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Argentinian Laura Martinell was recently honored by the IOC with the Coaches Lifetime Achievement Awards. The award is aimed at those coaches with a particularly outstanding career.
Boxing-Van der Vorst elected first president of new... Former Dutch federation head Boris van der Vorst elected first president of World Boxing. The breakaway body launched in April after a long breakdown in relations between the Russian-led International Boxing Association (IBA) and Olympic organisers. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) stripped the IBA of recognition last June.
Refugee athlete on IOC scholarship for Paris Olympics... Refugee athlete on IOC scholarship for Paris Olympics suspended after testing positive for EPO. Fouad Idbafdil tested positive for the banned blood-boosting hormone EPO in October. 35-year-old runner is provisionally banned from competing while the case is prosecuted.
Stockholm city hall backs Olympic bid ahead of key IOC... Stockholm city hall backs Olympic bid ahead of key IOC meeting for 2030-2034 Winter Games candidates. International Olympic Committee panel taking online presentations from would-be hosts. IOC executive board aims to pick preferred candidates for staging the Winter Games in 2030 and 2034.
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) came back from a two-goal deficit twice to overcome defending champion and favourite Railways Sports Promotion Board in the shootouts and win Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) came back from a two-goal deficit twice to overcome defending champion and favourite Railways Sports Promotion Board in the shootouts. Sports Authority of India (SAI) beat Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) 3-1 in the play-off for the third place.
Watch United Nations and International Olympic Committee sign Olympic Truce ahead of 2024 Paris Games Watch live as the Olympic Truce Resolution for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 is formally submitted to the UN Member States in the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly. The Truce will be submitted by the Government of France, in close collaboration with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympics Committee, and the Organising Committee.
Russia and IOC clash at the UN before member states... Russia and IOC clash at the UN before member states pass Olympic Truce for Paris Games. Only Russia and its ally Syria abstained from a vote to adopt the resolution. 118 of the 193 UN member states - including Israel, Ukraine and the United States - backed the text.
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) came back from a two-goal deficit twice to overcome defending champion and favourite Railways Sports Promotion Board in the shootouts and win Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) came back from a two-goal deficit twice to overcome defending champion and favourite Railways Sports Promotion Board in the shootouts. IOC earned nine penalty corners but was thwarted repeatedly, Shilpi Dabas even making a diving goalline save towards the end.
A farewell in Paris and a new beginning in Los Angeles for modern pentathlon Modern pentathlon has been a staple of the Summer Olympics for over a century. Critics called the sport elitist, boring and old-fashioned. The IOC recently reinstated modern pentathlon back onto the LA28 Program.
Wladimir Klitschko demands Russia and Belarus athletes are BANNED from the Paris Olympics as he... Wladimir Klitschko demands Russia and Belarus athletes are BANNED from the Paris Olympics as he condemns the murders of 'over 250 Ukrainian athletes' during the ongoing war. The former heavyweight world boxing champion condemned the International Olympic Committee for their decision that currently allows athletes from both nations to compete under neutral representation. The Russian Olympic Committee is suspended by the IOC and is no longer entitled to operate as a National Olympic Committee.
Wladimir Klitschko wants Russian and Belarusian athletes banned from Olympics Wladimir Klitschko has called for the ban of Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics in a savage attack on the International Olympic Committee. The IOC would be open to allowing athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport to compete but only as Individual Neutral Athletes. Russia and Belarus will also continue to be banned from team events such as football and some gymnastics competitions.
The dispute between the IBA and the IOC could finish in... The International Boxing Association says it intends to appeal further if the Court of Arbitration for Sport upholds the IOC's ruling. The IBA was finally derecognized in a years-long dispute fueled by defying advice and instructions from the IOC.
Boxing-Kremlev says IBA could go to Swiss court if CAS... IBA could go to the Swiss supreme court if the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne rejects its appeal against Olympic exclusion. The CAS, sport's highest court, was scheduled to hear the appeal on Thursday with a ruling unlikely before next year. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) stripped the Russian-led boxing body of recognition in June.
Olympic sports bodies want talks with IOC after cricket... Olympic sports bodies want talks with IOC after cricket and others were added to 2028 LA program. Most Olympic sports got between $13 million and $17.3 million from the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games in 2021. Adding cricket is expected to raise the IOC's broadcast deal in India by at least $100 million.
Olympic sports bodies want talks with IOC after cricket and others were added to 2028 LA program Olympic sports bodies want urgent talks with the IOC about possible cuts in their revenue shares. The decision to increase to a record 36 sports "has raised several questions" among its members. Most Olympic sports got US$13 million to US$17.3 million from the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games. Adding cricket is expected to raise the IOC's broadcast deal in India by at least US$100 million.
Olympic sports bodies want talks with IOC on threats from adding cricket and others to 2028 program Olympic sports bodies want urgent talks with the IOC about the risk of cuts in their revenue shares and medal events at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The umbrella group of current Summer Games sports, known by the acronym ASOIF, said Monday the decision to increase to a record 36 sports “has raised several questions’
Olympics open to welcoming virtual sports 'but not being sat on sofa' IOC sports director Kit McConnell says 'door is open explicitly for virtual forms' Earlier this year the IOC held an official 'Esports Week' It included virtual versions of sailing, motor racing, cycling and baseball. Events have already been decided for 2024 Paris and 2028 Los Angeles.
IOC to decide on Afghanistan’s participation in LA Olympics 2028, says ICC CEO Allardice ICC CEO Geoff Allardice has said that the final call on Afghanistan’s participation in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles will be taken by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) The ICC will not have much role to play in this case. ICC has been working with the Taliban in a bid to resume the sport for women in the country.
Russia responds: appeal to the TAS, comparison with Israel and attack on the IOC The Russian Olympic Committee appealed the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to immediately suspend it for violating the Olympic Charter. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS) confirmed and commented that Russia “requests that the contested decision be annulled and that it be restored as a CON recognized by the IOC”
Russian Olympic officials appeal to CAS over suspension by IOC The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has registered an appeal filed by the Russian Olympic Committee. The challenge arose over the IOC’s suspension of the ROC. The ROC was banned with immediate effect on October 12 for recognising regional organisations from four territories annexed from Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin later accused the IOC of using the Olympic Games as a political tool.
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