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Sport and politics: my experiences as an athlete

By Thomas Bach, Olympic Champion in Fencing, Montreal 1976, and President of the International Olympic Committee.

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Polina Slinkova

Politics in sports

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Either a new flag will be raised or a new target will appear after Russia

Gennady Marichev

Either a new flag will be raised or a new target will appear after Russia

Initially, positioning itself outside of politics, the International Olympic Committee acted as a kind of arbitration force, whose task was to at least slightly comply with the declared principles.

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9 Doping Scandals That Changed Sports

Athletes have always been driven to win, but the advent of performance-enhancing drugs has resulted in stripped titles, ban from sports and more.

Throughout history, athletes have been willing to ingest just about anything to improve their performance on the field. Some ancient Greeks turned to figs, while others used mushrooms, and ancient Egyptians believed that ground mule hooves could boost their athletic prowess.

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