Chinese President Xi Jinping declared the Games open as more than 12,000 athletes from 45 countries gear up to fight for top honours till October 8
With the Paris Olympics approaching, it augurs well that the Indian contingent matched its best performance in terms of gold medals.
Russia remains excluded from many international sporting events, but that could soon change.
However, they will only be allowed to play with Russians competing as “neutral athletes”
Vadym Guttsait, who is Ukraine's sports minister and leads the national Olympic committee, was sharply critical of the IOC's push to reintegrate Russia and its ally Belarus into world sports.
The International Olympic Committee is trying to find a way to allow Russians into the Olympics, citing the opinion of United Nations human rights experts who believe Russians and Belarusians should not face discrimination...
Bach also suggested that those governments had “double standards” for focusing on athletes from countries involved in just one of about 70 wars and armed conflicts ongoing in the world.
Russia had originally been chosen in 2019 to host the event in Kazan, which also held the championships in 2015.
The IOC statement came a day after Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said no Russians or Belarusians should be allowed to compete at next year's Olympics.
Karmakar claimed that she "unknowingly ingested" the prohibited substance Higenamine which was found in her dope sample.
The IOC responded in a statement that “it is regretful that politicians are misusing athletes and sport as tools to achieve their political objectives.”
Karmakar's dope sample collected out-of-competition by the ITA was found to contain Higenamine, which is a prohibited substance under World Anti-Doping Agency...
A meeting of the Ukrainian Olympic Committee did not commit to a boycott, but approved plans to consult with and persuade sports officials around the world...
Despite condemnation received from various governments in Europe, the response from the national Olympic committees sending teams has been muted.
Zelenskyy wants Russia excluded from taking part in Paris while its military is occupying and attacking his country.
Men have competed in artistic swimming at the biennial aquatics world championships since 2015.
The two governing bodies also congratulated the IOA president PT Usha through a letter dated December 16.
The apex court asked Justice L Nageswara Rao to prepare a road map for amending the IOA constitution and holding elections by December 15, 2022.
Anil Khanna took IOA charge after a court ruling that ended Narinder Batra's reign as chief of the apex sports body in the country.
The IOC on September 8 issued a final warning to IOA to resolve its internal matters by December this year, failing which the world sports body will ban India.
The anniversary ceremony at the Fuerstenfeldbruck airfield outside Munich came days after an agreement ended a long dispute over compensation.
The 50th anniversary of the deadliest terror attack ever launched on the world of sports is Monday. There will be a commemoration in Munich.
Although corruption at top levels among Olympic officials had long been rumored, the arrest comes as a blow to Japan's Olympic ambitions.
A bench of Justices Manmohan and Najmi Waziri said the 'persistent recalcitrance' of the IOA to comply with the Sports Code made it imperative that its affairs...
A final decision is expected to be announced ahead of the International Olympic Committee session in Mumbai sometime in mid-2023.
