Report outlines Xi’s commitment to fair competition and a “fairer” global sports order
A state think tank has outlined the president’s vision for sport in China, saying the president will push for fair competition and a “fairer and more reasonable” global sports order in which developing countries have a greater say. In his…
Paralympians light flame ahead of Paris Games
This embedded content is not available in your region. The Paralympic flame was lit by two British athletes before its journey to the Games in Paris. The fire was lit on Saturday by Helene Raynsford and Gregor Ewan at the…
Paris 2024 breaks BBC Sport record with 218 million streams
Keely Hodgkinson won one of Britain’s 14 gold medals at the Paris Games (Getty Images) BBC Sport’s coverage of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was streamed online a record 218 million times – more than double the 104 million streams…
“Not an Olympic sport”: Chinese internet users are angry because Liu did not reach the decisive final
Chinese social media users questioned whether breakdancing should be an Olympic sport after China’s Liu Qingyi lost her semifinal when breakdancing was first included in the Games. Liu, known as B-Girl 671, was beaten by Nicka – Lithuania’s Dominika Banevic,…
