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2023
IOC guarantees boxing's place at Olympics despite ejecting IBA
The IBA was suspended by the IOC in 2019 for multiple corruption scandals.
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Jun 22nd 2023, 2:41 PM
Olympics Ireland backs IOC recommendation to drop IBA as boxing's governing body
The recommendation places doubt over the sport’s inclusion in future Games after Paris 2024.
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Jun 7th 2023, 11:19 PM
Kremlin vows to 'defend the interests' of its athletes following IOC recommendation
On Tuesday, Olympic chiefs recommended the return to competition of Russian and Belarusian athletes as individual neutrals.
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Mar 29th 2023, 7:50 PM
IOC backs return of Russian athletes as individuals
No timeline given for their potential participation at Paris Olympics.
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Mar 28th 2023, 5:04 PM
Olympic Committee rejects Russian demand that its athletes compete without restrictions
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it considered if Russians could compete as neutral athletes rather than under their national flag.
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Jan 31st 2023, 8:10 PM
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Russia expelled from World Cup, clubs banned from international competitions
The men’s team had been due to play in qualifying play-offs in March for the World Cup in Qatar later this year.
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Feb 28th 2022, 7:57 PM
'They favour authoritarian regimes over athletes' - Why the sports world is complicit in the Russia-Ukraine crisis
Rob Koehler, a former Deputy Director-General of WADA, on doping, abuses of power and the legacy of the Beijing Olympics.
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Feb 27th 2022, 10:00 AM
Olympic Committee urges sports federations to cancel events in Russia or Belarus
They accused the Russian and Belarussian governments of breaching the Olympic Truce.
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Feb 25th 2022, 3:29 PM
IOC slams Russia for breach of 'Olympic truce'
The IOC say all 193 UN member states had agreed to a global truce until seven days after the end of the Winter Paralympic Games next month.
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Feb 24th 2022, 1:35 PM
Russian figure skater says grandfather's medicine led to positive test: IOC member
Valieva will skate in the Olympic women’s singles competition later on Tuesday.
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Feb 15th 2022, 9:36 AM
Beijing Games set to open as Peng Shuai allegations back in spotlight
The IOC would support an inquiry into the allegation of sexual assault made by Peng Shuai against a top-ranking Chinese politician – if she calls for one, its president Thomas Bach said
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Feb 3rd 2022, 2:30 PM
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Belarus athlete lands in Vienna, as husband offered humanitarian visa by Poland
The IOC has received a report from Belarus’s Olympic committee, which is “being evaluated.”
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Aug 4th 2021, 6:35 PM
Re-elected IOC president Bach promises 'safe, secure' Tokyo Olympics
‘The question is not whether, the question is how these Olympic Games will take place.’
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Mar 10th 2021, 6:30 PM
IOC condemns Tokyo chief's 'absolutely inappropriate' comments about women
However, the International Olympics Committee hasn’t asked for the resignation of the 83-year-old.
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Feb 9th 2021, 11:28 AM
'It’s not about 'whether' the Games take place, it’s about 'how'' - full steam ahead for Olympics
‘We are working day and night to organise a safe Olympic Games in Tokyo.’
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Jan 27th 2021, 8:24 PM
'It takes away from your focus' - Coghlan on the potential cost of protesting for Olympic athletes
The International Olympic Committee bans athletes from protesting at the Games.
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Jul 1st 2020, 5:20 PM
Postponement of Tokyo Olympics to cost 'several hundred million dollars'
IOC president Thomas Bach has admitted the Games will have to make some adjustments to meet the new reality.
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Apr 29th 2020, 6:37 PM
Could the Olympics be cancelled outright? 'I think there is a chance. Let's be realistic'
Olympian and current secretary of the European Olympic Committee Athletes Commission, David Harte, speaks to The42.
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Mar 19th 2020, 9:20 PM
'No need for any drastic decisions at this stage,' as IOC 'remains fully committed' to 2020 Olympics
The organisers released a statement this afternoon.
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Mar 17th 2020, 3:10 PM
Prospect of Olympics ban raised as WADA ask Russia to explain 'inconsistencies'
In another blow, the IAAF maintained a ban on the Russian athletics federation.
