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So Mr Bach, will nothing ever be enough to ban Russia from the Olympics?

The International Olympic Committee is determined to enable Russians to compete in Paris next year despite the unrelenting war in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Mac Rogers' Guinness World Record and STEM success proof it comes from multiple pathways

For most kids a world record is a thing of dreams but for Mac Rogers it's just another string in the bow as he's considered for a place in the Brisbane 2032 Olympics while beginning a mechatronic engineering degree.

ABC News

Tweed Heads skater Chloe Covell wins silver at World Championships, now aiming for 2024 Paris Olympics

The Tweed Heads teen is one of Australia's most promising young skaters and she has her heart set on competing at the Paris Olympics.

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Olympics not on wrong side of history over Russia, insists defiant IOC president Thomas Bach

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach says the organisation is not on the wrong side of history by aiming to help Russians and Belarusians qualify for the 2024 Paris Games

The Independent UK

Moscow Says Calls to Ban Russian Athletes from Olympics ‘Unacceptable’

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin said on Saturday that calls from ministers of more than 30 countries to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Olympics were unacceptable, TASS news agency reported. A group of 35 countries, including the United States, Germany and Australia, will demand that Russian and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Moscow says calls to ban Russian athletes from Olympics 'unacceptable'

Reuters

Canadian Women’s National Soccer Team Goes on Strike

The winners of the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics are unhappy with support from the federation.

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'Not so rosy': Russian athletes face prospect of Olympics ban

Russian athletics stars are no strangers to being barred from international competitions, and the prospect of missing next year's Olympics over the invasion of Ukraine has piled onto years of frustration felt towards global sports bodies.

Reuters

Hugh Hudson, 'Chariots of Fire' director, dead at 86

British filmmaker Hugh Hudson has died at 86

The Independent UK

Great Britain among 35 countries to demand Russian athletes be banned from Paris Olympics

There is increasing pressure on the International Olympic Committee to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from the Paris Games after an emergency summit on Friday

Daily Mirror

No ‘pretend neutrality’ for Russian athletes at Olympics, Zelensky demands

Britain is among those lobbying for an outright ban on individual Russians and Belarusians at the Paris Olympics.

The Independent UK

Zelenskiy calls any Russian return to Olympics a ‘manifestation of violence’

Volodymyr Zelenskiy has told a summit of 35 sports ministers that Russian and Belarusian competitors would be forced ‘to play along with war propaganda’

The Guardian - UK

Zelenskyy Tells Summit ‘No Place’ for Russia at Olympics

Russian athletes have "no place" at next year's Paris Olympics while their country’s invasion of Ukraine continues, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told a summit of sports officials from about 30 countries Friday. The International Olympic Committee argues it would be discriminatory to exclude Russia and ally Belarus from sports ahead…

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Olympics row deepens as 35 countries demand ban for Russia and Belarus

A group of 35 countries, including the United States, Germany and Australia, will demand that Russian and Belarusian athletes are banned from the 2024 Olympics, the Lithuanian sports minister said on Friday, deepening the uncertainty over the Paris Games.

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Evening Standard

US, UK, Germany, France, Japan among 35 nations calling for ban on Russian athletes at Paris 2024 Olympics

Volodymyr Zelensky told more than 30 sports minister on Friday that “terror and Olympism are two opposites” as he stepped up pressure to ban Russian athletes from the Paris 2024 Games.

Daily Mirror

UK to host crunch summit over Russian participation at 2024 Paris Olympics after IOC move

The IOC said they were "exploring a pathway" for athletes from both Russia and Belarus to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but the organisation have been met by big opposition

The Independent UK

Zelenskyy to address summit on Russian Olympic involvement

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to address a group of sports ministers meeting Friday to discuss Russian participation at next year’s Olympics

Daily Mirror

Ukraine's Zelensky to appeal to world leaders against Russian athletes at 2024 Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has come under fire after it moved to water down the outright ban on athletes from Russia and Belarus at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris

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The Independent UK

Authorities seek 6-year doping ban for NCAA sprint champion

Authorities are seeking a six-year ban against four-time NCAA champion Divine Oduduru of Nigeria, whose alleged cheating was uncovered in the first case brought by U.S. authorities under a law designed to combat doping schemes across the globe

Daily Mirror

Olympic champion 'could lose hands' after having both feet amputated due to pneumonia

Ice dancer Roman Kostomarov won a gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, but after falling ill has now undergone surgery to have both feet amputated

Reuters

Olympics-IOC president Bach urges Ukraine to drop Paris boycott threat

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has called on Ukraine to drop threats of a boycott of the 2024 Olympics over the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes.

Asharq Al-Awsat

IOC President Bach Urges Ukraine to Drop Paris Boycott Threat

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has called on Ukraine to drop threats of a boycott of the 2024 Olympics over the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes. Ukraine hopes to secure widespread international support for a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes after the IOC opened the door…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Dentsu likely to face criminal charges over alleged bid-rigging

Advertising giant Dentsu Inc. will likely face criminal charges over alleged bid-rigging related to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

Daily Mirror

Skier Elena Fanchini dies aged 37 after Winter Olympics ace had career ended by tumour

Skier Elena Fanchini, who represented Italy at three Winter Olympics and six World Championships, has died at the age of just 37 after her career was ended when she was diagnosed with a tumour

The Guardian - AU

Nine pays $305m for Olympic Games rights: here’s what it means for viewers in Australia

Rights to the summer and winter Olympic Games extend across free-to-air TV, streaming, digital publishing, radio and print

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