Representative Photo. (Getty Images) In a landmark decision for the global archery community, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has officially added the compound mixed team event to the archery programme for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. This marks the first time compound archery will feature at the Olympics, making its debut alongside the…
Track and field will introduce mandatory DNA sex testing for athletes entering female competitions, its global leader said Tuesday, making it the first Olympic sport to add the requirement. The move comes amid an increasingly vexed debate over eligibility rules in female sports and comes less than a year after the issue erupted at the…
Kirsty Coventry was elected on Thursday as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman and the first African to hold the most powerful role in sports. Ms. Coventry, 41, from Zimbabwe, was the only woman among the seven candidates in the monthslong election battle and will be the committee’s youngest…
Late Wednesday night, members of the International Olympic Committee gathered for a dinner at the Olympic Museum on the banks of Lake Geneva. The next morning, they would see presentations from seven candidates vying to be their leader, a role that would by most measures be the most important in international sports. At the closed-doors…
Indian chess prodigy D Gukesh has voiced his strong support for chess to be included in the Olympic Games, highlighting how such a move would elevate the game to new heights. Gukesh, who is widely regarded as one of the brightest talents in the world of chess, expressed his enthusiasm for the sport’s growing popularity…
Special Olympics in New Delhi: बौद्धिक अक्षमता वाले एथलीटों के लिए खेलों को बढ़ावा देने वाले राष्ट्रीय महासंघ स्पेशल ओलंपिक की आज से दिल्ली के त्यागराज स्टेडियम में शुरुआत हुई है. उपराष्ट्रपति जगदीप धनखड़ ने इस स्पेशल ओलंपिक की शुरुआत की. भारत में आयोजित हो रही स्पेशल ओलंपिक एशिया पैसिफिक बोचे और बॉलिंग प्रतियोगिता वैश्विक…