World news about “Olympic Games” published by euronews.
Afghan Olympians pin their hopes on wrestling It is a call to warriors. The beat of the drum resonates through centuries in Afghanistan. In Kabul it is helping to prepare wrestlers for the London… 09/02/2012
Toe to toe with taboo In a gym that was once part of a Taliban punishment centre an Olympic dream has blossomed. Nineteen-year-old Shabnam Rahimi and her 18-year old sister Sadaf… 02/01/2012
Military support to back up security at London 2012 Protecting London 2012 will be the biggest security challenge which Britain has faced in decades. That is the view of the defence secretary who has outlined… 15/12/2011
Fury in India over Dow Chemicals Olympic sponsorship In the early hours of a December morning in 1984, toxic gas leaked from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India. Thousands were killed, and many more… 13/12/2011
Rio under the microscope from Olympic Committee London may be ready but is Brazil on course for the Games of 2016? Members of the International Olympic Committee have been in Rio de Janeiro to monitor the… 09/11/2011
Olympic torch route revealedThe route the 2012 Olympic torch will take in the build-up to next summer’s London games has finally been revealed. The flame will begin its journey at… 07/11/2011
CAS lifts Olympic ban The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday overturned an Olympic ban on American 400 metres champion LaShawn Merritt and in the process cleared the way… 06/10/2011
London 2012 on track Organisers of the London 2012 Olympics officially unveiled on Monday the new athletics track for the games. The prefabricated track was laid in August with… 04/10/2011
Istanbul in the Olympic mix Istanbul has thrown its hat into the ring to host the 2020 summer Olympics. According to officials a rapidly growing economy, strength to overcome the… 13/08/2011
Phelps ready for London Olympics Despite winning seven medals at the world championships in Shanghai, America’s Michael Phelps was left stunned by fellow countryman Ryan Lochte in the 200m… 01/08/2011
Phelps gives Olympic rivals the Butterflies in Shanghai Multiple Olympic champion Michael Phelps picked up his third consecutive world title in the 100 metres butterfly on the penultimate day of the world swimming… 31/07/2011
London Olympics: a business success? One year before the start of the 2012 London Olympics a survey of British businesses showed two thirds of them expect little benefit to their companies from… 27/07/2011
London gets ready for one-year countdown Wednesday marks the beginning of the one-year countdown to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Preparations for the 30 edition of the games are well and… 27/07/2011
Annecy 2018: the final lap Annecy is the French candidate bidding to host the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The Alpine town’s proposal centres around two lead venues –… 30/06/2011
Munich 2018: the final lap Despite South Korea’s Pyeongchang being viewed by many as the hot favourite to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, Munich’s bid has steadily made ground in what… 30/06/2011
Pyeongchang 2018: the final lap In a few days the wait will be over: the International Olympic Committee will be choosing between three very promising bids from Annecy, Munich and… 27/06/2011
Exhibition highlights dark side of Nazi Olympics Most people know about the 1936 Summer Olympics in Munich when Hitler had to shake Jessie Owen’s hand after he beat the master race over 100 metres. How… 23/02/2011
UK considers missiles to protect OlympicsBritain may be prepared to use airborne missiles to protect next year’s London Olympics, according to the government. The news follows reports the US is… 15/11/2011
Riots are no problem for London’s Olympic preparationsDespite this week’s riots, London is continuing to prepare for hosting next year’s Olympic Games. The closest the violence came to the Olympic site is Hackney… 11/08/2011
Back in the Day: Jesse Owens reigns on Hitler’s paradeAugust 3. 1936. African-American athlete Jesse Owens wins the 100 metres sprint final at the Berlin Olympics. Adolf Hitler was keen to use the Games to show… 02/08/2011
One year to go until London OlympicsLondon needs the finishing touches to get ready for the Olympics as most of the major construction has been completed. But for such a big city and its… 28/07/2011
Olympics 2012: London callingLondon celebrated the one-year countdown to the 2012 Olympics on Wednesday with a ceremony at the iconic Trafalgar Square. Hundreds of people turned out to… 28/07/2011
