Tag: #olympics
Airbnb incurs Paris wrath over Olympics partnership
London, Nov 19 (AFP/APP): Airbnb became a leading partner of the Olympics in a nine-year deal announced Monday that drew strong criticism ...‘Kawaii!’ Olympic robot mascots thrill Tokyo students
Tokyo, Nov 18 (AFP/APP): Robot versions of Japan’s Olympic and Paralympic mascots thrilled hundreds of school children in Tokyo on Monday, striking ...Tokyo 2020 tickets going on sale in new lottery
Tokyo, Nov 8 (AFP/APP): Tokyo Olympics organisers said Friday they will put around a million more tickets for the 2020 Games on ...Queen insisted on speaking role for Bond cameo at Olympics: dressmaker
London, Oct 28 (AFP/APP): Queen Elizabeth II insisted on delivering the iconic line “Good evening Mr Bond” to Ian Fleming’s fictional secret ...Thai badminton star cleared of doping
Badminton Champion Ratchanok Intanon test negative for doping and clear for OlympicsUnderwater hockey to make waves at Southeast Asia mini-Olympics
Kuala Lumpur, Sept 26 (AFP/APP):Swimmers wearing snorkels and gripping short, curved sticks dive to the bottom of a pool in Malaysia and ...Spain World Cup win, US woes blow Olympic basketball wide open
Beijing, Sept 16 (AFP/APP):The Tokyo 2020 Olympics basketball suddenly looks wide open after reigning champions the United States suffered their worst World ...