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Olympic chief confident for LA Games despite World Cup ‘challenges
Olympic chief Kirsty Coventry said on Wednesday she was confident for the successful hosting of the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles despite what she described...
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/ 6 years agoThomas Bach unopposed in bid for second term as IOC president: official
Thomas Bach will stand unopposed to serve a second term as International Olympic Committee president, the body said on Tuesday. Bach,...
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/ 6 years agoDelayed Tokyo Olympics to cost an additional $1.9bn: report
The coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Olympics could cost $1.9 billion more than its original budget of $13 billion, a 15 percent increase, a...
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/ 6 years agoNo mandatory coronavirus vaccine for Tokyo Olympics, says IOC chief
Athletes won’t be required to take a coronavirus vaccine to compete at the Tokyo Olympics, IOC chief Thomas Bach said Tuesday,...
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/ 6 years agoRussia’s doping ban decision ‘by end of year’, says CAS
A decision over whether to overturn Russia’s four-year ban from international sport due to state-sanctioned doping will be known “by the...
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/ 6 years agoThe Paralympic Games
Paralympic Sport provides a world of opportunities for individuals with physical impairments to showcase their talents within the sporting field. At...
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/ 6 years agoWatch: Tokyo opens 15,000-seat Olympic aquatics centre
Tokyo opened a 15,000-seat swimming venue for the Olympic Games next year on Saturday, with a swimming star diagnosed with leukaemia...
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/ 6 years agoTokyo Olympics on alert for cyberattacks as alleged Russian plot revealed
Tokyo Olympics organisers said they were on constant alert for cyberattacks Tuesday but had yet to suffer “significant impact” after Britain...
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/ 6 years agoJapan PM Suga ‘determined’ to hold Olympics despite pandemic
Japan is “determined” to host the postponed Olympic Games in 2021 despite the coronavirus pandemic, the country’s newly elected prime minister...
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/ 6 years agoCAS lifts life bans on three Russian biathletes
Sport’s highest court has lifted life bans handed down on three female Russian biathletes for doping at the 2014 Sochi Winter...
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/ 6 years agoTokyo Olympics could take place without vaccine: IOC chief
Olympic boss Thomas Bach said Thursday that the Tokyo Games could take place next year even without a coronavirus vaccine, pointing...
