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Displaced Syrian children hold ‘Tent Olympics’

Hurling a javelin, leaping over hurdles and sprinting beyond rows of tents to win gold, displaced children in the northwest of war-torn Syria have staged their very own Olympics. As the Tokyo Olympics wrapped up at the weekend, 120 boys from 12 different camps excitedly gathered late on...

Pandemic-era Olympics 'proved doubters wrong'

Britain's Olympic chief has told AFP the staging of the Tokyo Games in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic has proved the doubters wrong while a former IOC executive claims it was a "miracle". The first Olympics ever to be postponed took place a year late and in stadiums where spectators...

French women beat ROC for handball gold

France has beaten the Russian Olympic Committee 30-25 for the gold medal in women’s handball. Scores were level at 16-16 midway through the second half before six straight goals for France and a string of saves by goalkeeper Cleopatre Darleux took the game out of the Russians’...

Swimming federation to splash millions on African strategy

TOKYO (AP) — After an Olympics of too little diversity in the swimming pool, and less on the medal podium, the sport's governing body is investing tens of millions of dollars to change that by 2024. Elite training centers in Africa and scholarship programs worldwide are part of a strategy...