Tag: 2024 Paris Olympics

Canada’s Penny Oleksiak Hopes to Return Before 2024 Paris Olympics

Penny Oleksiak still hopes to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The seven-time Olympic medallist withdrew from the world swimming championships on June 1 due to injury. She said that she was originally sidelined after undergoing knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus in her knee but then suffered a compensatory injury to her shoulder….


Olympic Leader Bach Criticizes Ukraine for Blocking Athletes From Some Paris Games Qualifiers

GENEVA—IOC president Thomas Bach criticized the Ukrainian government on Thursday for blocking some athletes from qualifying events for the 2024 Paris Olympics that also included Russians and Belarusians. Ukrainian athletes have in recent weeks missed world or European championship events in judo, fencing and taekwondo where Russians and Belarusians could compete after being approved as…