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Twitter says Olympics, IOC accounts hacked
By Reuters,
031, February 16, 2020 (EAT)
Twitter said on Saturday that an official Twitter account of the Olympics and the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) media Twitter account had ...
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MWANGI: Kenya can never go the Russian way
By Citizen Reporter,
2114, January 20, 2020 (EAT)
Simon Mwangi in the UK On January 14th an interesting opinion piece was penned in The Times, a UK based newspaper, by Rick Broadbent titled: “Is it...
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Kayange to vie for IOC seat
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1739, January 8, 2020 (EAT)
The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) has nominated Humphrey Kayange to vie for Athletes’ Commission seat at the International Olympic Comm...
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More Tokyo 2020 events rescheduled to beat the heat
By Reuters,
1327, December 5, 2019 (EAT)
Tokyo 2020 organisers said on Thursday two more Olympic events, the triathlon and equestrian cross-country, have been rescheduled to earlier start tim...
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Marathon king Kipchoge to defend Olympic title
By Reuters,
1450, December 4, 2019 (EAT)
Eliud Kipchoge, the greatest marathon runner in history, the world record holder and only man to go under two hours for the distance, has told Reuters...
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Russia’s sports officials cry foul as WADA eyes four-year Olympic ban
By Reuters,
1608, November 26, 2019 (EAT)
Russian sports officials on Tuesday spoke out against a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) committee’s recommendations that the country be banned from ...
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Tokyo, IOC continue marathon spat
By Reuters,
1328, October 30, 2019 (EAT)
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday it wants Tokyo to understand the reasons why it is switching the 2020 Games marathon to th...
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Olympic chief sympathises with Semenya, respects CAS decision
By Reuters,
1443, May 4, 2019 (EAT)
Olympic chief Thomas Bach said on Saturday he had sympathy for Caster Semenya but respected the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)’s decision that...
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IAAF maintains ban on Russian athletics over doping scandal
By Reuters,
1733, March 11, 2019 (EAT)
World athletics governing body IAAF has decided not to lift a ban on Russia’s athletics federation over doping, saying on Monday it was still waitin...
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Feel the vibe – breakdancing set to be an Olympic sport
By Agencies,
1833, February 21, 2019 (EAT)
Organizers of Paris 2024 have proposed that breakdancing should be included as a new sport in the Olympic program. It's one of four sports suggeste...
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Semenya releases list of experts for battle with IAAF at CAS
By Reuters,
2010, February 19, 2019 (EAT)
Caster Semenya has released a list of experts she will call in her appeal hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) this week in her fight a...
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WADA poised to decide fate of Russian agency
By Reuters,
1625, January 13, 2019 (EAT)
A long-running doping scandal could be heading towards a conclusion when the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) receives a report from their Compliance R...
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Shipulin, the Russian biathlete in doping scandal, quits
By Reuters,
1601, December 25, 2018 (EAT)
Russian biathlete Anton Shipulin, who won gold at the 2014 Sochi Olympics in the men’s 4x7.5 km relay, announced his retirement on Tuesday as Russia...
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Olympics – Tokyo keeps budget at $12.6 billion, more work needed
By Reuters,
1728, December 21, 2018 (EAT)
The 2020 Summer Olympics budget remains unchanged at $12.6 billion (9.9 billion pounds) after increases in some areas were offset by reductions in oth...
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Russian athletics federation remains banned, says IAAF
By Reuters,
1739, December 4, 2018 (EAT)
World athletics body IAAF on Tuesday upheld a ban against Russia’s athletics federation over doping in the country, pending full access to doping da...
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IOC freezes planning for 2020 Olympic boxing tournament
By Reuters,
1546, November 30, 2018 (EAT)
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) put planning for the Tokyo 2020 boxing tournament on hold on Friday in a move that could see the governing b...
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Bach heaps praise on ‘well prepared’ Tokyo for 2020 Games
By Reuters,
1529, November 28, 2018 (EAT)
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach says he cannot remember a host city being as well prepared as Tokyo, a little more than 60...
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IOC faces 2026 Winter Games conundrum as cities flee
By Reuters,
1720, November 16, 2018 (EAT)
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is facing its most serious bidding crisis in decades as cities drop out of the 2026 Winter Games bid race en...
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IOC retest more London 2012 Games samples as fight against doping intensify
By Reuters,
1510, November 3, 2018 (EAT)
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is conducting additional doping analyses on the samples of athletes collected from the 2012 London Olympic G...
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WADA bowed to money over principle – ex-director general
By Reuters,
1401, September 22, 2018 (EAT)
The former director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency said on Friday that WADA’s decision to reinstate Russia’s anti-doping authority was dr...
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