Pyeongchang
- Olympic Games
‘Answer questions!’ Tokyo 2020 warned by Olympic bosses
Tokyo's Olympic organisers have faced criticism over a series of embarrassing public relations blunders since beating Madrid and Istanbul for…
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Pyeongchang ‘raised the bar’ for Tokyo 2020: IOC
IOC coordination commission chairman John Coates paid tribute to a "very, very successful" Games in South Korea as he started…
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Samsung denies Olympics bid corruption allegations
Corruption allegations surrounding Pyeongchang's successful Olympic bid have seen Samsung accused of offering various incentives in return for votes
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Chernobyl victim Oksana Masters ‘on cloud nine’ after Paralympic gold
At birth Masters had six toes on each foot, five webbed fingers on each hand and no thumbs, and her…
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No joint Korean march at Paralympics due to flag row
The disagreement is about whether to include islands disputed with Japan on a united flag
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IOC keeps Russia doping ban for Olympic closing ceremony
The vote to keep the ban for the time being followed a recommendation from the IOC's executive board
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Russia’s Sergeyeva kicked out of Olympics for doping
Curler Alexander Krushelnitsky was stripped of his mixed doubles bronze medal for taking the banned substance meldonium
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Aspetar collaborates with IOC’s Medical and Scientific Commission at Winter Olympics
The important collaboration underpins Aspetar’s role as a key member hospital of the IOC’s Medical Research Network
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First gold goes to Sweden, Koreas in spotlight
Twelve North Korean hockey players have been drafted into the South Korean squad to form the unified team
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Tongan goes topless again at Olympics, in icy cold
The 34-year-old beefcake caused a stir at the 2016 Rio Games when he oiled himself up and went topless as…
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