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Injuries force snowboard champ Brockhoff to quit weeks before Olympics
16 Jan 2026 04:27 GMT
… at the last Winter Olympics in Beijing, finishing a devastating fourth … of lining up for another Olympics, with the Milan-Cortina … at the 2022 Games in Beijing. (AAP: Dan Himbrechts)
Brockhoff … Georgia and was airlifted to Greece.
Scans revealed a fracture …
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Thai former Olympic boxing champ Manus Boonjumnong arrested for fraud
19 Dec 2025 11:43 GMT
BANGKOK - Thai former Olympic gold medalist Manus … boxer to win two Olympic medals.
His accomplishments include … Olympics in Greece, and a silver medal from the 2008 Beijing Olympics … in China.
In addition to his Olympic success, …
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Only about half of the 2026 Winter Games tickets have been sold. Why Italy’s Olympic organizers aren’t worried
08 Dec 2025 22:42 GMT
… ? Italian interest in the Olympics is lagging.
But Italian … as the Olympic flame lit in ancient Olympia, Greece, is carried … the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing that saw strict limitations … Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, …
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Guilfoyle takes outsized role as ambassador to Greece, using lace and sharp elbows for US diplomacy
08 Dec 2025 04:38 GMT
… , appearing at the Greek Parliament, carrying the Olympic torch on its way … anniversary of Guilfoyle arrival in Greece that began: “Kimberly Guilfoyle’s … sale.”
Beijing responded quickly, accusing Guilfoyle of “serious interference in Greek internal …
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Florence welcomes the Olympic flame
04 Dec 2025 15:18 GMT
… Berlin Games, the modern Olympic torch is designed to … its journey in Olympia, Greece, where it was lit … (torch-bearers) during the Olympic Torch Relay: Simone Barlaam (Paralympic … Constantini (curling, gold in Beijing 2022); Daila Dameno (Paralympic Alpine …
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Russia and Belarus skiers successfully appeal against Winter Olympics qualifying ban
02 Dec 2025 21:44 GMT
… events for the 2026 Winter Olympics, providing they meet the International … competitors have been banned from Olympic and Paralympic sport since Russia … won at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
On October 21, the … C behind Scotland, Denmark and Greece.
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Milano Cortina Games highlight sustainability following Beijing's hydrogen-fueled torch
02 Dec 2025 11:06 GMT
The first torchbearer, Greek rower Petros Gaidatzis ( … Winter Olympics was kindled on Wednesday in Olympia, Greece, with … : Greek rower Petros Gkaidatzis.
Following its journey across Greece, … pride. During the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the relay produced …
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Zimbabwean Olympic chief Kirsty Coventry calls for sports to unite against global division
27 Nov 2025 09:36 GMT
… off from ancient Olympia in Greece.
Addressing guests during the … first woman to head the Olympic movement, a tearful Coventry … Olympic athlete with seven medals from Athens 2004 and Beijing … torch was carried initially by Greek rower Petros Gaidatzis, a …
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What to know about the flame-lighting ceremony for the Winter Olympics
25 Nov 2025 15:42 GMT
… Winter Olympics, at the archeological museum of Olympia in Greece … ceremony inspired by ancient Greece is designed to link … , notably ahead of the Beijing Olympics, prompting tighter security. Torch … Greece and the host country.
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Praying for the sun: What to know about the flame-lighting ceremony for the Winter Olympics
25 Nov 2025 13:14 GMT
… ceremony inspired by ancient Greece is designed to link … relays, notably ahead of the Beijing Olympics, prompting tighter security. Torch … torch is lit. In Greek, she recites an invocation … ;milan-cortina-2026-winter-olympics
Derek Gatopoulos And Lefteris …