Maurice ‘Termite’ Watkins leads a cheer with the Iraqi boxers (Getty) At some point in early 2004, with the Athens Olympics a distant dream, Watkins and his team drove out of Iraq through Kuwait.

Marine Capt. Riley Tejcek is training to be on the US 2026 winter Olympics Bobsled team while deployed to Iraq. By Jeff Schogol Posted on Aug 12, 2024 4:44 PM EDT 7 minute read Marine Capt.

In all, 32 sports will be part of the program for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Each sport has its own international federation, and within a sport, several disciplines can coexist - such as road ...

For the 2024 Paris Olympics specifically, only two athletes — Iraq’s Sajjad Sehen and Nigeria’s Cynthia Ogunsemilore — were disqualified after positive drug tests. Please enter a name.

As the Paralympics get ready to get underway, CNN Sport takes a look back at some of the eye-popping rewards athletes earn ...

Morocco won Group B after a 2-1 win against Argentina, a 2-1 loss to Ukraine, and a 3-0 win against Iraq. Morocco’s third-place finish at the Paris Olympics is a landmark achievement ...

The injuries to U.S. soldiers included possible cases of traumatic brain injury and at least one external injury. The U.S.

Rachael Gunn, known as "Raygun," is an Australian B-girl (break-girl) who competed at the Olympics. She lost three battles in the round-robin part of the competition, but her moves went viral online.

The Olympics are not included as part of the FIFA ... July 24 Argentina U23 1-2 Morocco U23 (Saint-Étienne) Iraq U23 2-1 Ukraine U23 (Décines-Charpieu) Saturday, July 27 Argentina U23 3-1 ...

The IOC has time and again reiterated its threat to leave boxing out of the 2028 Olympics if national federations continue to ...

In the weeks since Algeria’s Imane Khelif won an Olympic gold medal in women’s boxing, athletes and coaches in the North ...

Iraq plans to offer 10 gas exploration blocks to U.S. companies during an upcoming visit by Oil Minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani to the United States, he announced on Saturday.