A 66-year-old farmer is preparing for his "Long March" to Beijing, which he will start in January to support China's bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
A total of 13 finals will take place in morning sessions at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) announced on Monday.
Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games Bid Committee will attend the meeting of Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) in Bangkok on Nov. 7.
The 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games came to a successful close in east China's Nanjing on Thursday evening after 12 days of competition.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met on Thursday with President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach in Nanjing, the host city of the second Summer Youth Olympic Games.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach was awarded an Honorary Professorship from the Nanjing Sport Institute (NSI) Tuesday in Nanjing, China, host of the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games.
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.
Russia has delivered a "spectacular" Olympics as the Sochi Winter Games closed on Sunday night with the whole country basking in athletic achievements and compliments from the Olympic chief.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is to arrive in Sochi on Tuesday to participate in the opening ceremony of the 22nd Winter Olympic Games, the Kremlin said Monday.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Friday appealed for the observance of the Olympic Truce, calling on everyone engaged in armed hostilities to lay down their weapons and cease hostilities.
Threats sent to a number of national Olympic Committees should not be taken too seriously, head of the Russian Olympic Committee Alexander Zhukov said Thursday.
A terrorist threat emailed to the Hungarian Olympic Committee was a false alarm, the Hungarian Olympic Committee Director of International Affairs Zsigmond Nagy told local wire service MTI on Wednesday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping would attend the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Russia at President Vladimir Putin's invitation, China's Foreign Ministry said Monday.
China's Olympic and world swimming champion Sun Yang has received an indefinite ban from competition following his seven-day detention for driving without a license.
Rio de Janeiro officials on Sunday denied reports of major delays to the city's 2016 Olympic preparations.
The 2nd Asian Youth Games have kicked off in southeast China's major city of Nanjing.
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