Olympics news

citytoday
Rio Olympics top searched topic of the year
The Hindu
Extending unprecedented support to the Indian contingent this year, the country moved beyond cricket, as Rio Olympics 2016 emerged as the most searched topic, according to the 'Year Recap of Trending Stories' by Google India. Indian women athletes who ...
Despite Olympics party pooper, good year for Indian paddlerscitytodayall 2 news articles »

Irish Times
Pat Hickey returns home after Rio Olympics arrest
Irish Times
Pat Hickey posed for photographs outside his home in Castleknock, Dublin, on Monday after his return home from Rio on Sunday. The former president of the Olympic Council of Ireland was detained for almost five months in Brazil following his arrest on ...
Hickey vows to clear name over Olympics ticketing scamDaily Times
Olympics: Hickey returns to Ireland, vows to clear nameReuters
Patrick Hickey back in Ireland, 4 mo

BBC News
Michael Conlan fined 10000 Swiss francs following furious Rio Olympics outburst
BBC News
Northern Ireland's Michael Conlan has been fined 10,000 Swiss francs (£7,863) by amateur boxing's world governing body for his angry reaction to his controversial Rio Olympics defeat. Conlan made a one-fingered gesture to the judges after he lost to ...
Michael Conlan issued with maximum fine for Olympics rantIrish Timesall 33 news articles »

National Post
Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak, breakout star of the Olympics, is Postmedia's female athlete of 2016
National Post
TORONTO — Out of the water, Penny Oleksiak does little to distinguish herself from the typical Canadian high schooler. She's at one with her cell phone, gets nagged about doing her homework and was thrilled that one of the perks of being a four-time ...and more »

Irish Times
Michael Conlan issued with maximum fine for Olympics rant
Irish Times
Michael Conlan has recived a maximum International Boxing Association (AIBA) fine of €9,300 for comments made in interview after his elimination at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The Irish boxer lost out to Russian Vladimir Nikitin in his quarter-final bout on ...
Michael Conlan fined 10000 Swiss francs following furious Rio Olympics outburstBBC News
Boxer Michael Conlan handed maximum fine for Olympics outburstITV N

TheCable
TRENDING: Dalung says Olympics funds 'spended' were properly 'spended'
TheCable
Solomon Dalung, minister of youths and sports, is in the news again for the wrong reason. Last week, his ministry was spotlighted for the failure of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) to pay the Super Falcons their entitlements during their ...
Sports Minister Dalung shoots again, says Olympics funds were properly ''spended'' [VIDEO]Daily Post Nigeriaall 13 news articles »