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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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/ 2 years agoDefending Olympic gold top 2024 priority for Zverev
Defending his Olympic gold medal is the top priority for Alexander Zverev in 2004, but the world number seven says he...
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/ 2 years agoWatch: Surfing Santas ride waves, raise funds in Florida
Santas of all stripes descended on Florida’s Cocoa Beach this Christmas Eve — not to deliver presents, but to ride some...
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/ 2 years agoChinese star Sun Yang set to miss Paris Olympics
Doping-tainted swimming star Sun Yang looks set to miss the Paris Olympics after China published its selection criteria for the 2024...
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/ 3 years agoDon’t let athletes’ families miss out at Paris Olympics, says Coe
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Monday that the tickets for the Paris Olympics are “expensive” and pleaded for the families...
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/ 3 years agoRussia says IOC ruling on athletes was mocking
Russia criticised Friday the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for ruling that Russian athletes can only compete in Paris next year as...
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/ 3 years agoOlympic surfing to be held in Polynesia despite row: president
Next year’s Olympic surfing competition will be held in French Polynesia as planned, the regional president has said, declaring a blazing...
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/ 3 years agoGerman sports minister wants close IOC scrutiny of Russian athletes
German sports minister Nancy Faeser called Saturday on the International Olympic Committee to “examine very precisely” the backgrounds of Russian athletes...
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/ 3 years agoSports bodies ask IOC to allow Russians as neutrals for 2024 Olympics
Representatives of international sports federations and national Olympic committees on Tuesday called for Russian and Belarusian athletes to be admitted under...
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/ 3 years agoKenyan marathon aces Kipchoge and Kiptum to go head-to-head in Paris
Two-time Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge and world record holder Kelvin Kiptum were on Monday named in Kenya’s provisional marathon team...
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/ 3 years agoUkrainians strive to force IPC into Russia Paralympics U-turn
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is “aware of numerous specific violations of the IPC Constitution” by the Russian Paralympic Committee and...
