Afghanistan’s 2028 Olympics fate in IOC hands, says ICC CEO. Concerns rise as 22 of 25 female players seek refuge post-Taliban. Hope for male team’s LA28, ICC and organizers plan event structure. Geoff Allardice, the Chief Executive Officer of the International Cricket Council (ICC), has clarified that the fate of Afghanistan’s participation in the 2028 … Read more
Cricket’s Twenty20 format added to 2028 Olympics. Exploits lucrative South Asian market. Diverse sports lineup highlights 2028 Games. In an exciting development for sports enthusiasts worldwide, cricket is set to make a triumphant return to the Olympic Games in 2028. The decision was reached through a vote at the International Olympic Committee’s session in Mumbai, … Read more
IOC said letting states choose which athletes can compete would be the end of international sport. IOC criticized countries for endorsing Russian or Ukrainian positions. IOC said that the overwhelming majority of the world’s athletes respect its approach. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has cautioned that letting states choose which athletes can compete “would be … Read more
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a relatively new sport in the country but in a short span of time, Pakistani athletes have put the country on the map of combat sports. Recently, a five-man contingent comprising Ismail Khan, Zulqarnain Khan, Eman Khan, Abu Bakar Munir and Taimoor Khan, under the banner of Pakistan Mixed Martial … Read more
NEW DELHI, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) — India won the right to host the 2023 International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) session in Mumbai in an unopposed race during the 139th IOC session in Beijing on Saturday. This will be the first time in four decades and the second time overall that India hosts the IOC session after … Read more
SYDNEY: Australia will not send officials to February’s Winter Olympics in Beijing, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday, joining a US diplomatic boycott of the Games. Canberra’s decision comes amid “disagreement” with China over a slew of issues that have plunged relations into the most serious crisis since the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989. … Read more
BEIJING: China warned on Tuesday the United States would “pay the price” for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights concerns. The US move — which stopped short of preventing athletes from attending — comes after Washington spent months wrangling over what position to take on the Games beginning in February next … Read more
PARIS: Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba Group’s role as a “worldwide partner” of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has sparked a behind-the-scenes battle to prevent it from hosting and accessing sensitive data. “There is a fight,” Guillaume Poupard, director general of the National Agency for the Security of Information Systems (ANSSI) said earlier, before adding that it … Read more
Jaques Rogge has spent 12 years as president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The organization announced on Sunday that Jaque has passed away at the age of 79. They have not revealed any details yet. After his presidency ended in 2013, his health was starting to weaken. “It is with great sadness that the … Read more
KARACHI: Alibaba Group, a worldwide partner of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has unveiled the Alibaba Cloud Pin, a cloud-based digital pin, for broadcasting and media professionals at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, according to media reports. The pin can be worn either as a badge or attached to a lanyard. The digital wearable is … Read more
Laurel Hubbard, a kiwi weightlifter is all set to make history at the Tokyo Olympics by becoming the first transgender athlete to compete at the Games. As per reports, under the new qualification rules, which came into effect after several competitions were lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hubbard will be guaranteed a spot in … Read more
The International Olympic Committee IOC will bear the added cost of several hundred million dollars due to the postponement of the Tokyo Games amid Coronavirus situation. Thomas Bach, President of International Olympic Committee said “impossible to say for now” the extent of the added costs for the IOC caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. … Read more
