Olympics News

Munich will bid to bring the Olympics back to Germany for the first time in more than 60 years after seeing off a rival bid from Cologne to become the focus of the country's push to host a Summer Games.

The current dispensation headed by sprint legend PT Usha was elected on December 10, 2022 for a four-year term.

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya used a visit to the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground to underscore India's ambitious bid to host its first Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2036, saying the country is committed to bringing the world's biggest sporting spectacle to Ahmedabad.

The Gujarat government has made a "historic" budgetary provision of Rs 1,331 crore with an aim to transform the state into a sports hub and develop Ahmedabad as an "Olympic-ready" city, cabinet minister Jitu Vaghani informed the legislative assembly on Tuesday.

Organisers of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics have exhausted their initial supply of 10,000 free condoms at the athletes village just days into the Games.

Yannick Agnel won two gold medals at the 2012 London Olympics — in the 200-meter freestyle and the 4x100-meter freestyle relay — and retired in 2016.

Information related to sports federations and associations recognised by the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports should be proactively disclosed on the ministry's website to ensure transparency and accountability, the CIC has directed.

India's seasoned sports administrator and former president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), Suresh Kalmadi, passed away in Pune on January 6.

Delays have hampered the preparation of some of the Milan-Cortina Olympic event sites, such as those used for ice hockey, snowboarding and freestyle skiing.

The IOC plans to ban transgender women from female categories after a review found lasting physical advantages despite testosterone suppression.

IOC president Kirsty Coventry on Friday lauded the return of cricket to the Olympic curriculum.

Charles Coste won the team pursuit gold medal at the 1948 Olympic Games in London.

Only 15 Russians and 17 Belarusians competed in Paris, winning a combined five medals.

In a historic first, the 2028 LA Games will also see women have more spots (5,655) than men (5,543).

This development comes after another report claimed that hosting the multi-sport event could cost India between Rs 34,700 crore to Rs 64,000 crore.

The estimated expenditure will be more than that of last year's Paris Olympics (Rs 32, 765).

Newly-elected International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry was expectedly guarded on India's bid to stage the 2036 Games.

International Olympic Committee on Thursday declaring it to be an "extraordinary moment."