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20.10.2023

IOC proposes Olympic Charter changes to send "strong message" on human rights

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board has proposed changes to the Olympic Charter that aim to ensure respect for human rights and freedom of expression at the Olympic Games.

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Olympic Movement

03.10.2023

The History And Value Of Olympic Gold Medals

Are Olympic Gold Medals Actually Gold?

Are Olympic gold medals actually gold? Throughout both ancient and modern-Olympic history, the answer to this question has varied.

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Olympic Movement

20.09.2023

Bach attends United Nations General Assembly and extends IOC ties with UN Women

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has travelled to New York City for the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, where he signed a renewed partnership with UN Women.

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Olympic Movement

07.09.2023

IOC postpones decision on sports programme for Los Angeles 2028 Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that a decision on the sports programme for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games will be made at a later date.

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Olympic Movement

29.08.2023

Olympic Movement's relationship with esports to be discussed at Next World Forum

A discussion on the Olympic Movement's relationship with esports forms part of the agenda for this week's Next World Forum in the Saudi capital Riyadh.

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Olympic Movement

24.08.2023

Olympic records: From most successful to the youngest medallists - who’s who

Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time? Who has made the most Olympic appearances? All your questions answered.

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Olympic Movement

28.07.2023

Paris 2024 unveils torch for next Olympic and Paralympic Games

The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relay was revealed on Tuesday 25 July. Its designer, Mathieu Lehanneur, was inspired by three symbols of the upcoming Games: Equality, Water and Peacefulness.

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Olympic Movement

30.06.2023

Salt Lake City ready to host Winter Olympics that "best serves" Olympic Movement, claims USOPC chief

United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) Board chairman Gene Sykes has announced that Salt Lake City "stands ready to welcome the world again in 2030 or 2034, which ever year best serves the Olympic and Paralympic Movements".

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Olympic Movement

25.06.2023

Paris 2024 Torch Relay to cross Atlantic by trimaran

Paris 2024 director of celebrations Delphine Moulin has promised that next year's Olympic Torch Relay will be a "global adventure" as it was revealed that the Flame is to cross the Atlantic on a trimaran as part of the journey.

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Olympic Movement

23.06.2023

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140th IOC Session. Main Results

On June 22 the 140th IOC Session was held. The issues of suspension of Russian athletes and IBA recognition were discussed.

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Olympic Movement

17.06.2023

The Origins of the Olympic Rings

Have you ever wondered where the five iconic Olympic rings came from? Learn about their origins and various uses.

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Olympic Movement

14.05.2023

A Complete List of Olympic Esports Games

Esports and competitive games have blown up over the years, and organizations like the International Olympic Committee are starting to take an interest. With Asian Games opening the floodgates and announcing eight esports titles as medal events at the upcoming September Asian Games 2022 (being held in 2023 due to COVID-19), it seems the International Olympics Committee also wants to try its hands on it, announcing an esports series. However, while Asian Games featured some of the well-known, legacy esports titles as the medal games, the Olympic Esports lineup is strange in itself. Let’s take a look at what we mean in this in-depth guide about the Olympic Esports Series 2023 games.

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Olympic Movement

13.05.2023

Olympic Rings return to historic Athens stadium

Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) President and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Spyros Capralos has welcomed the return of giant Olympic Rings to the stadium in Athens which staged the first Olympic Games of the modern era.

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Olympic Movement

28.04.2023

Olympics: 10 changes that will define its future

It is interesting to see how the Olympic Games have evolved and how they are likely to change big time in the near future. We discuss 10 main changes that we anticipate to materialize over the next 20 years.

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Olympic Movement

12.04.2023

China wants to help Brisbane 2032. Ambassador announces as relations with Australia improve

China’s Ambassador to Australia has claimed that they want to help Brisbane prepare to host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games as part of a "new frontier" in bilateral trade and investment relations that will span renewable energy, manufacturing and green technology.

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Olympic Movement

11.04.2023

Sapporo to consider delaying bid for Winter Olympics to 2034

Japanese Olympic Committee President Yasuhiro Yamashita has revealed that talks are set to get underway over possibly delaying Sapporo's bid for the Winter Olympics from 2030 to 2034.

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Olympic Movement

11.04.2023

India at Winter Olympics - Jeremy Bujakowski to Arif Khan

At Beijing 2022, Arif Mohammad Khan became India's 16th Winter Olympian across 11 editions.

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Olympic Movement

06.04.2023

On this day in 1896, the first Modern Olympic Games begins in Athens

On April 6, 1896, the Olympic Games, a long-lost tradition of ancient Greece, are reborn in Athens 1,500 years after being banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I. At the opening of the Athens Games, King Georgios I of Greece and a crowd of 60,000 spectators welcomed athletes from 13 nations to the international competition.

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Olympic Movement

15.02.2023

Sweden weighs up whether to bid for 2030 Winter Olympics

Sweden’s Olympic leaders are weighing up whether to bid for the Winter Games in 2030.

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Olympic Movement

11.12.2022

State of the Olympic Movement discussed on final day of IOC Executive Board meeting

The IOC Executive Board (EB) today discussed at length the state of the Olympic Movement in connection with the consequences of the war in Ukraine following the Russian invasion. These discussions, and those at the upcoming Olympic Summit on Friday 9 December, are in preparation for extensive stakeholder consultations, which are planned for in early 2023.

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The 2023 World Figure Skating Championships Conclude in a Blaze of Glory for Japan

This Championship was pretty amazing! And it showed that without Russians it didn’t become less interesting. The public doesn’t need quads by 15 year olds to enjoy the competition

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Elena Anikina: "We hope, especially considering the position and strategy which IOC has now, that very soon the situation will be changed"

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Israeli gymnastics hit by allegations parents were asked to bribe judges

A great case, it seems tha now we need an analogue of WADA, who will investigate attempts to bribe judges, etc. It will be very interesting.

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Sport and politics: my experiences as an athlete

Все это лишь еще раз доказывает, что спорт должен оставаться вне политики. К сожалению, чаще всего это просто слова.

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Olympian, Nassar survivor Tasha Schwikert Moser on USA Gymnastics' board of directors

Очень круто, когда человек уверен, что именно он может что-то изменить, а особенно когда человек знает спорт изнутри. Уважать!

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Disqualified for running in a hijab, Noor Alexandria Abukaram turned pain into action

Хочу поблагодарить эту спортсменку за то, что она не побоялась поставить свою историю в пример. Я считаю, что спортсмен может раскрыть свою религию. Хиджаб – выявленная черта мусул

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Suni Lee finds support at Auburn after Olympics 'impostor syndrome'

Случайно, я знаю об этой спортсменке, сделал один вывод, что она точно не блещет, она очень солнечный человек. Жаль, что кто-то не был счастлив, когда она заслужила золото для свое

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'Anesthetic injections are....' - WADA chief on doping accusation on French Open winner Rafael Nadal

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Give us a chance

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Sport and Politics. Instead of afterword

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“Oh, come on, where’s the medals?” or Do the media force athletes too hard?

I am pleased to announce that the British duck has been broken. Team GB will win at least one silver by the end of the Games on Sunday following their win in the Men's Curling semi

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