MANILA: Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao’s bid to fight at the Paris Games has been rejected by the International Olympic Committee, a Filipino official said Sunday. Manila had made a “special request” to the IOC last year seeking permission for the…
RUSSIA: Defiant weightlifter Oleg Musokhranov has told AFP “Russians never throw in the towel” as he contemplates sitting out the Paris Olympics later this year. Even though he will be 33 by 2028, the four-time champion of Russia is already…
The Olympic door for Russian track and field athletes remains firmly shut, Sebastian Coe said on Monday, but he also offered them a glimmer of hope by acknowledging "the world changes" and highlighting a working group that is monitoring the…