North Korea to skip Tokyo Olympics

COVID-19 fears have forced North Korea to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics. It is now the first country to withdraw from the Olymp...

Olympics host Japan says it will not accept vaccines from China

China is offering vaccines to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for Olympic participants, but Japan does not want any of i...

‘Miracle on Ice’ star Mark Pavelich dies at treatment home

Mark Pavelich, the speedy center from the Iron Range who played on the “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey team, has died at a tre...

Jamaican Olympic champion Les Laing has died

Jamaican Olympic gold medallist Leslie ‘Les’ Laing has died sending a pall of gloom over the track and field community...

Olympics would be ‘extremely difficult’ for unvaccinated athletes — France

Athletes who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 would face “extremely difficult” conditions at the Tokyo Games ...

2021 Olympics still on despite rising coronavirus fears

Even with the rising fear that the coronavirus pandemic will stretch into the summer, the 2021 Tokyo Olympics is still on. That...

Russia banned from using name and flag at next two Olympics

Russia has been banned from using its name flag, and anthem at the next two Olympics or at any world championships for the next tw...

Veronica Campbell-Brown partners with Airbnb for stress management master class

Noted Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown is hosting master classes on coping with stress in partnership with Airbnb. Titled...