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Paris 2024 Olympics would see 'athletes in Seine'
AFP, Published on 21/09/2016
» PARIS - Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said Wednesday the city's 2024 Olympic bid envisaged a huge clean-up of the Seine river which she hopes would allow athletes to swim beneath the Eiffel Tower.
China's 2008 Olympic mascots: where are they now?
AFP, Published on 28/07/2016
» BEIJING - Face down in the dirt with an iron post impaling his rump, Chinese Olympic mascot Huanhuan has seen better days.
Russia says 'not late' in 2018 World Cup work
AFP, Published on 12/05/2016
» MEXICO CITY - The head of Russia's 2018 World Cup organizing committee admitted on Wednesday that a lot of construction work remains, but said the country is not running behind in its preparations.
Fest and feast on river bank
Sports, Published on 11/03/2016
» Thailand's largest charity event, the 2016 King's Cup Elephant Polo tournament, kicked off yesterday in Bangkok on the banks of the Chaophraya River.
Rio spokesman downplays slow ticket sales
AFP, Published on 09/03/2016
» LOS ANGELES - Rio 2016 spokesman Mario Andrada Tuesday downplayed concerns over slow ticket sales, saying he expected a late surge would see Summer Olympic venues filled come August.
Can Olympics make Rio the new Barcelona?
AFP, Published on 05/02/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Olympic construction projects have turned Rio upside down, but a harsh economy and some major failures are overshadowing organizers' hopes of emulating Barcelona's Olympian transformation back in 1992.
Fur trade a goldmine for China's Olympic bid city
AFP, Published on 30/07/2015
» ZHANGJIAKOU (CHINA) - China's proposed Winter Olympics co-host boasts pristine ski slopes carpeted with artificial snow, but the city once dubbed the country's "fur capital" is also home to tens of thousands of caged rabbits and mink bred for their skins.
Shy Sharapova loves karaoke, art and architecture
AFP, Published on 19/01/2015
» MELBOURNE - Despite being the highest paid sportswoman on the planet and one of tennis' most recognisable faces, Maria Sharapova insists she is shy and doesn't need expensive things to make her happy.
The heroines of Thai football
Muse, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 07/06/2014
» Manager of Thailand women's national football team discusses why it's time to write a new chapter in Thai sport
"Sense of urgency" on Rio Games: IOC
AFP, Published on 22/03/2014
» There is not a moment to lose if the 2016 Rio Olympics are to go off smoothly, IOC officials said Friday, wrapping up their latest visit by identifying a "sense of urgency" surrounding preparations.