Olympics





Pyeongchang 2018 celebrates Olympic Day

By Emily Goddard

Pyeongchang_Olympic_Day_Run_28-06-11June 26 - Key figures of the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Bid Committee, including International Olympic Committee (IOC) Member Dae-sung Moon and a number of athlete ambassadors, have celebrated 2011's Olympic Day.






Olympic Stadium decision is blow to Tottenham admits Cullen

By Andrew Warshaw in Moscow

London_2012_Olympic_Stadium_lit_up_June_15_2011June 24 - Tottenham Hotspur admitted today that the club could not compete on a level playing field with their Premiership rivals unless they are able to acquire a bigger ground following their failure to get a judicial review to block West Ham United's move to the Olympic Stadium after London 2012.



Athletes support Annecy 2018 from the summit of Mont-Blanc

By Emily Goddard

mont-blanc_23-06-11June 23 - An expedition of athletes, including three snowboarders - Olympic bronze medallist Paul-Henri De Le Rue, his older brother, double world champion Xavier De Le Rue, and World Cup medal winner Sylvain Dufour - have reached the summit of Mont-Blanc, where they unfurled a banner in support of the Annecy 2018 bid for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.