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IOC President visits FINA World Aquatics C'ships in Budapest
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Congratulating FINA on its latest reforms with regard to athlete representation, the independence of its doping programme, gender equality and good governance, the IOC President emphasised the continuous need to adapt.
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Uniquely qualified': John Coates drafted letter of praise for himself to B
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI/PNN): John Coates, the outgoing president of the Australian Olympic Committee, drafted his own letter of recommendation stating that it was "hard to think of anybody better qualified in the world of sport" to be appointed to the organising committee of the 2032
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Thomas Bach praises 'champion' John Coates as he stands down as President
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Sydney [Australia], May 1 (ANI): International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach was in Sydney on Saturday as IOC Vice-President John Coates stood down as President of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) after 32 years in charge.
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Taiwan 'firmly oppose' Beijing's designs at Winter Olympics
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], February 20 (ANI): After an Olympics spokeswoman used a news event for remarks on Taiwan and Xinjiang, Taipei on Friday rebuked Chinese 'propaganda' at Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: IOC President was 'very disturbed' after see
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Beijing [China], February 18 (ANI): International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Friday said he was very disturbed after watching the performance of the Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva in the women's free skate at the ongoing Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in which the 1
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Peng Shuai's dinner with IOC President is China's attempt to mask its ugly
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New York [US], January 30 (ANI): Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai -- who had posted a sexual assault complaint on social media against a top Chinese official -- appeared before the world after rights groups and countries cited the possibility of her being targetted by Bejing. The silence of
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UN General Assembly adopts Olympic Truce for Beijing 2022
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New York [US], December 3 (ANI): The resolution entitled "Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal" was adopted on Friday by consensus and co-sponsored by 173 Member States at the 76th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly (GA) in New York.
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Women Tennis Association remains concerned about Chinese player Peng Shuai
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): Despite a video call between International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach and Tennis star Peng Shuai, the Women Tennis Association (WTA) remains deeply concerned that the Chinese player is "not free from censorship or coercion."
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G20 leaders look ahead to Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Rome [Italy], November 1 (ANI): The world's leaders assembled at the G20 Leaders' Summit in Rome, hosted by the G20 presidency of Italy, have expressed their support for the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.
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International Olympic Committee to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50 pc b
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Athens [Greece], October 24 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that it will cut its direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent by 2030, as part of its commitment to tackling climate change.
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International Olympics Academy reopens after 2 years of renovation
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], October 18 (ANI): The International Olympic Academy (IOA) in ancient Olympia has officially reopened after a two-year renovation on Sunday.
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First edition of Playbooks for Beijing 2022 to be published in October: IO
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 17 (ANI): The first edition of the Playbooks for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, which outline all the countermeasures for each stakeholder group, is scheduled to be published in October, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach
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