Paris, Japanese Olympic Committee chief Tsunekazu Takeda has been placed under investigation by French authorities for alleged bribes supposedly paid to African International Olympic Committee members to support the Japanese bid for the 2020 Olympics Games, French judicial sources said on Friday. Takeda, considered to be the mastermind of the[Read More…]
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Israel’s only Olympic gold medallist to sell his medal
Jerusalem: The only Israeli Olympic gold medal winner ever Gal Fridman, announced on Monday that he would sell the medal at an auction. The 43-year-old Fridman wrote in Facebook: “I’m looking for an eBay expert that understands an auction of the rare item, the only one of its kind in[Read More…]
2017: A year of controversies for Indian sport!
Cricket was not the only game in India which was embroiled in controversy in 2017. There were several others as well that had their fair share of colourful moments both on and off the field. Wrestling, India’s most successful sport at the Olympics after hockey and shooting, saw its biggest[Read More…]