olympic

‘Affront to basic rights’: US officials wade into row surrounding Belarusian Olympic sprinter Timanovskaya as IOC demands answers

Olympic athlete Timanovskaya sought protection from Japanese police at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Sunday after saying she had been…

3 years ago

Disaffected Belarusian Olympic athlete Timanovskaya granted urgent visa by Poland after refusing to fly home under duress

The confirmation that she was given a visa was published on Twitter by Polish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Marcin…

3 years ago

‘On another level’: Olympic wrestler downs opponent with flying squirrel attack as fans claim move ‘deserves gold medal’ (VIDEO)

The two-time world bronze medalist went for broke with seconds remaining in the quarterfinal, leaping over Starcevic to execute the Flying…

3 years ago

‘I still don’t believe it’: Comeback kid Iliankova admits Olympic silver is ‘like gold’ to her after battling injury, squad exile

The 20-year-old artistic gymnast's road to her 14.833 score, which beat individual gold medalist Suni Lee's 14.500, was far from smooth.Part…

3 years ago

‘We meant no disrespect’: Israeli Olympic baseball team apologize after being slammed for ‘mischievous’ bed prank (VIDEO)

With a few exceptions, each of the 10,000+ athletes competing in this year's Games were assigned a bed made almost entirely from…

3 years ago

The gold medal for anti-Beijing hysteria goes to the NYT for its unhinged attack on China’s Olympic success

On Thursday, the NYT published an astonishing article titled ‘The Chinese Sports Machine’s Single Goal: The Most Golds At Any…

3 years ago

‘You’re counting it wrong’: Readers blast New York Times for putting US at top of Olympic medal rankings

On the fifth day of the 2020 Olympics, the US paper of record showed a chart captioned “here's where the…

3 years ago

GOLDEN GIRLS: Russian team clinch Olympic gymnastics title to end US dominance in dramatic final after Biles withdraws

A tense final at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre witnessed the shock early departure of American four-time Olympic champion Simone Biles, who…

3 years ago

‘Bloody ridiculous’: Shambolic scenes as BOAT blocks start of men’s Olympic triathlon race in Tokyo (VIDEO)

As the 56 competitors lined up to begin the race, around half of them found their path still blocked by…

3 years ago

Vitalina Batsarashkina wins 1st gold for Russia, setting Olympic RECORD in women’s 10m pistol event in Tokyo

Batsarashkina set a record of 240.3 points, with a 0.9 lead over Kostadinova, winning her first Olympic gold in Tokyo…

3 years ago