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Olympic Stadium in Athens closed for urgent repairs after iconic roof found riddled with rust
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A new inspection has been ordered at the stadium that hosted the 2004 Athens Olympics after rust was found along the iconic arched roof, forcing the site to close, government officials said Monday. The 70,000-seat Olympic Stadium, Greece’s largest, and...
AP PHOTOS: Asian Games wrap up their first week in Hangzhou, China
HANGZHOU, China (AP) — The two-week Asian Games featuring 12,500 participants from 45 nations and territories have completed their first week in China. The opening ceremony in the packed 80,000-seat Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Hangzhou featured electronic flash, 3D animations...
The centuries-old card game of bridge offers a sharp contrast to esports at the Asian Games
HANGZHOU, China (AP) — If you're looking for another kind of esport to follow from the Asian Games, try the centuries-old card game of bridge. Here the “e” would stand for “elderly” to represent the game's aging demographic — not for “electronic” as in the...
Poland says it wants to pursue hosting 2036 Olympics
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland will tell the International Olympic Committee it wants to host the 2036 Summer Games, state president Andrzej Duda said Wednesday. Duda announced the government-backed project less than three weeks before parliamentary elections on Oct. 15. ...
Olympic doping case involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva starts in Switzerland
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The doping case involving teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva that marred the 2022 Beijing Olympics returned to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Tuesday. The highest court in sports began a closed-door hearing set to last at least three...
Cricket at the Asian Games reminds of what's surely coming to the Olympics
HANGZHOU, China (AP) — The Asian Games offer a preview of what could soon be coming to the Olympics. That's surely the case with cricket, which seems headed to the Olympic program as soon as the 2028 Los Angeles Games or the 2032 Brisbane Games. India's women won the gold medal on...
Lots of dignitaries but no real fireworks — only electronic flash — as the Asian Games open
HANGZHOU, China (AP) — The opening ceremony of the Asian Games on Saturday in China offered all the staples of a major international sports event. Dignitaries greeted General Secretary Xi Jinping, fans packed the 80,000-seat Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Hangzhou to capacity,...
US breaking pros want to preserve Black roots, original style of hip-hop dance form at Olympics
As ambassadors of the country where breakdancing originated 50 years ago, members of Team USA have something to prove — and potentially to lose — when the hip-hop dance form makes its official debut at the Paris Games in 2024. That's because for U.S. breakers like Carmarry Hall,...
Anthony Nesty to become the first Black US head swimming coach at the Olympics
Anthony Nesty made more history Thursday when he was picked to lead the U.S. men's swimming team in Paris, where he will become the first Black head coach for the powerhouse American squad at the Olympics. Nesty's selection was announced by USA Swimming, which also appointed Todd...
The Asian Games: larger than the Olympics and with an array of regional and global sports
The Asian Games are an attention grabber. For starters, they involve more participants than the Summer Olympics. Organizers say more than 12,000 will be entered when the opening ceremony takes place Saturday in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou. This is more than the 10,500 expected for next...
