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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 agoBridgestone latest Japanese firm to end Olympics sponsorship
Tyre giant Bridgestone has become the latest Japanese firm to end its Olympics and Paralympics sponsorship, following pullouts by Toyota and...
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/ 2 years agoSwiss government backs efforts towards 2038 Winter Olympics bid
Switzerland’s government on Friday threw its weight behind efforts to prepare a bid to host the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in...
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/ 2 years agoToyota ends sponsorship with ‘political’ Olympics
Japanese auto giant Toyota is to end their top-tier Olympics sponsorship, its chairman has said, citing the sporting showpiece’s “increasingly political”...
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/ 2 years agoWorkers remove Olympic rings from Eiffel Tower — for now
Workers removed the Olympics logo from the Eiffel Tower overnight on Friday, returning the beloved monument to its usual form —...
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/ 2 years agoIOC should reinstate Russia as soon it obeys rules: Samaranch
The International Olympic Committee should start work on ending Russia’s suspension from the organisation “the minute” Moscow obeys the rules again,...
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/ 2 years agoViral Korean Olympic shooter scores first acting role as assassin
South Korean pistol shooter Kim Ye-ji, whose skill and nonchalance won the internet at the Paris Olympics, has landed her first...
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/ 2 years agoFive athletes failed doping tests at Paris Olympics: agency
Around a third of Olympic athletes were drug-tested during the Paris Games this year, with only five positive results, the International...
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/ 2 years agoCoe among seven candidates to succeed Bach as IOC president
World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe is the highest profile of the seven candidates to have declared on Monday their bid to...
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/ 2 years ago2024 Paris Paralympic Games promise inclusion revolution legacy
With the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games coming to an end, the Malta Paralympic Committee (MPC) echoed the rallying call made by...
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/ 2 years agoFrance bids final farewell to Olympics with Champs-Elysees parade
France bid a final and reluctant farewell to the Paris Olympics on Saturday with a parade on the Champs-Elysees followed by...
