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South Africa chooses Durban as its preferred city to host 2036 or 2040 Olympics, 2026 October 29
Durban is South Africa 's preferred candidate to host the first Olympics in Africa.
Americans Pease, Esponda top the podium on floor at world gymnastics championships, 2026 October 25
Claire Pease and Reese Esponda gave the Americans a golden sendoff at the world gymnastics championships, going one-two in the floor exercise on Sunday, the final day of competition.
Olympic champ Shaidorov only 10th as Siao wins figure skating Grand Prix opener, 2026 October 25
Olympic figure skating champion Mikhail Shaidorov slumped to 10th on Sunday as home favorite Adam Siao Him Fa won the Grand Prix de France on Sunday.
American gymnast Skye Blakely's long road to the top ends with gold at the world championships, 2026 October 23
Skye Blakely kept going. Through heartbreak. Through injury. Through doubt. Through all of it.
Senegalese Special Forces escort Olympic torch across 14 regions, 2026 October 23
For the first time, the Olympic flame is in Africa for an official IOC event. The Washington Times' Joseph Hammond spoke with Kandy Sarr of the Senegal Olympic Committee as the torch tours Senegal ahead of the Dakar Youth Olympics.
Japan's Hashimoto wins fourth straight men's all-around gold at world gymnastics championships, 2026 October 22
Daiki Hashimoto of Japan soared to gold during the men's all-around final at the world gymnastics championships on Thursday, sealing his fourth straight title with a brilliant performance on high bar in the final rotation.
U.S. upset by China for women's gold at world gymnastics championships, 2026 October 21
The U.S. women's gymnastics team's long run of dominance at the world championships is over.
2-time Olympic ski champ Svindal answers Norway's call to help coach national team, 2026 October 20
Norwegian skiing great Aksel Lund Svindal has joined the coaching staff of the national team.
Brisbane 2032 launches a cockatoo emblem for Olympics and Paralympics after an accidental leak, 2026 October 5
The cockatoo has won out over the kangaroo, the koala and the bin chicken to become the emblem of the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics - after a bit of an embarrassing social media leak.
Judge permanently dismisses Reflecting Pool vandalism case with prejudice, dubbing it 'fanciful', 2026 October 1
A federal judge permanently dismissed vandalism charges against a former Olympian accused of damaging the renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, ending a case on Thursday that divided the Trump administration.