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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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/ 3 years agoShiffrin leads call for winter sports sustainability change
US star Mikaela Shiffrin led calls for ski chiefs to change their approach to sustainability in a bid to make winter...
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/ 3 years agoMoscow says calls to ban Russians from Olympics ‘unacceptable’: agencies
The Russian sports minister said Saturday that Ukraine’s call to ban Russian athletes from the 2024 Paris Olympics, which gathered support...
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/ 3 years agoZelensky says Russian athletes at Olympics a ‘manifestation of violence’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has called for a boycott of the 2024 Paris Olympics if Russian athletes are allowed to...
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/ 3 years agoFrench authorities pass Russian Olympic problem to IOC
The French government and the 2024 Olympic organisers on Wednesday sidestepped the row over Russian participation at the Games, a day...
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/ 3 years agoParis Olympic Games unveils ‘joyful’ look for 2024
Paris Olympic organisers unveiled the ‘visual identity’ for the 2024 Games on Wednesday including a purple athletics track and a fresh...
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/ 3 years agoSweden mulling bid for 2030 Winter Olympics
After losing out to Milan to host the 2026 Winter Olympics, Sweden is now considering a bid for the 2030 Games,...
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/ 3 years agoEx-Tokyo Olympics official held on alleged Games bid-rigging
Japanese prosecutors on Wednesday arrested a former senior Tokyo Olympics official and three businessmen over alleged bid-rigging linked to the Games,...
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/ 3 years agoParis mayor against Russian athletes at 2024 Olympics ‘while war goes on’
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo changed her stance on Russian competitors at the 2024 Olympics on Tuesday saying they should be banned...
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/ 3 years ago2024 Olympic torch relay to start in Marseille
The torch relay for the Paris Olympics will start in the southern port of Marseille in April 2024, organisers announced on...
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/ 3 years agoRussian Olympic chief says athletes must compete without restrictions
The head of Russia’s Olympic Committee said Tuesday that athletes representing Russia must not be subjected to different conditions from those...
