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/ 2 years agoSecurity fears stalk 2024 Paris Olympic organisers
Two years out from Paris hosting the Summer Olympics there is widespread concern over security, exacerbated by the dreadful spectacle of...
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/ 2 years agoIOC declares Thorpe sole gold medallist in 1912 decathlon and pentathlon
American athlete Jim Thorpe is to be given sole credit for his 1912 gold medals, more than a century after he...
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/ 2 years agoTop French official dismisses fears for Paris Olympics ceremony
Ambitious plans to organise the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics along the banks of the Seine river are feasible,...
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Olympic Games
/ 2 years agoIOC take ‘step by step’ approach to fate of Russian athletes
The International Olympic Committee will reassess “step by step” the fate of Russian athletes excluded from most international competitions after the...
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Olympic Games
/ 2 years agoJohn Coates ends 32 years as Australian Olympic boss
Australian sport ushered in a new era Saturday when powerbroker John Coates stood down as president of the country’s Olympic Committee...
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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoParis Olympics scrap basketball venue amid player criticism
The venue for the group phase of Olympic basketball at the 2024 Paris Games was ditched Thursday amid criticism from some...
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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoHalf of 2024 Paris Olympics tickets at 50 euros or less
The organisers of the 2024 Paris Olympics promised Monday that half of the tickets would be priced at 50 euros ($55)...
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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoOlympic medallist brings 80 Ukrainian refugees to Germany
Former Olympic medallist Paul Schockemoehle has brought 80 Ukrainian refugees to Germany to help them escape Russia’s invasion. The 76-year-old won...
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Paralympic Games
/ 3 years agoWatch: Ukraine team defy heartbreak to win bittersweet Paralympic golds
It was a bittersweet day for Ukraine at the Winter Paralympics with nine medals and a clean sweep of two biathlon...
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Winter Olympics
/ 3 years agoGolden day for Canada at Winter Paralympics
A hat-trick of gold medals propelled Canada from sixth to third in the Beijing Winter Paralympics medals table on Monday, as...