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The International Olympic Committee continues to stay in a waiting pattern over what was believed to be growing momentum to allow Russian and Belarusian individual athletes to compete in the Olympics, refusing to guarantee their participation — for now — and increasing existing sanctions to include teams of athletes from either country in the wake […]
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European Union lawmakers have condemned the International Olympic Committee’s decision to set a path for some athletes from Russia and Belarus to try to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris. In a resolution adopted Thursday by 444 votes in favor, 26 against and 37 abstentions, EU legislators said allowing Russians and Belarusians […]
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It was nearly a full year ago that Russia invaded Ukraine, leading to a succession of condemnation and sanctions throughout the world that — somewhat surprisingly — included swift, strong action from the International Olympic Committee. This weekend, in the face of growing criticism around Europe for his plans to allow some athletes from Russia […]
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In the midst of fierce criticism from the Ukraine and trying to thread the needle between being hard on Russia but not as hard on its athletes, the International Olympic Committee tried Thursday to explain why it believes Russian athletes should be allowed at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris. The IOC executive board […]
Continue ReadingThe International Olympic Committee is — for the first time since 2020 — not organizing either an Olympic Winter or Summer Games. Yet, the organization may be facing one of its most pivotal years in some time. There are multiple issues the IOC must address for both of its editions of the Games and several […]
Continue ReadingAfter another week of International Olympic Committee executive board meetings, when President Thomas Bach met the media on Thursday, there were plenty of questions about the upcoming 2024 Summer Games in Paris — but not concerning the host. Here are four takeaways from the Olympic scene. Delaying a 2030 Decision The biggest news was the […]
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The International Olympic Committee has announced its inaugural Esports Week will be held June 22–25 in Singapore, marking the biggest step yet by the governing body into the esports world. The IOC said in a Wednesday statement — confirming earlier hints of its location — that the event “marks the next major step in supporting […]
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Salt Lake City stands ready and willing to host the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games should it be asked by the International Olympic Committee as the field has slimmed to two contenders, Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games Chief Executive Officer Fraser Bullock said Tuesday. The SLC-Utah Committee for the Games held an […]
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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach laid out his case for the international sports movement to continue its stance against Russian and Belarussian influence in sports in the wake of Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine, saying at the Association of National Olympic Committees General Assembly to “keep following the sanctions and protective measures,” that have […]
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For the next decade, there may not be a season where a sports fan cannot enjoy a major international sporting event to travel to within the United States. This past summer alone saw World Athletics host the world track-and-field championships in the United States for the first time at the renovated Hayward Field in Eugene, […]
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