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April 6 in world history: From turning point in WWI to global invasions, genocide and bombingsApril 6th marks significant global events, from the 1896 rebirth of the Olympic Games to the US entry into World War I in 1917. The day als...- Paris Olympic competition nears total gender parity, take a look at the athlete gender breakdownThe 2024 Paris Olympics aim for gender parity with a 50-50 split among over 11,000 athletes. Some sports still have more men's events, but ...
- Despite weather glitch, the Paris Olympics flame is lit at the Greek cradle of ancient gamesCloudy skies frustrated Tuesday's efforts to produce the flame in the customary fashion, when an actress dressed as an ancient Greek priest...
- Controversial Olympic Games founder Pierre de Coubertin to get wax figure in ParisThe wax likeness of the French baron, who was born in Paris in 1863, will be unveiled at the famed museum in July, before the start of the ...
- Cricket in 1900: Eiffel Tower workers, a bicycle velodrome and 22 EnglishmenCricket made its only appearance in the Olympics in 1900, during the games in Paris. The French team, comprised of workers building the Eif...
- Cricket at the Olympics?After 128 years, the sport could make a return to the Games in Los Angeles in 2028. The announcement could be made during the ICC World Cup...
- Boxing among three Olympic sports in danger of losing 2028 spotThe governing bodies of boxing and weightlifting were described as problem children by International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bac...
- 'Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together': International Olympic Committee amends mottoThe original motto, the Latin 'Citius, Altius, Fortius', was adopted by the founder of the modern Games Pierre De Coubertin in the 19th cen...
- Winning medals wasn’t always so serious, whisky-swilling shooters and café-stopping runners were once Olympians tooWhen the modern Olympic Games started in 1896, Baron Pierre de Coubertin laid far more stress on the spirit of participation rather than th...
- World Uyghur Congress complains to IOC on 2022 winter Olympics in BeijingEvidence submitted along with the Complaint from numerous sources proves that a number of crimes against humanity are taking places such as...
- Original drawing of Olympic rings by founder fetches over $216K at Cannes auctionThe drawing was sold to a Brazilian collector for the price plus 27% costs.
- Narinder Batra's call to boycott the Commonwealth Games is wrong and rightBoycotting CWG isn’t the correct approach but what the IOA president said about monetary reward to athletes should be discussed in detail
- Why the Pierre De Coubertin medal is making headlinesThis medal honours athletes who embody and exemplify the spirit of sportsmanship or exceptional service to the Olympics.
- Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashyap reach second round of French OpenTop Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap crossed the opening hurdle to enter the second round of the $275,000 French Open Su...
- Lakeside legendsThough it is known as Olympic City, Lausanne had much more to offer non-sports buffs too.
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