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.
Rio Olympic Games celebrated one year countdown in a samba, bossa nova and carnival centered ceremony on Wednesday as IOC president Thomas Bach officially invited the world's athletes to take part in South America's first ever Olympics.
The Brazilian President, Dilma Rousseff, assured on Wednesday that Rio de Janeiro would be "the most beautiful setting" for an Olympic Games since classical Greece, while recognizing that there was "a lot still to be done" to get Olympic installations ready.
The programme of Beijing 2022 winter Olympic Games will be the same with Sochi 2014, announced The International Olympic Committee(IOC) at its 128th session here on Sunday.
The Beijing 2022 delegation has underlined the bid's full alignment with the principles of the Olympic Agenda 2020 and stressed sustainability as one of the key pillars of the Games plans.
PNG announces bid for 2026 Commonwealth Games
BEIJING, June 15 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, which turned out a great success, is hailed as a milestone in the global Olympic Movement.
China's "flying man" Liu Xiang will say goodbye personally at Diamond League Shanghai on May 17, according to the organizing committee.
The organizers of Rio Olympics said Wednesday they have signed a deal with online accommodation provider Airbnb, who will provide 20,000 rooms for thousands of fans during the Games.
Rio's 2016 Olympic organizing committee on Tuesday released its daily competition schedule as the countdown to the Games hit the 500-day mark.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) evaluation commission are set to receive a heart-felt welcome when they visit Beijing with over 90 percent of support rate on the city's bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
The international governing body for university sports will be happy to see either Beijing or Almaty win the bid for 2022 Winter Olympic Games, Claude-Louis Gallien, President of the International University Sports Federation, told Xinhua on Wednesday.
About 82 Myanmar athletes will take part in the 17th ASEAN University Games to be held in Indonesia this month, sports circle said Monday.
Brazil's central bank has released its first batch of commemorative coins for the Rio 2016 Olympics, Games organizers said Friday.
"The Hunger Games 3" became the biggest opening of 2014 with an estimated 123 million U.S. dollars at the debut weekend.
Brunei sent a contingent of 19 athletes, coaches and officials to the 2014 Asian Games and the team led by Chef de Mission Mariam Ulat left here Sunday to Incheon, South Korea.
Cuban Grandmaster Leinier Dominguez will participate in the 4th World Mind Games to be held in Beijing from Dec. 11 to 17, 2014, the World Chess Federation (FIDE) said on Thursday.
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