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Snoop Dogg will be a torchbearer at the Paris Olympics
Tengrinews.kz - American rapper and actor Snoop Dogg will be one of the torchbearers who will carry the Olympic flame through the streets of
24 July 2024 16:10
France ensures tight security measures for Olympic Games
Tengrinews.kz - The Organising Committee of the Olympic Games in Paris has announced strict security measures as the opening of the Olympics
22 July 2024 20:34
Opening ceremony of Paris Olympics at risk due to strike
Tengrinews.kz - The grand opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics is under threat due to a strike by performers.
19 July 2024 19:37
Kazakhstan President Tokayev met with GGG
Tengrinews.kz - President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has met with Gennady Golovkin, the President of the National Olympic Committee.
15 July 2024 18:30
Tokayev meets with Kazakhstan's olympic team, presents national flag to captain
Tengrinews.kz - The Olympic Games in Paris are a significant global event, drawing the attention of millions around the world. President Tokayev
10 July 2024 14:57
Brazil court orders seizure of Olympic broadcaster's assets
A Brazilian court has ordered the seizure of goods and assets belonging to the broadcast-arm of the International Olympic Committee.
20 September 2016 16:14
Olympics: Kazakh boxing golden boy has scar to show for it
The fourth Kazakh boxer in a row to win Olympic welterweight gold says a deep cut that will scar him for life will be a satisfying reminder of his Rio exploits.
18 August 2016 16:42
Olympics: Kazakh Yeleussinov wins welterweight gold
Kazakhstan's Daniyar Yeleussinov defeated Uzbekistan's Shakhram Giyasov to win welterweight Olympic boxing gold in Rio.
18 August 2016 16:38
Olympics: The draw of gold brings tainted lifters back to Olympic battle
Eight weightlifters who previously served doping bans have won medals at Rio, while others have been sent home for failed tests.
15 August 2016 15:25
Olympics: German weightlifting coach wants seven nations banned
Germany's weightlifting coach has called for seven countries, including Kazakhstan, to be banned from international competition/
11 August 2016 17:51
Olympics: Aussie teen stars as Ledecky motors on
Australia's new teenage swimming sensation Kyle Chalmers won the blue riband Olympic 100m freestyle gold.
11 August 2016 15:06
Olympics: Weightlifting's doping crackdown for Rio
Overshadowed by the Russian Olympic doping scandal, the sport of weightlifting has been waging its own battle against drug cheats.
02 August 2016 17:04
Kazakhstan weightlifting team facing Rio ban over doping
Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus are to be suspended for one year by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).
23 June 2016 14:44
Kazakh champion Ilyin among 10 new doping failures
Kazakhstan's double Olympic champion Ilya Ilyin and three other gold medalists banned for failing dope tests at the 2012 London Olympics
16 June 2016 17:15
Kazakhstan to beef up doping control ahead of Rio Olympics
The head of Kazakhstan's national anti-doping centre has pledged to crack down on drug cheats ahead of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
18 January 2016 17:33
Olympics: Hamburg in crunch vote over 2024 Games bid
Hamburg residents voted in a crunch referendum on whether the northern German city should push ahead with its bid to host the 2024 Olympics.
30 November 2015 14:58
Kazakhstani boxers at World Championship in Doha
World Boxing Championship 2015 has taken place in Doha, Qatar.
18 October 2015 18:18
Brazil's Rousseff to be investigated for alleged funds misuse
President Dilma Rousseff's campaign will be investigated for alleged use of funds skimmed from the vast Petrobras corruption scheme, in a twist that could potentially end her term early.
07 October 2015 15:52
Pistorius parole back under review after delays
A South African parole board is due to meet to determine whether Paralympian star Oscar Pistorius should be released early from a prison sentence for killing his girlfriend.
05 October 2015 15:58
Japan minister tenders resignation over stadium row
Japan's sports minister said he had tendered his resignation over abandoned plans for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics's main stadium.
25 September 2015 14:55
