Wow!: Brazilian athletes drop Olympic dreams to help flood victims
LEONARDO BENANSATTO and RICARDO BRITO, of Reuters, report from Porto Alegre…
The Paris Olympics menu: more French, more local, less meat
Paris, France Reuters Athletes at this year’s Olympics will be eating fresh produce mostly made in France, with a focus on local and organic products and more vegetarian options. French supermarket giant Carrefour, the official provider of fresh produce to athletes at the Olympic Village, hosted on Thursday a visit to a farm in Villeron, […]
The Leader: Jim Dayhew, chaplain and coach in sport ministry
JO KADLECEK speaks with Jim Dayhew who recently became executive director of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes: FCA 360 Sports Australia…
A year before Paris Olympics, Ukraine torn over boycott threat
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Kyiv could drop a threatened boycott of next year’s Paris Olympics if athletes from Russia and Belarus, allies in the war in Ukraine, compete under a neutral flag rather than their national colours, Ukraine’s sports minister told Reuters. Vadym Huttsait said there had been no decision to soften Ukraine’s stance but indicated Kyiv […]
COVID cases mount as athletes, personnel arrive in Beijing
Beijing, ChinaReuters During the past four days China has detected 119 COVID-19 cases among athletes and personnel involved in the Beijing Winter Olympics, with authorities imposing a “closed loop” bubble to keep participants, staff and media separated from the public. The tally from the weekend showed 37 new cases on Sunday, and 34 on Saturday, […]
Athletes bring fight for equality into sporting arena in 2020
Toronto, CanadaReuters A big part of sport’s appeal is that when you buy a ticket or turn on the television for a few hours it provides a respite from the turmoil engulfing the outside world. But in 2020, from the soccer pitches of the English Premier League to the US Open tennis hardcourts, there was […]