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The Olympic Games is a major international multi-sport event.During its history, both the Summer and Winter Games have been the subject of scandals, controversies and incidents.
The Olympics may be an event that is all about athletics, but that doesn't mean that the most shocking things happen during the tournaments. Throughout the years, incidents from doping scandals to ...
Several Japanese business executives and employees were arrested between August and October 2022 on suspicion of bribery.Former Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics executive board member Haruyuki Takahashi was arrested on four separate occasions within that period of time after allegedly receiving money from several businesses in exchange for facilitating Olympic sponsorship contracts.
Various concerns and controversies arose in relation to the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris including security, [1] human rights issues, Israel's participation amidst the Israel–Hamas war, and allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
A potentially explosive doping scandal rocked Olympic swimming Saturday after revelations that 23 Chinese swimmers, including gold medalists and world record-setters, tested positive for a banned ...
As long as there has been an Olympic Games, there have been people willing to corrupt it. Here's a look at some of the more unusual moments of personal favours, bribery and downright criminality ...
1968 Olympics Black Power salute; 1980 Summer Olympics boycott; 1984 Summer Olympics boycott; 2002 Winter Olympics figure skating scandal; 2002 Winter Olympic bid scandal; 2012 Olympics one minute of silence campaign; 2016 Summer Olympics ticket scandal; 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony; 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
The ballooning scandal has marred the Olympic image in Japan, denting Sapporo’s bid for the 2030 Winter Games. An official announcement on the bid is expected Wednesday, after the mayor meets ...