Olympics

Ukraine's Sports Ministry hopes to host Olympic Games in 2030-2032
The minister says it will help create new jobs and develop infrastructure.10:15, 05 January 2021
This year's Olympic Games in Tokyo officially postponed over coronavirus
The Olympics have been postponed indefinitely.16:29, 24 March 2020

2020 Tokyo Olympics to be postponed due to coronavirus pandemic, IOC member says
The Olympics would be the latest – and, by far, most significant – sporting event to be impacted by the coronavirus.20:30, 23 March 2020

CNN: Canada and Australia will not send athletes to Tokyo Olympics
The IOC executive board ruled out canceling the Games.10:20, 23 March 2020

Court blocks accounts of Ukraine's public broadcaster over inherited debt
UA:PBC says coverage of the Olympics and Eurovision 2020 participation is now at limbo.14:00, 28 February 2020

WADA imposes four-year Olympic ban on Russia – media
WADA's executive committee took the decision after it concluded that Moscow had tampered with laboratory data by planting fake evidence.14:20, 09 December 2019

Reuters: WADA committee recommends four-year Russia Olympic ban
The final decision is to be taken in December.02:25, 26 November 2019

Russia could be banned from Euro 2020 in doping row – media
An independent inquiry in 2016 found "state-sponsored" and "systematic" doping had occurred in Russia across multiple sports.10:20, 20 November 2019

Ukraine's Bubka refutes corruption claims made by former Rio governor
Bubka said he would instruct his lawyers to apply all legal means at their disposal to reserve all his rights.15:40, 05 July 2019

Putin preparing for new large-scale aggression – expert
According to Arestovych, Russia is not going to escalate the situation amid the 2018 World Cup.10:37, 06 July 2018

Ukrainian national team marching in Pyeongchang at Olympics Opening Ceremony
<p>The first who started the competition in freestyle this morning was Tetiana Petrova, who ranked 29th in the qualification.</p>15:25, 09 February 2018

Some 33 athletes to represent Ukraine at Winter Olympics in PyeongChang
<p>The Ukrainian team will compete with the world's best athletes in nine out of 15 sports.</p>15:50, 31 January 2018

Koreas to march under single 'united' flag in Olympic Games - BBC
<p>North and South Korea have agreed to march together under a single "unified Korea" flag at next month's Winter Olympics in the South, according to the BBC.</p>19:10, 17 January 2018

UA:PBC secures Olympics sub-licensing deal in Ukraine
<p>The National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC) has acquired free-to-air broadcast rights to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, and the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Sports Pro reports.</p>19:50, 04 January 2018

Russian team suspended from Pyeongchang Winter Games, clean athletes may compete under Olympic flag
<p>The International Olympic Committee’s Executive Board on Tuesday, December 5, discussed the report by the Commission led by former Swiss President Samuel Schmid addressing the systematic manipulation of the anti-doping system in Russia, according to the IOC website.</p>21:23, 05 December 2017

NYT: No Russian anthem at Olympics? I.O.C. weighing possible penalties
<p>Top officials for the International Olympic Committee are considering a menu of possible penalties against Russia for doping violations, including barring the country's national anthem at the coming Winter Olympics and keeping its delegation of athletes out of the opening ceremony, according to several people with knowledge of the deliberations, according to The New York Times (NYT).</p>10:58, 07 November 2017