Ten medalists from the 2008 Beijing Olympics, including 2012 high jump champion Anna Chicherova, were among 14 Russians that tested positive in the reanalysis of their doping samples, state television reported Tuesday.
Change is unfolding at Shanghai's No.1 Children's Sports School Pudong New Area, a small cog in a state-run machine that has churned out Chinese Olympic champions for three and a half decades.
Rio de Janeiro's iconic Rodrigo de Freitas lake will stage an open air festival to celebrate the one-year countdown to the Paralympic Games, organizers said on Thursday.
Less than a year into her second term, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday called on the political opposition to "respect" her election as head of state.
World governing body of athletics IAAF Tuesday released a statement to "strongly" reject media reports accusing widespread doping in the sport.
About 82 Myanmar athletes will take part in the 17th ASEAN University Games to be held in Indonesia this month, sports circle said Monday.
Education, as well as testing, will play a big part in the anti-doping programme at the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games to be officially opened on Saturday in Nanjing, China.
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