An Iranian female archer set for Olympic fame lost her left eye after being shot by Iran's security police during an anti-hijab protest. Photo shows Kausar Khoshnoudi Kia, undated. The Iranian archer lost sight in her left eye after being allegedly shot by police in Kermanshah, Iran. (@mah.khoshnoudi/Newsflash) Top athlete…
An Olympic swimming medal winner cheated death thanks to her lightning reactions when a loo cistern collapsed while she was sitting in the toilet. Pandelela Rinong, 29 - who won two Olympic medals for Malaysia - was probably saved by years of training herself to dive without a split second's…
An animal cruelty case against an Olympic athlete who allegedly hit her horse during the Summer Olympics in Tokyo has been dropped. Pentathlete Annika Schleu, 31, and national trainer Kim Raisner were being investigated "for alleged violations of the animal welfare act" after they were seen allegedly hitting her horse…
Dutch athletes set to travel to China for the winter Olympics have been banned from taking their own laptops and mobile phones with them amid spying fears. The Dutch Olympic Committee (NOCNSF) issued the rules amid fears that the Chinese government might eavesdrop on the athletes and this would affect…
The brother of Alpine skier and three-time Olympic gold medallist Deborah Compagnoni has been killed in an avalanche. Jacopo Compagnoni was skiing with a friend in the Alta Valtellina ski area in the province of Sondrio in the northern Italian region of Lombardy when he was hit by an avalanche…
