Tag: International Olympic Committee

Kazakh weightlifters stripped of 2012 Olympic gold medals

Three weightlifters from Kazakhstan have been stripped of their gold medals from…

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Egyptian Aya Medany elected to IOC’s Athletes Commission

President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach sent a letter…

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Systematic Russian doping at Sochi 2014 identified by McLaren Report

Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren says his team established the pattern "beyond a…

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Hamburg votes on 2024 Olympics bid

People in Hamburg and Kiel are voting in a referendum on Hamburg's…

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IOC’s Bach proposes big changes to WADA

The president of the IOC has proposed major changes to how the…

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International sports associations caught between dollar signs and human rights ideals

By James M. Dorsey A just published study highlights how commerce and glitz…

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Kurdish football team sparks Swedish FA ire over battle for Kobani

By James M. Dorsey When Ramazan Kizil established Dalkurd FF, one of…

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Protest and human rights shape debate on awarding of mega events

By James M. Dorsey Mass protests against Brazil's hosting of the World…

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