Category : International Olympic Committee (IOC)

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IOC President Bach pays tribute to former Japanese Prime Minister after assassination

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President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach has paid a glowing tribute to Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, who was assassinated while...
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Organisers to allow alcohol inside Tokyo 2020 Athletes’ Village but no condom distribution

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Tokyo 2020 has confirmed athletes will be allowed to drink alcohol inside their rooms at the Athletes’ Village, but condoms will not be distributed during...
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Xiao wins nail-biter at ITTF European Olympic qualifier to seal Tokyo 2020 place

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Spaniard Maria Xiao secured her place at this year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after coming out on top in a seven-game thriller at the International...
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International Olympic Committee makes landmark move into virtual sports

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will partner with five International Sports Federations (IFs) and game publishers to produce the Olympic Virtual Series (OVS), the first-ever,...
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Former Botswana NOC President and FIFA Executive Committee member Bhamjee dies at 77

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Ismail Bhamjee, a founding Board member of the Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC), former leader of the organization, and an ex-FIFA Executive Committee member, has...
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Italy to avoid Tokyo 2020 ban following Government sport reform

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The Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) is set to avoid sanctions from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after the Italian Government approved a decree to...
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Kazakhstan weightlifter’s Rio 2016 gold medal under threat after ITA presses urine-swapping charges

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Nijat Rahimov, a gold medallist at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, is one of the first two weightlifters ever to be charged with a doping...
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IOC stress need for vulnerable priority but hopeful of pre-Tokyo 2020 vaccinations

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has expressed its commitment to having as many foreign participants as possible vaccinated for COVID-19 before Tokyo 2020. The organization...
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Belarus NOC vice-president accuses IOC only listened to “opponents” when enforcing Tokyo 2020 ban

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National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus (NOCRB) vice-president Dmitry Dovgalenok has claimed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) “listened only to the point of...
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