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Jim Thorpe has been reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in Stockholm

Thorpe had been stripped of those gold medals for violations of strict amateurism rules of the time.

Eugene (United States) (AFP) - Yaroslava Mahuchikh used to be not just fierce rivals with Russia's Mariya Lasitskene, but also friends in the tight-knit world of elite women's high jumping.

Athletes from Russia and Belarus may not be allowed to compete at the Paris 2024 Games over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Craig Reedie said. The IOC issued guidance to sports governing bodies in February to remove the two countries' athletes from competition.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Sir Craig Reedie has called for a decision to be made on Russia and Belarus' involvement at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games

Russia is facing a ban from the Paris Olympics as a consequence of the invasion of Ukraine, Sir Craig Reedie has warned

The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in August last year crushed the dreams and hopes of millions of Afghan women who had made significant strides in the past 20 years.

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was the country’s central figure in landing the 2020 Olympics for Tokyo

The government deployed NDRF, Army and Air Force, besides various State organisations, which required an uninterrupted communication network for relief and rescue operations.