Biggest, busiest McDonald’s ready for OlympicsThe fast food chain McDonald’s will open its largest restaurant in the Olympics village in East London in 2012. The two-storey building will have enough… 22/07/2011
Pyeongchang to host 2018 Winter OlympicsThe South Korean city of Pyeongchang was chosen by the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday to stage the 2018 Winter Olympics. Hundreds of South… 07/07/2011
Pyeongchang will host the 2018 Winter OlympicsThe 2018 Winter Olympics will take place in Pyeongchang after the South Korean city won an overwhelming victory in a vote by International Olympic Committee… 06/07/2011
South Africa′s Jacob Zuma welcomes Jacques Rogge ahead of IOC voteSouth Africa’s President Jacob Zuma met the President of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge in Durban on Tuesday ahead of the final vote to… 06/07/2011
Police begin security tests for 2012 OlympicsWith just over a year to go before the 2012 Olympic Games get underway in London, British police have begun a program of security tests, conducting sweeping… 05/07/2011
IOC president Jacques Rogge arrives in DurbanInternational Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge arrived in Durban on Monday for the vote on which city will host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. The… 05/07/2011
Gaddafis get tickets to London OlympicsOrganisers of the 2012 London Olympic Games have been left red-faced by the revelation in the British media that Libyan officials have received hundreds of… 15/06/2011
Doubts surround death of Kenyan Olympic championKenyan Olympic marathon champion, Sammy Wanjiru has died after falling from a balcony at his home in the Rift Valley town of Nyahururu. Initial information… 16/05/2011
London 2012 Olympic tickets on saleTickets for next year’s Olympic Games in London are on sale from today for six weeks. Some 6.6 million tickets will be available, with price tags between… 15/03/2011
Georgia slams 2014 Winter OlympicsA sporting facelift of the Russian riviera has already begun as Sochi prepare for the 2014 Winter Olympics. But the construction has come under fire by… 23/09/2010
Georgia buries Olympic luger as questions persistHe had hoped to be celebrating Olympic success. Yet today, 21-year-old Nodar Kumaritashvili was being buried in his home town. The Georgian luge… 20/02/2010
Georgian Olympic luger buriedThe Georgian luge competitor killed in an Olympic Games training crash was being laid to rest today. Far from the euphoria of events in Vancouver, mourners… 20/02/2010
Olympic dream ends in death for Georgian lugerThe skies over Vancouver illuminated by spectacular pyrotechnic display. But a black cloud has crept across the 2010 Winter Olympics following the death of… 13/02/2010
Winter Olympics are waste of money say protestersNot all Canadians are keen on welcoming the world, amid claims the Winter Olympics are a massive waste of money. Anti-povery and anti-globalisation activists… 13/02/2010
Georgian death casts shadow over Winter OlympicsThe 2010 Winter Olympics are beginning under a black cloud after a young luge competitor died in a high-speed practice crash. Georgian Nodar Kumaritashvili… 13/02/2010
Vancouver flame begins Olympic journeyIn a ceremony in Ancient Olympia in Greece, the Olympic flame has been lit with the sun’s rays, and the torch relay to Vancouver has begun. It is the first… 22/10/2009
Rio violence tarnishes Olympic imageThe downing of a police helicopter by Rio de Janeiro drug gangs on Saturday has triggered criticism that parts of the future Olympic city resemble a war zone… 19/10/2009
Rogge re-elected as IOC chiefJacques Rogge has been re-elected as president of the International Olympic Committee at its meeting in Copenhagen. Rogge, who faced no opposition, won 88… 09/10/2009
Rio Will Host 2016 OlympicsRio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach erupted in samba dancing and joy after the Brazilian city won the vote to hold the 2016 Olympic Games. It’s the first… 03/10/2009
Party starts in Rio after Olympic voteRio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Olympic Games following an International Olympic Committee vote in Copenhagen on Friday. Rio beat off competition from… 02/10/2009
Olympic Host City 2016 To Be DecidedUS President Barack Obama flew into Denmark today to support Chicago’s bid to hold the 2016 Olympic Games. He is the first sitting American president to… 02/10/2009
