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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 agoBerlin Olympics in 2036 ‘imaginable’, says German Sports Minister
German Sports Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) said on Friday she could “imagine” hosting the 2036 Olympics in Berlin, 100 years since...
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/ 3 years agoTwo more handed suspended jail terms in Tokyo Olympics scandal
Two Japanese businessmen were handed suspended prison sentences on Thursday in the latest convictions in a bribery scandal surrounding the Tokyo...
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/ 3 years agoEx-chair of Tokyo Olympics sponsor handed suspended jail sentence
The former chairman of a Tokyo 2020 Olympics sponsor was handed a suspended two-and-a-half-year prison sentence Friday, the first verdict in...
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/ 3 years agoSapporo may delay Winter Games bid to 2034: Japan Olympic chief
Japan could push its Winter Olympics bid back four years to 2034 after corruption scandals related to the Tokyo Games, the...
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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoFrench army fears overstretch at 2024 Paris Olympics
Like past Olympic host nations France plans to deploy soldiers for securing the 2024 summer games in Paris, but army and...
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/ 3 years agoIOC Russia recommendation not binding for Paris 2024: French minister
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommendation to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals is not binding for Paris’...
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Football
/ 3 years agoIOC backs return of Russian athletes as individuals, no timeline for Paris Olympics
Olympic chiefs on Tuesday recommended the return to competition of Russian and Belarusian athletes as individual neutrals, but refused to give...
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/ 3 years agoDrone threat hovers over Paris Olympics
It may be a long way from any battlefield but the 2024 Paris Olympics is preparing for the threat of a...
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/ 3 years ago500 days before the Paris Olympics, the race is on
In 500 days on Tuesday, the 2024 Summer Olympics will burst into life in Paris as the teams float down the...
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Paralympic Games
/ 3 years agoParalympian Kravchenko among winners in IPC International Womens’ Day awards
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced the four winners of the 2023 International Women’s Day Recognition Awards. Patience Igbiti from...
