Prize money for Enhanced Olympics is revealed – and how it compares to Olympics
The difference is staggering Athletes who are allowed to use performance-enhancing substances without being subject to drug tests are competing in the highly controversial Enhanced Games, also known as the “Steroid Olympics” by some, in Las Vegas this weekend. As the first event is set to take place on May 24, it includes events in […]
2 weeks ago
LA’s ability to host World Cup and Olympic Games called into question in wildfires aftermath
Politicians have called for the Games to be moved Los Angeles’ ability to host World Cup Games next year and the Olympic Games in 2028 has been called into question following the devastating wildfires that killed at least 27 people, according to ABC News. The Olympic Games were awarded to Los Angeles back in 2017 […]
1 year ago
Man who guided Olympic rowers to glory let go by Rowing Ireland
The high performance director oversaw two gold and two bronze medals over two Olympic cycles. Rowing Ireland have decided not to renew the contract of Antonio Maurogiovanni, the high performance director who helped guide the team to four rowing medals in the last two Olympic Games. A former rower himself, the Italian is an Italian […]
1 year ago
Paul O’Donovan makes claim for Ireland’s greatest sportsperson following ‘golden’ summer
The Corkman won his seventh World Rowing Championship medal yesterday. Paul O’Donovan is now being discussed as Ireland’s greatest sportsperson ever after winning a seventh World Championship medal just two weeks after winning gold at the Paris Olympics. The 30-year-old, who graduated from University College Cork with a degree in Medicine last year, was hoisted […]
1 year ago
Irish Olympian forced to return medal just weeks after making history in Paris
He won bronze in the men’s double sculls final earlier this month, but has no medal to show for it. A member of Team Ireland, who won bronze at the Olympic Games this summer, has revealed that he had his medal taken away from him by the International Olympic Committee just days after he arrived […]
1 year ago
Imane Khelif files legal complaint for online harassment
The Algerian boxer was the most talked about athlete at this year’s Olympic Games in Paris. Imane Khelif, the Algerian athlete at the centre of the Olympic eligibility row, has filed a legal complaint saying she has been a victim of online harassment. The 25-year-old comfortably overcame her Chinese rival in Friday night’s final to […]
1 year ago