The winner will steer the Olympics on a smooth path in politics and sports toward the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.

The 66-year-old Watanabe, the head of the International Gymnastics Federation, was running as the first-ever Japanese candidate with outlandish ideas including hosting the Summer Olympics on five ...

Also in the race were four presidents of sports governing bodies: Track and field's Sebastian Coe, skiing's Johan Eliasch, cycling’s David Lappartient, and gymnastics' Morinari Watanabe.

Also in the race were four presidents of sports governing bodies: Track and field's Sebastian Coe, skiing's Johan Eliasch, cycling’s David Lappartient, and gymnastics' Morinari Watanabe.

As a former Olympic swimmer and world record holder, she is the most decorated Olympian from Africa. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, she won three Olympic medals: a gold, a silver ...

Wrestler Sushil Kumar and boxer Vijender Singh bagged bronze in their respective categories. The 2004 Summer Olympics were held between 13 and 29 August in Greece's capital Athens. The 28th Olympiad ...