Formula E to hold Las Vegas virtual race
LONDON (Reuters) – Formula E, the world’s first fully electric car racing series, is planning a virtual race in Las Vegas next January with a likely $1 million jackpot for the winner.
Australia demands extra Rio security after armed robbery
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian Olympic Committee have demanded Rio de Janeiro immediately ramps up security in the city after a Paralympic sailor and team official were robbed at gunpoint while training for the Games at the weekend.
Kenya says will cooperate on re-testing athletes ahead of Rio
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya will cooperate fully with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) on its latest requirement to re-test Kenyan athletes ahead of the Rio Olympics, officials said on Tuesday.
IOC discusses more crackdowns on drugs cheats before Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Leading sports powerbrokers gathered at the International Olympic Committee’s headquarters on Tuesday morning to discuss further crackdowns on drug cheats before the Rio Games.
Mayor promises tighter security in Rio de Janeiro during Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The mayor of Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday regretted the assault by street criminals of an Australian athlete over the weekend but said that security would be stronger in the city by the time the Olympics begin on Aug. 5.
Jankovic hopes Mallorca tonic can lead to upturn
LONDON (Reuters) – After a season plagued with injuries and a health scare Jelena Jankovic, perhaps more than anyone, needed the tonic of a few days soaking up the Mallorcan sunshine last week.
Synchronized swimmers hope for hometown success in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s synchronized swimming team is planning to make waves in August, when Rio de Janeiro becomes the first South American city to host the Olympics.
Kremlin: No one wants precedent of boycotting Rio Olympic Games
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Tuesday that no one in Russia’s leadership wants to create a precedent by boycotting the Olympics in Rio if the International Olympic Committee decides to ban Russian track and field athletes from the Games.
Weightlifting: Russia gains and loses in Olympic doping chaos
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia could gain three weightlifting gold medals stripped from other nations’ competitors because of doping positives reaching back as far as two Olympics, but could also lose quota places at the Rio Games because of its own team’s …
Not all champions can be role models, says Thorpe
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Although Olympic champions can make great role models, sports officials can’t expect all athletes to be angels in their pursuit of results, according to Australian swimming great Ian Thorpe.
