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Four years after banning Russia, FIFA and IOC passive in the face of warSports governing bodies are facing scrutiny for their differing responses to conflicts. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russian and...- 2026 Winter Olympics a global event, athletes from over 90 countries will compete in 304 eventsFor the first time in history, the Winter Games will be ‘diffuse’: two emblematic cities— Milan and Cortina—and an entire system of territo...
- Royal peace at last? Living Nostradamus says William’s children will heal family riftPsychic Athos Salome predicts that reconciliation within the Royal Family might ultimately depend on the next generation: George, Charlotte...
- IOC resumes funding to IOA after 'corrective measures' to resolve disputes and governance issuesThe International Olympic Committee restarts funding for India's Olympic Solidarity Programme. This follows the resolution of internal disp...
- Olympic presidential candidate Prince Feisal sees real-world politics playing a bigger roleThe IOC presidential election occurs in a complex political climate, shifting focus from personality-driven campaigns to global political a...
- Randhir Singh set to become first Indian President of Olympic Council of AsiaThe 44th Olympic Council of Asia General Assembly will be held at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on September 8. Former India...
- Israeli Olympians try to tune out threats, boos and warIsrael's biggest ever Olympic team has faced a "tough"after a week featuring sometimes hostile crowds, online harassment and tragedy back h...
- As conflicts far and wide shake the planet, can the Olympics unite the world?It's a pitch the IOC has made often enough that it has become part of the brand that the Games project: the Olympics as the great uniter, o...
- French airport worker unions call for strike week before Paris OlympicsParis airport unions strike before Paris Olympics over bonuses, criticising Groupe ADP's selective payout. Potential disruptions at Charles...
- Azerbaijan proposes COP truce to unite countries on climate changeAzerbaijan, the host of this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 29), is aiming to shield the annual talks from geopolitic...
- Palestinian athletes to be invited to Paris OlympicsThomas Bach assures 6-8 Palestinian athletes may compete at Paris Olympics with IOC support, even without qualification, due to ongoing Gaz...
- Kremlin suggests Ukraine would use an 'Olympic truce' to try to regroupThe Kremlin responded cautiously to French President Macron's proposal for an Olympic truce during the Paris Games, expressing concerns tha...
- India absent from voting on UNGA resolution on building peaceful world through sports, Olympic truceIndia abstained from the UN General Assembly vote on a resolution promoting peace through sports, citing the absence of its participation a...
- Russia and IOC clash at the UN before member states pass Olympic Truce for Paris GamesRussia clashed with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the United Nations over the adoption of a traditional truce for the 2024 P...
- Ukraine invasion puts Russia's elite sports status at riskThe country's invasion of Ukraine, coming on the heels of yet another drug scandal that consumed the Beijing Olympics earlier this month, c...
- Beijing's Olympics close, ending safe but odd global momentInternationally, many critiqued them as the "authoritarian Olympics" and denounced the IOC for holding them in concert with a government ac...
- Can China win back global opinion before the Winter Olympics? Does it even want to?There had been pressure for Western governments to announce a boycott for months over the Chinese party-state's treatment of the Uyghurs an...
- IOC 'respects' US diplomatic boycott of Beijing OlympicsThe diplomatic boycott is a calibrated rebuke of China's human rights record that stops short of preventing US athletes from competing.
- Olympics-No plan to move Pyeongchang Games over Korean tensions - IOCOLYMPICS-2018/PYEONGCHANG (PIX):Olympics-No plan to move Pyeongchang Games over Korean tensions - IOC
- Georgian athletes follow violence back homeNearly three dozen Olympic athletes from Georgia are anxiously following the news of violence in a breakaway region of their country, follo...
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