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The Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower. (AP Photo//Michel Euler, File)

Bach Continues Defending IOC Position on Russian Athletes Ahead of Paris Olympics

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach continued to defend the organization’s position on eventually returning Russian and Belarusian athletes to competition, insisting “we have a mission to unite all the athletes of the world in a peaceful competition, we have the responsibility not to punish athletes for the acts of their government.” It is IOC […]

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IOC President Thomas Bach opens a recent meeting of the organization's executive board. Photograph: IOC/Greg Martin

IOC Tries to Continue Balancing Act Between Russia, Ukraine

The International Olympic Committee made like a gymnast trying to stay on a balance beam on Thursday, simultaneously saying that Russia and Belarus will not get formal invitations to the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris while at the same time criticizing not only Ukraine but other countries pushing for the total exclusion of Russian […]

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San Antonio Spurs draft pick Victor Wembanyama handles the ball following an introductory news conference on June 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Victor Wembanyama, Kylian Mbappé Big Draws as Olympic Ticket Sales Resume

Fans hoping to watch major French stars Victor Wembanyama and Kylian Mbappé at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games will face heavy demand when more tickets go on sale Wednesday worldwide on a first-come, first-served basis for soccer, basketball, handball and sailing, which are all held at regional venues. Wembanyama, the NBA’s recent No. 1 draft […]

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IOC Names Kristin Kloster Coordination Commission Chair for 2026 Olympics

IOC Executive Board member Kristin Kloster will become the new Chair of the Coordination Commission for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy, replacing Sari Essayah, who resigned following her appointment as a minister in the new Finnish government. Kloster was a member of the Evaluation Commission for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games and […]

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Team USA Partners With Oakley Ahead of LA28 Olympic Games

Oakley has been announced as the Official Eyewear of Team USA and Official Eyewear of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games with Oakley to deliver a new line of eyewear for LA28 – Team USA Encoder Strike Vented with Prizm Road Lenses, and Team USA Heliostat with Prizm Black Lenses. “Monumental moments like the Olympics […]

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Mike McAtee: USA Boxing’s Fight Against the IBA’s Corruption and World Boxing’s Future

USA Boxing Executive Director Mike McAtee discussed the years-long process in coming with plans for a new international federation in the wake of the IOC’s expulsion of the International Boxing Association, the various issues the national governing body has had with the IBA — including fight manipulation — and more in an episode of the […]

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USOPC Board Gives Updates on Several Olympic Topics

The International Olympic Committee’s deferral on a final decision about the eligibility for Russian and Belarusian athletes at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games leaves international federations like the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee watching and waiting to see on developments like everybody else. “The decision [the IOC have] made is really a recommendation to […]

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The United States' Duke Ragan, left, exchanges punches with Ghana's Samuel Takyi during their men's featherweight 57-kg semifinal boxing match at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

IOC Keeps Boxing on LA28 Program, Expels IBA From Olympic Movement

The International Olympic Committee withdrew the recognition of the International Boxing Association on Thursday during an extraordinary virtual meeting, ending a years-long dispute — and in doing so, the IOC said boxing will keep its spot on the program at the LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games. The vote was 69-1, with 10 members abstaining. “We […]

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Survey Shows Ninja-Style Obstacle Course Would Equal Ratings

Nearly half of young people in the United States are more likely to watch and follow the Olympic Games once Modern Pentathlon has introduced obstacle to the program, reports a new survey. A poll of 1,500 U.S. citizens by YouGov found 45% of Generation Z (born in 2000 and later) and 41% of Millennials (born […]

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