Beijing 2022 Main Media Centre opens with one month to go
With only one month until the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 begin, the Main Media Centre (MMC) opened today. The 98,000-square-metre facility will welcome media from across the world who…
Playbooks not just a rule book, but a way of life in the lead-up to Beijing 2022
With just 30 days to go until the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, the IOC today held a series of the traditional consultation calls with athlete…
Ómar Ingi Magnússon named Athlete of the Year 2021 in Iceland
The results of the Association of Sports Journalists’ poll for the Athlete of the Year 2021 were published on December 29, 2021. Ómar Ingi Magnússon, a handball player from Magdeburg…
Romanian gymnasts Larisa Iordache and Marian Drăgulescu retire
Gymnast Larisa Iordache, the leader of Romania’s senior women’s national team, decided to retire from sports at the age of 25. She ended her career after undergoing seven leg surgeries.…
Yulimar Rojas and Lionel Messi crowned AIPS America Athletes of the Year 2021
Venezuelan triple jump record holder Yulimar Rojas and Argentine football star Lionel Messi have been named the Best Athletes of 2021 in the Americas by AIPS America. Argentina Men’s Football…
Thompson-Herah and Lewandowski named AIPS Champions of 2021: as voted by 114 countries
Jamaican athletics star Elaine Thompson-Herah and Polish striker Robert Lewandowski have been named the AIPS Best Athletes of 2021. This is the result of a poll by the International Sports…