Paris 2024 unveils Olympic and Paralympic Week dates, continuing push for Olympic Movement youth engagement
By Tom Lloyd, Paris, France – 17th November 2017: Paris 2024 has today unveiled the dates of the 2018 Olympic...
Year: 2017
Chad le Clos announced as Youth Olympic Ambassador for the second time
Lausanne, Nov 17, 2017: South African swimming sensation Chad le Clos has been announced today by the International Olympic Committee...
ISA to include first Women’s Divisions in 2017 Stance World Adaptive Surfing Championship
La Jolla, California, Nov 17, 2017: The International Surfing Association (ISA) has announced that the 2017 Stance World Adaptive Surfing...
French football star Lilian Thuram joins list of high-profile speakers at 2017 Peace and Sport International Forum
By Tom Lloyd, Monaco, Nov 14, 2017: FIFA World Cup winning footballer and social activist French football star Lilian Thuram...
IPC President Andrew Parsons greeted by French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on first official visit to Paris
By Tom Lloyd, Paris, France - 10th November 2017: The new President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Andrew Parsons,...
Athletes gather for Paris 2024
By Amelia Fisher-Starzynski, Paris, Nov 8, 2017: A large delegation of athletes and representatives of the French sports movement gathered...
Why the Openweight World Championships matters in 2017
Lausanne, Nov 07, 2017: To trace the history and lineage of the Openweight title means tracing judo back to its...
Mali’s women and Nigeria’s men win FIBA 3×3 Africa Cup 2017
Lome, Nov 5, 2017: Mali’s women and Nigeria’s men made history after winning the first-ever edition of the FIBA 3x3...
IOC launches toolkit for Olympic movement to safeguard athletes from harassment and abuse in sport
Lausanne, Nov 3, 2017: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today took a further important step in the protection of athletes...
Zhu Yuling Becomes World Number One for the First Time
Lausanne, Nov 2, 2017: On the back of her victory at the Uncle Pop 2017 ITTF Women's World Cup presented...
