Paris Paralympics organisers announce 2 million tickets sold
Organisers of the Paris Paralympics announced Tuesday that over two million tickets have been sold as the Games prepare to open.
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Sports ministry trims Paralympics-bound contingent
The ministry of youth and sports trimmed the Paralympics-bound Bangladesh contingent to seven from 13 by cancelling government orders of six officials, stated a...
Paris Paralympics to showcase best of disability sport
The Paralympics begin in Paris on Wednesday, putting on display the talents of remarkable athletes in a city still riding the wave of the highly successful Olympics.
Athletics Fed secretary Montu resigns
Bangladesh Athletics Federation general secretary Abdur Rakib Montu stepped down from his post on Wednesday citing personal reasons...
Sports ministry dissolves all DSA committees
The ministry of youth and sports on Wednesday dissolved the current executive committees of the country鈥檚 entire divisional, district, and upazila sports associations and all committees of the same local level women鈥檚 sports associations...
Government to build Bangladesh's 1st sports institute: Asif
With the slogan 鈥楥entre of Excellence鈥�, a sports institute is set to be built in Bangladesh for the first time by the initiative of ministry of youth and sports.
Australia's Raygun says Olympic backlash 'devastating'
Australian breakdancer Raygun has spoken out against the 鈥榩retty devastating鈥� hatred unleashed online since her widely lampooned Paris Olympics performance.
Taiwan leader praises Olympic boxing champion in gender row
Taiwan\'s president praised Olympic boxing gold medallist Lin Yu-ting on Friday for showing 鈥榞race鈥� despite attacks on her gender, as he hosted a party for the island\'s Olympians.
CAS rejects Indian wrestler Phogat's Olympic appeal
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Thursday lost her appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after her disqualification from the women\'s 50kg final at the Paris Olympics for being overweight.
Kenyans ridicule 'hideous' statue of Olympic star Kipyegon
Kenyans poured scorn and ridicule Thursday on a statue they said depicted Olympic running icon Faith Kipyegon, among several erected in the world-renowned running hub of Eldoret to fete the nation\'s victorious Olympians.
Aussie Olympians defend scorned breakdancer 'Raygun'
Australia\'s Olympians returned home Wednesday and mounted a resolute defence of their breakdancing colleague against 鈥榓wful鈥� critics, comics and keyboard warriors.
British team donates Olympic equipment, food to French charities
Britain鈥檚 Olympic team is donating equipment and food from the Paris Games to French charities as a thank you to the host nation.
South Korean sniffer dog searches for post-Olympic bedbugs
South Korea said on Tuesday it had deployed its first sniffer dog trained to detect bedbugs to prevent a possible infestation as athletes return from the Paris Olympics.
Hero's welcome for Olympic gender-row boxer Khelif in Algiers
Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif said she had won for her country\'s women as Algeria\'s Paris Games medallists received a hero\'s welcome at Algiers airport on Monday.
Cubans celebrate return of record Olympic champion Mijain Lopez
Thousands of Cubans on Monday night welcomed home the island\'s Paris 2024 team led by five-time Olympic gold wrestling champion Mijain Lopez.