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Great Britain lose Olympic 4x100m relay silver due to CJ Ujah doping violation

Great Britain have been stripped of their silver medal in the 4×100 metre relay at last summer’s Tokyo Olympics after team member CJ Ujah was found to have committed a doping violation. The British team just lost out to Italy for the gold medal in ...

18 Feb 2022 at 17:25

Dame Laura Kenny hopes Olympic exhibition at VeloPark will inspire youngsters

Dame Laura Kenny has said she hopes to “inspire” young people as she opened an exhibition celebrating the 10th anniversary of the London Olympic Games. The track cyclist, who won two gold medals at the Lee Valley VeloPark in 2012, said it brought ...

03 May 2022 at 18:55

Sport

British curling boss Nigel Holl hopes to grow sport after Olympic medals

British curling boss Nigel Holl hopes Winter Olympic Games success will launch a revolution in the sport and provide more golden days like the one enjoyed in Beijing. Eve Muirhead’s team added to the men’s silver won by Bruce Mouat and company ...

21 Feb 2022 at 12:25

World

Beijing seals off more residential areas as Covid cases increase

Beijing officials sealed off several residential communities in the city’s northern district on Sunday after two cases of Covid-19 were found. The Anzhenli neighbourhood in the Chaoyang district of the capital was closed off on Saturday, and ...

30 Jan 2022 at 12:55

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Mayor Sadiq Khan reveals plan to return Olympics and Paralympics to London

London Mayor Sadiq Khan says his office are “working on a plan” to bring the Olympics and Paralympics back to the city. The earliest London could bid for a Games would be 2036, with Paris (2024), Los Angeles (2028) and Brisbane (2032) ...

22 Jul 2022 at 22:34

Sport

Commonwealth medallist Dan Bigham aims to earn on-track role at Paris Olympics

Dan Bigham went to the Tokyo Olympics working for a rival team but now has his sights set on competing for Great Britain at Paris 2024. Having established himself as a technical and tactical innovator in team pursuiting, Bigham’s ...

30 Jul 2022 at 12:29

Sport

Laura Kenny backed to achieve more Olympic success after she considered quitting

Great Britain performance director Stephen Park has backed Dame Laura Kenny to achieve more Olympic success after the five-time gold medallist this week revealed she had considered quitting the sport. Kenny won scratch race gold ...

02 Aug 2022 at 18:01

Sport

Hoy lauds Scottish riders but ‘improvements’ needed for GB to dominate in Paris

Sir Chris Hoy lauded the Scottish cycling team for their Commonwealth Games medal haul, but warned “you would like to see some improvements coming soon from the British team” ahead of the Paris Olympics. Team Scotland picked up ...

09 Aug 2022 at 15:03

Sport

Tokyo 4x100m silver medal reallocated to Canada after Ujah’s doping rules breach

The Olympic 4×100 metres relay silver medal stripped from Great Britain over Chijindu Ujah’s doping rules breach in Tokyo has officially been reallocated to Canada. Ujah was tested on the day of the final last year – August 6 ...

19 May 2022 at 18:27

Sport

IOC has ‘full confidence’ in French security services despite CL final chaos

The French security services enjoy the “full confidence” of Olympic executives ahead of the Paris 2024 Games despite the chaotic scenes at the men’s Champions League football final earlier this year. The match between ...

09 Sept 2022 at 18:08

Other Sport

Paris 2024: When will tickets for the next Olympic Games go on sale?

The first phase of the Paris 2024 Ticketing Programme will open on 1 December 2022, giving fans around the world, including Ireland, an opportunity to register for the ticket lottery for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. ...

30 Nov 2022 at 23:33

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Paris 2024: When will tickets for the next Olympic Games go on sale?

30 Nov 2022 at 23:33

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