After 20 years of service as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Sam Ramsamy finished his term of office at the end of 2018 because of the age limit.
Never mind that they came away with three gold medals, many will feel that the simple fact that Kosovo were in Tarragona for the 2018 Mediterranean Games was an achievement in itself.
British fencer Steven Paul competed at three Olympic Games - Moscow 1980, Los Angeles 1984 and Barcelona 1992 - without winning a medal. He found more success after he retired when he trained Pierce Brosnan for his fencing scenes in the James Bond film Die Another Day and served as the actor's double for the more technical shots in the movie released in 2002. The film earned $432 million worldwide, becoming the sixth highest-grossing film of the year.
Former Nigerian taekwondo player Emmanuel Peters has called on the country's Government to increase their backing for the sport so an athlete from the nation can win an Olympic gold medal.
Former figure skater Michelle Kwan, the men's basketball team from Barcelona 1992 and NBC broadcaster Bob Costas have received the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Endowment awards.
Former Olympic champion Tatiana Gutsu is facing a backlash after accusing "monster" former team-mate and six-time Olympic champion Vitaly Scherbo of sexually assaulting her during a competition in Stuttgart in 1991, when she was aged 15.
On July 25, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach was in Barcelona to mark the 25th anniversary of the 1992 Olympic Games.
All four Rio 2016 gold medallists qualified safely for this weekend's main action at the International Canoe Federation's final Canoe Slalom World Cup of the season – but it was far from easy for Britain's K1 champion Joseph Clarke and France's C1 winner Denis Gargaud Chanut.
A celebration of the 25-year anniversary of Barcelona has been held by the Estonian Olympic Committee (EOK), who hosted a reception for the delegation members who represented the country at the Games.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has said that the organisation “condemns” yesterday’s terrorist attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils.
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said that Barcelona was a city "living with its back turned" before the 1992 Summer Games, which opened 25 years ago today.
As the 25th anniversary of the Opening Ceremony of the 1992 Barcelona Olympics looms on Tuesday (July 25), many will recall the drama of the Olympic Cauldron being lit by a single, flaming arrow dispatched from the infield by Paralympic archer Antonio Rebollo.
French politician Michel Barnier returns to the negotiating table as he leads the European Union team in the discussions on Brexit.
A special commemorative emblem has been unveiled amid celebrations in Barcelona marking the 25th anniversary of the 1992 Paralympic Games.
The International Handball Federation (IHF) has paid tribute after the death of Russian Olympic, world and European champion Vasily Kudinov at the age of 47.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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Yiannis Kouros is a Greek who, 30 years ago this week, ran 1,000 miles faster than anyone in history which is why Brian Oliver thinks he is the greatest distance-runner you have never heard of.
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