Russia banned from Olympics, World Cup over doping
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday banned Russia for four years from major global sporting events including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022...
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers test snow machine to beat the heat
(UTV|COLOMBO) – It was 25C (77F) in Tokyo, but snow fell in well-ordered flurries at a canoeing event in the Japanese capital. It wasn’t freak weather,...
Japan’s Yoshitaka Sakurada resigns as Olympics minister
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Japan’s Olympics Minister Yoshitaka Sakurada has resigned over comments that offended people affected by a huge tsunami and earthquake in 2011. At a fund-raising...
Winter Olympics: Alina Zagitova wins gold for OAR in women’s single figure skating
UTV | COLOMBO – Fifteen-year-old Alina Zagitova won Olympic athletes from Russia’s first gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the women’s single figure...