PARIS: It may be far from any stadium but the 2024 Paris Olympics is preparing for the threat of a drone attack with what one official calls “unprecedented” measures. Fears of a deadly attack have haunted every Olympic host for half a century since Palestinian gunmen took members of the Israeli team into captivity at...
LAUSANNE: The International Fencing Federation (FIE) decided on Friday to allow it Russia and Belarusian athletes to compete in Olympic qualifying games, showing anger in Ukraine. Fencing became the first Olympic sport to be re-opened to competitors from both countries, a year after they were expelled due to the war in Ukraine. After the decision...
VILNIUS: A group of 35 countries, including the United States, Germany and Australia, will request the ban of Russian and Belarusian players from the game. 2024 Olympicssaid the Lithuanian sports minister on Friday, deepening uncertainty over the Paris Games. The action raised the pressure of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) which aims to avoid the...