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Winter Olympics venue warns selfie tourists
Reuters, Published on 15/01/2026
» ROME - As Italy prepares to host the Winter Olympics next month, Alpine communities are sounding the alarm over social media-driven tourism that is transforming sacred landscapes into selfie backdrops and straining the fragile mountain ecosystem.
French gastronomy facing huge logistical challenge for Olympics
AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» PARIS - France's vaunted gastronomy will be put to the ultimate test when organisers of the 2024 Paris Olympics have to feed 15,000 athletes.
Cambodian martial art back from near-extinction
AFP, Published on 09/05/2023
» PHNOM PENH: A repurposed Phnom Penh wedding venue becomes a seething pit of pugilism as the Cambodian martial art of kun bokator roars onto the international stage only decades after near-extinction.
Unusual disciplines at Cambodia event
Sports, Post Reporters, Published on 05/05/2023
» Phnom Penh: Southeast Asian athletes will vie for dominance in more than 30 sports at the 32nd SEA Games, which officially open on Friday and end on May 17, in everything from athletics and football to jet ski and obstacle race.
US facing sanctions call over funding threat: WADA
AFP, Published on 04/09/2020
» MONTREAL: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is set to consider a rule change which could threaten American participation at the Olympics if the United States withdraws funding from the global drugs watchdog, officials said Thursday.
Taj Mahal but no trade deal for Trump in India
AFP, Published on 22/02/2020
» AHMEDABAD (INDIA) - US President Donald Trump will open the world's biggest cricket stadium and watch the sun set at the famed Taj Mahal during a lightning visit to India starting Monday, but behind the spectacular optics he is expected to face a protectionist counter-punch on trade.