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Police raid HQ of Paris Olympics organisers

PARIS: Police raided the headquarters of the Paris 2024 Olympics on Tuesday, just over a year before the opening ceremony of the quadrennial sporting showpiece.

Bangkok Post

Paris Olympics Organizer Headquarters Raided by City Police in Investigation

This is the third event in a row that a Summer Olympics organizer has been investigated for corruption.

Sports Illustrated

Paris Olympics organisers in turmoil after police raid headquarters

Police raided the headquarters of the Paris 2024 Olympics on Tuesday just over a year before the opening ceremony of the quadrennial sporting showpiece.

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Paris 2024 Olympics headquarters searched in corruption probe

The prosecutor’s office said that case targets suspected conflict of interest and favouritism involving several contracts

Evening Standard

Police raid Paris Olympics HQ in anti-corruption probe ahead of 2024 Games

The headquarters of the 2024 Paris Olympics organisers have been searched by police looking into suspected corruption, France's national financial prosecutor's office have announced

Daily Mirror

Ban on Israelis could see Indonesia lose World Beach Games

If Bali loses hosting rights for the Olympic-recognised event, it could hurt the country’s standing, analysts warn.

Al Jazeera

Sweden moves closer to launching a bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics

Sweden is moving closer to a bid to host the Winter Olympics for the first time in what is shaping up to be a race for the 2030 Games with only one obvious candidate

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Frazer Clarke: ‘The Olympics without boxing would be a tragedy’

Exclusive interview: The Tokyo 2020 bronze medalist reflects on his experience at the Games, and looks ahead to his biggest pro test yet – against Mariusz Wach this week

The Independent UK

Paris 2024 Olympics security chief resigns over 'inappropriate behaviour'

Paris Olympics security coordinator Ziad Khoury has resigned following his suspension for alleged inappropriate conduct towards a woman in 2021.

Radio France Internationale

IOC session in Mumbai critical for cricket in Olympics 2028

MUMBAI: Will cricket ultimately make it to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics? The answer to this million-dollar question will be known at the 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session, which will be held from October 15 to 17 October here, with the opening ceremony to be held on October 14…

The Times of India

IOC recommends terminating boxing body's Olympic status

The IOC finally ran out of patience with the International Boxing Federation and set a date to terminate its Olympic status this month.

The Hindu

Rowing to allow 'limited number' of Russians to compete in key Olympic qualifier

The governing body of rowing says it will allow a “limited number” of Russians to return to competition for the world championships in September

The Independent UK

At French Open, Ukraine war shatters myth of sport as an apolitical bubble

From the war raging in Ukraine to the unrest in Kosovo, geopolitical crises have cast a pall over the Grand Slam tournament in Paris, challenging conventions and shattering the notion that sport and politics can be kept apart.

France 24

Don't take any step that undermines sports: Union minister Anurag Thakur tells wrestlers; Opposition slams govt

NEW DELHI: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday asked protesting wrestlers not to take any step that could undermine sports or hurt players and said they should wait for the probe to complete, even as political parties stepped up attacks on the government over the issue.

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Treatment of Indian wrestlers was very disturbing: IOC

NEW DELHI: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has condemned the manner in which the protesting Indian wrestlers were being treated by Delhi Police over the weekend, terming it "very disturbing" in a strongly-worded statement.

Al Jazeera

‘Serbian nationalists’ propaganda’: Kosovo slams Djokovic comment

Djokovic’s comments ‘may result in raising the level of tension and violence between Serbia and Kosovo’, official says.

The Hindu

Olympic sports leaders meet amid uncertainty over Russians competing at 2024 Paris Games

The annual meeting of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) comes more than two months after the IOC detailed advice on how individual athletes from Russia and its military ally Belarus could be reintegrated as neutral athletes.

The Independent UK

Russian sailors offered limited option to qualify for Paris Olympics

Russian and Belarusian sailors are set to get their only path to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics at a last-chance event in France next year

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Cycling Weekly

Competitors challenge Zwift's dominance in virtual cycling as UCI accepts bids for future Esports World Championships

Zwift has been the category leader in virtual cycling for some time, but competition is on the rise with platforms such as Wahoo-RGT, MyWhoosh, Rouvy and other commercial entities. This has led the UCI to open up bids for hosting future UCI Cycling Esports World Championships.

The Independent UK

Katie Taylor worries loss of Olympic boxing would be 'huge blow' to the sport

Katie Taylor had Olympic dreams long before she became one of the faces of women’s professional boxing

The Independent UK

IOC puts trust at risk by seeking ways to allow Russia to compete at Olympics, EU official tells AP

The country currently in charge of the European Union's presidency says a boycott of next year's Paris Olympics is not on the table

ABC News

Brisbane teenage ninja warrior Abbey Cutts qualifies to represent Australia at world finals

Abbey Cutts has won the right to represent Australia in two international ninja championships in the United States next month. But first she has to get there.

The Independent UK

Russian Olympic Committee president hits out at IOC after top athletes excluded

The president of the Russian Olympic Committee has indicated that the country could boycott qualifying competitions in fencing for next year's Paris Games after some athletes were barred from competing

Reuters

Chinese premier urges IOC to oppose politicisation of sports

China wants to work with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to oppose the politicisation of sports, Premier Li Qiang said, amid demands on the sporting body to exclude athletes from Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine.

Bangkok Post

China tells International Olympic Committee of concerns about 'politicising' sport

China has expressed its concerns about the "politicisation of sports events" to the International Olympic Committee after a series of incidents that have alarmed Beijing, including a US-led diplomatic boycott of the Winter Games and recent anthem blunders involving Hong Kong teams.

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