"Excitement and anticipation" has been expressed by the International Surfing Association (ISA) today with just one-week-to-go until a final decision is made as to whether the sport will appear on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic programme.
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Olympic Channel to launch on August 21
A key element in the Movement’s push to engage more young people and spark interest in Olympism year-round, the channel will be available after the Closing Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games via mobile apps for Android and iOS devices and at olympicchannel.com.
Rio Olympics 2016: Usain Bolt injury scare has not dented his faith in golden 'treble-treble'
Will there be anybody like Usain Bolt again? Not if you ask the man himself. “I doubt it,” he replied, flashing that toothy, impish grin. “Nobody can be the next Usain Bolt.”
Crawfie’s greatness celebrated at Cycledrome
Celebration in recognition of the 40th anniversary of Hasely Crawford’s gold medal performance at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games in Canada was marked on Sunday on the second day of the opening event at the National Cycling Velodrome in Couva.
Cas upholds Rio Olympics ban on 68 Russian athletes
• IAAF suspended country after investigation revealed systematic doping
• IOC was waiting on ruling as it decides whether to ban entire country
SECOND WAVE OF REANALYSIS REVEALS BANNED SUBSTANCES IN 45 ATHLETES FROM BEIJING AND LONDON
HE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT REANALYSIS OF THE SECOND WAVE OF SAMPLES FROM BEIJING 2008 AND LONDON 2012 HAS RESULTED IN PROVISIONAL ADVERSE ANALYTICAL FINDINGS (PAAFS) OF 30 ATHLETES FROM BEIJING AND ADVERSE ANALYTICAL FINDINGS (AAFS) OF 15 ATHLETES FROM LONDON.*