Here, we bring you the news that is trending across WION's social media platforms - An asteroid, which is estimated to be as big as an Olympic swimming pool, may crash into Earth on Valentine’s Day in 2046, NASA scientists have predicted.

Trending on WION: Asteroid as big as an Olympic pool may hit Earth in 2046

The head of the Paris Olympics organising committee defended the ticketing system for the 2024 Games, calling the first phase of sales a "success" on Thursday despite complaints about high prices.

Paris Olympics chief Tony Estanguet defends ticket pricing despite backlash from fans

The Dead Sea – the lowest point on earth – loses an enormous 1.5 million cubic metres of water – every single day. That’s equivalent to 600 Olympic sized swimming pools. Watch this to know more.

Dead Sea loses equivalent of 600 Olympic pools every day

Twice Olympic 800 metres champion David Rudisha of Kenya escaped unhurt from a plane crash as he was returning from a sporting event at the weekend. The plane carrying the world 800m record holder and five other passengers crashed in Kajiado county in south-east Kenya after they attended the annual Maasai Olympics competition at Kimana Wildlife Sanctuary on Saturday.

Double 800m Olympic champion Rudisha survives plane crash

Olympic Gold Medallist Neeraj Chopra on September 28th took time out to attend the grand Garba festivals of Vadodara's famous United Ways & Vadodara Navratri Festival. At the two locations, he danced to the tune of Gujarati folk music and received a hero's welcome with the crowd chanting"Garam Garam Seera Neeraj humara heera" and "India-India."

Watch Indian Olympic Gold Medallist Neeraj Chopra attending the grand Garba festival in Vadodara

At the higher levels of competitive boxing, it is not enough if one just packs a punch, one must be able to track the punch as well. Factors such as punch force, upper and lower body movement need to be closely analysed and evaluated to improve a pugilist's performance.

'Tracking a punch' - IIT tech to help Indian boxers analyse punches, up chances of Olympic medals

Recalling the dark past of Munich, WION's Sidhant Sibal visited the Munich memorial. Munich massacre was face of international terrorism in the 1970s.

Munich's Olympic park attack recalled: Munich massacre was face of international terrorism in the 1970s

Lindsey Vonn, the greatest women's skier of all-time, will be the host of the 2022 Laureus Awards Show in the picturesque Spanish city of Seville on Sunday, April 24, when the winners of this year's Laureus World Sports Awards are revealed.

Olympic great Lindsey Vonn to host Laureus Awards Show 2022 in Seville

The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing attracted the smallest prime-time audience since NBC Universal began broadcasting the games, according to viewership figures released by the network, amid a period of changing TV viewing habits.

NBC Universal draws worst Olympic ratings with Beijing Games 2022

Russian skating sensation Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance, Games testers confirmed Friday, and the IOC is now appealing against Russia's decision to allow her to continue competing in Beijing.

Russian skater Valieva tested positive for banned drug: Olympic testers

American Nathan Chen achieved a spectacular redemption when he claimed the men's figure skating title in dazzling fashion at the Beijing Olympics, completing a four-year journey to the exhilarating tunes of Elton John on Thursday.

Beijing Olympics 2022: Nathan Chen of US wins long-awaited skating gold

The upcoming Winter Games in China have been making headlines for all the wrong reasons lately. A Uyghur, who was a part of the group of students chosen to help carry the Olympic flame before the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, has been calling for a boycott of the upcoming Winter Games over China's treatment of Uyghur ethnic community.

Uyghur torchbearer in 2008 Olympics calls for Winter Games' boycott in Beijing

Germany will compete without their figure skating pairs in the team event at the Olympics after Nolan Seegert tested positive for COVID-19 a second time and was isolating in a hotel, the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) said on Thursday.

Beijing Olympics: COVID pulls out German Nolan Seegert from figure skating event

Trinidad and Tobago Olympian Deon Lendore has died aged 29 in a car accident in Texas, USA. The 400-meter sprinter competed in 3 Olympics -- including the 2020 Tokyo games -- and won the bronze medal in the 4x400 meter at the 2012 games in London.

Three-time Olympic and World medallist sprinter Deon Lendore passes away in car accident in Texas

Italy's Olympic bronze medal-winning boxer Irma Testa has come out as gay, saying her success at the Tokyo Games earlier this year gave her the strength to make her sexual orientation public.

Italy's Olympic bronze medal-winning boxer Irma Testa comes out as gay

Belarusian athlete Kristina Timanovskaya said Sunday she was "safe" and under police protection in Japan after claiming her country had forced her to leave the Tokyo Olympics.

Belarus Olympic athlete Kristina Timanovskaya says she is 'safe': NGO

Saeid Mollaei, a former Iranian judoka who now competes for Mongolia, won silver in the men's 81-kilogram event, losing gold to Japan's Takanori Nagase. Mollaei, who was born in Iran but now represents Mongolia, dedicated his silver medal to Israel.

Iranian defector Saeid Mollaei wins silver for Mongolia, dedicates medal to Israel

Tropical Storm Nepartak made landfall in northern Japan on Wednesday. There were no immediate reports of damage and Olympic football matches in the region were due to go ahead.

Tropical Storm Nepartak makes landfall in Japan

Two athletes have tested positive for the coronavirus in the Tokyo Olympic Village after a team colleague was also infected, officials said on Sunday, raising fears of a cluster just days before the opening ceremony.

Olympic cluster scare as athletes test positive in Games Village

MOCCO, Olympic puppet, arrives in Tokyo from Tohoku

Protecting the integrity of sport at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, is a top priority for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) thus the IOC Executive Board (EB) was updated on Saturday about the measures put in place for Games time -- aimed at both preventing and dealing swiftly with competition manipulation.

Tokyo 2020: IOC to monitor sports betting on all Olympic competitions

Olympic host city Tokyo entered a new state of emergency on Monday, less than two weeks before the Games begin amid worries about whether the measures can stem a rise in COVID-19 cases.

Tokyo enters 4th COVID-19 emergency as Olympics approach

Judo emerged in Japan as a modern martial art form which has since then evolved into an Olympic sport. Watch this segment to know how Judo uniforms are made.

How are Judo uniforms made? Minimum effort for maximum efficiency

The Coronavirus Pandemic forced the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Games by exactly a year and India's shooters bore the brunt of that move. The Indian shooting team famously drew a blank at the 2016 Olympics in Rio and the National Rifle Association of India, NRAI, was pinning its hopes on redemption at Tokyo.

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