin...
June 25, 2024
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Olympic Athletes Turn to Diabetes Tech in Pursuit of Medals
Olympians including Dutch marathon runner Abdi Nageeye are using a new tool they hope will boost ...
June 11, 2024
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Paris Olympics Organizers Unveil a Display of the Five Olympic Rings Mounted on the Eiffel Tower
PARIS (AP) — The Paris Olympics organizers on Friday unveiled a display of the five Olympic rings...
June 7, 2024
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Japanese Judo Siblings Who Won Golds at Tokyo Olympics Vow to Defend Titles in Paris
Judo siblings Hifumi and Uta Abe, who both won golds at the Tokyo Olympics say they are ready to ...
June 6, 2024
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Russian Disinformation Campaign Takes Aim at Paris Olympics, Microsoft Says
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia has stepped up an online disinformation campaign which takes aim at Fra...
June 4, 2024
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Toyota to End Hefty Olympic Sponsorship; Shifts Focus to Individual Athlete Support
Toyota Motor Corp. will terminate its top-tier sponsorship with the International Olympic Committ...
May 28, 2024
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IPC To Decide On Inviting Russian, Belarusian Paralympians; President Will Soon Say If They May Come To Opening Ceremony
There are now less than 100 days remaining until Aug. 28, when this year’s Paralympic Games will ...
May 21, 2024
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Simone Biles Shines in Return While Gabby Douglas Scratches after a Shaky Start at the U.S. Classic
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Simone Biles certainly looks ready for Paris with more than two months to ...
May 19, 2024
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World Para Athletics meet kicks off in Kobe
KOBE — Host Japan wasted little time in securing its first medal as the World Para Athletics Cham...
May 17, 2024
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‘Para-performers’ Make Dazzling Debut in Japan; Team PTW Hopes to Expand Possibilities of People with Disabilities
Para-athletes exist in sports, so wouldn’t it be great to have “para-performers” in the entertain...
May 17, 2024
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Uniqlo Designs Official Wear for Swedish Team at Paris Games; Special Clothes Co-Designed With Athletes to Go on Sale June 3
Uniqlo Co. announced Tuesday that it will provide official apparel for the Swedish team at the Pa...
May 14, 2024
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Japan-born Wrestler’s Olympic Dream Comes True as Samoan; Ex-Pat Gaku Akazawa Qualifies for Paris
Gaku Akazawa achieved his lifetime dream by qualifying in freestyle wrestling for the upcoming Ol...
May 11, 2024
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Paris Olympic Flame Arrives in France by Ship from Greece
MARSEILLE, France — The Olympic flame of the Paris Olympics, which will start on July 26, arrived...
May 9, 2024
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Interest in Hosting Olympics ‘Never So High’, Says IOC Boss
Despite threats from climate change, AI-enhanced doping or competition from e-sports, the boss of...
April 28, 2024
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