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Sep 23rd 2019, 7:43 PM
Irish boxers' Olympic qualification pathway confirmed in IOC's Tokyo plan
The upcoming AIBA-run world championships in Russia in September and October will not, as is usually the case, offer places to the event.
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Jun 19th 2019, 8:16 PM
IOC pledge €500,000 to help ensure Notre Dame ready for Paris 2024
The Olympics take place in the French city in five years time.
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Apr 18th 2019, 3:29 PM
'The boxers have done nothing wrong' - Amy Broadhurst unsure whether we'll see boxing at Tokyo 2020
The Dundalk boxer was speaking to Game On about the future of amateur boxing.
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Nov 30th 2018, 9:24 PM
'Where does the international fight against doping in sport go from here?' - Sport Ireland
John Treacy has released a statement to criticise Wada’s decision to reinstate Russia.
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Sep 20th 2018, 6:23 PM
Outbreak of vomiting and diarrhoea among security staff at the Winter Olympics
The military has stepped in as 41 hospitalised with norovirus.
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Feb 6th 2018, 11:49 AM
IOC bans Russia from 2018 Winter Olympics over state-sponsored doping
But Russian athletes who can prove they are clean will be allowed to compete under a neutral flag.
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Dec 5th 2017, 6:55 PM
Russia accuses whistleblower Rodchenkov of distributing drugs
Next week, the IOC will decide whether Russia can compete at next year’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
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Nov 28th 2017, 4:17 PM
Rio 2016 chief, arrested on charges of attempted bribery, had 16 bars of gold in Swiss bank
Carlos Nuzman is alleged to have paid off colleagues in return for them voting in favour of the Brazilian city being Olympic host.
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Oct 6th 2017, 5:47 PM
Russia issues arrest warrant for whistleblower who exposed state-sponsored doping
Grigory Rodchenkov fled to the US where he revealed the extent of the drug problem in Russian sports.
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Sep 28th 2017, 10:53 AM
Paris and LA both win right to host Olympic Games, US city expected to wait until 2028
“It truly is a tale of two great Olympic cities,” said an IOC report that opted against naming one clear winner.
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Jul 11th 2017, 6:32 PM
Olympics: Paris and LA interested in 2024 Games only
The consolation prize of the 2028 Olympic Games is of no interest to Paris and Los Angeles.
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Mar 21st 2017, 8:31 PM
Russian Anti-Doping Agency claim official was misquoted over doping cover-up 'admission'
The New York Times article was published yesterday.
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Dec 28th 2016, 6:29 PM
Pat Hickey could get his passport back today - paving the way for a return to Ireland
Hickey was arrested last August in Brazil.
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Dec 9th 2016, 8:00 AM
The Olympic Council of Ireland is refusing to pay €410,000 to allow Pat Hickey leave Brazil
Separately, charity boss Jonathan Irwin has defended Hickey. “I’m a bit like the rabbit who is absolutely entranced by the snake,” he said.
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Nov 17th 2016, 3:49 PM
"This has been a life-changing experience" - Pat Hickey responds to ticketing charges
On Friday night Hickey, who has temporarily stepped aside as President of the Olympic Council of Ireland, was charged with criminal organisation, ticket touting, ambush marketing, larceny, money laundering, and tax evasion.
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Sep 11th 2016, 6:29 PM
Police in Rio seeking arrest of another OCI director
Rio police are seeking the arrest of OCI sports director Martin Burke, though he is not named on the same charges as Pat Hickey and Kevin Mallon.
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Sep 9th 2016, 7:54 AM
Irish boxers investigated for betting during Olympic Games
It is not yet known on which sports the boxers had placed the bets.
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Aug 27th 2016, 11:04 AM
OCI member calls Pat Hickey's arrest in front of TV cameras a "total and absolute disgrace"
The body’s executive committee met last night for the first time since the scandal broke.
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Aug 22nd 2016, 8:05 AM
Rio 2016: How our athletes salvaged some pride in an Irish Olympics of scandal
Disappointment in the boxing ring but, overall, Ireland’s athletes punched above their weight as chaos raged around them.
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Aug 22nd 2016, 7:00 AM
International Paralympic Committee issues outright ban on Russian athletes for this month's Games
It represents a complete contrast to the International Olympic Committee’s heavily-criticised decision.
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Aug 7th 2016, 4:50 PM
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