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Olympic sports leaders meet amid uncertainty over Russian participation at Paris Games
FILE - The Olympic rings are displayed outside the basketball arena in the Olympic Park before the start of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, on July 15, 2012. Basketball’s international governing body FIBA says Russia has been excluded from qualification for the men’s Olympic basketball tournament in Paris next year. The decision was widely expected since FIBA has suspended Russia’s teams from international play since shortly after the invasion of Ukraine last year. (AP Photo/Jae Hong, File)
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European lawmakers urge for Olympics ban on Russia, Belarus
FILE - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin embrace each other during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Lukashenko has welcomed thousands of Russian troops to his country, allowed the Kremlin to use it to launch the invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, and offered to station some of Moscow’s tactical nuclear weapons there. But he has avoided having Belarus take part directly in the fighting – for now. (Pavel Byrkin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
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Ukraine bars its national teams from competing in events that include Russian, Belarusian athletes
FILE - Olena Kostevych and Bogdan Nikishin, of Ukraine, carry their country's flag during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Ukraine has stepped up efforts to lobby international sports leaders against Russian participation in next year’s Paris Olympics as indications mount that the games could see the biggest boycott since the Cold War. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
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Criticism by some European governments of Russia’s planned return to sport is ‘deplorable’: IOC
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach speaks at the opening of the executive board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. The IOC Executive Board is set to discuss the results of consultations regarding the status of athletes from Russia and Belarus in its meeting set to run until March 30. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)
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The non-disparagement clause; some Canadian athletes feel contractually silenced
Olympic Rings are pictured in front of The Olympic House, headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the opening of the executive board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board is set to discuss the results of consultations regarding the status of athletes from Russia and Belarus in its meeting set to run until March 30. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)
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Ukraine’s sports ministry condemns IOC recommendations on Russian, Belarusian athletes
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach attends the opening of the Executive Board meeting at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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IOC issues recommendations for Russian, Belarusian athletes’ return to competitions
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach speaks at the opening of the executive board meeting of the IOC in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. The IOC Executive Board is set to discuss the results of consultations regarding the status of athletes from Russia and Belarus in its meeting set to run until March 30. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)
sports
UN expert advising IOC gives views on Russians at Olympics
FILE - A passenger jet flies over the Olympic rings on display outside the Olympic Stadium where the athletic events are underway at the 2020 Summer Olympics Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Mexico has declared its desire to host the Summer Olympics in 2036 or 2040 and says it already has most of the sports infrastructure required. Interest in hosting the 2036 Olympics had earlier been expressed by officials in countries including Egypt, England, India, Indonesia, Qatar and South Korea. Mexico City hosted the Summer Games in 1968. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
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Ukraine renews push to keep Russian athletes out of Paris Olympics ahead of IOC board meeting
FILE PHOTO: The Olympic rings are seen in front of the Hotel de Ville City Hall in Paris, France, March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
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Paris mayor vows to do everything she can to keep Russian, Belarusian athletes out of 2024 Olympics
FILE PHOTO: Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo attends the annual Bastille Day military parade, in Paris, France, July 14, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
life
The Canadian government funds hockey, bowling and archery. Why not chess?
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opinion
Olympics are for everyone, even Russians, as unpopular as that is
Cathal Kelly
olympics
IOC says Olympics cannot exclude and divide amid row over Russian, Belarusian participation
FILE PHOTO: Olympic Rings are pictured in front of The Olympic House, headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the opening of the executive board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), in Lausanne, Switzerland September 8, 2022.Laurent Gillieron/Pool via REUTERS
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IOC stands firm against banning Russian, Belarusian athletes despite risk of boycott of 2024 Games
FILE PHOTO: Olympic rings to celebrate the IOC official announcement that Paris won the 2024 Olympic bid are seen in front of the Eiffel Tower at the Trocadero square in Paris, France, September 16, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo/File Photo/File Photo
world
More than 30 nations seek clarity on IOC plan for ‘neutrality’ model to allow Russia, Belarus to compete in Olympics
IOC (International Olympic Committee) President Thomas Bach, right, stands in the finish area of the alpine ski, men's World Championship downhill, in Courchevel, France, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)
sports
Canada to boycott men’s and women’s world boxing championships over Russian, Belarusian involvement
Boxing Canada announced Tuesday it is joining a boycott of the upcoming women's world championships due to the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes. Canada's Myriam da Silva, right, lands a punch on Maria Altagracia Moronta Hernandez, of the Dominican Republic, during their women's welterweight 69-kg boxing match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. THE CANADIAN PRESS-AP-Frank Franklin II
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Ukraine’s Zelensky to address summit on Russian participation in 2024 Paris Olympics
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy makes an address at the European Parliament, during his second international trip since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Brussels, Belgium February 9, 2023. Daina Le Lardic/European Union 2023/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT
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What could a permanent Olympic city look like? Salt Lake City offers a glimpse
Olympic gold medallist Derek Parra, now the senior director of sport at the Utah Olympic Oval, poses for a photograph on Jan. 27, 2023.
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Ukraine steps up efforts to lobby global sports leaders to bar Russia from 2024 Paris Olympics
FILE PHOTO: Olympic rings to celebrate the IOC official announcement that Paris won the 2024 Olympic bid are seen in front of the Eiffel Tower at the Trocadero square in Paris, France, September 16, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
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Canadian Olympic Committee follows IOC lead on Russia, Belarus in 2024 Olympics
Canadian Olympic Committee CEO David Shoemaker is shown in Toronto on Monday, July 5, 2021. Canada is so far resisting calls from other countries to step up pressure to keep Russian and Belarusian athletes out of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Poland expects broad coalition to call for ban on Russian, Belarusian athletes at 2024 Olympics
FILE - A Russian flag is held above the Olympic Rings at Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia on Feb. 18, 2014. Russia and its ally Belarus have been invited to compete at the Asian Games in the next step to qualify athletes for next year’s Paris Olympics. The arrangement has been brokered by the International Olympic Committee. The IOC indicated on Wednesday that it favours allowing Russians to compete at the 2024 Olympics as neutral athletes. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
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Latvia threatens to boycott 2024 Paris Olympics if Russian athletes allowed to compete
FILE PHOTO: Olympic rings to celebrate the IOC official announcement that Paris won the 2024 Olympic bid are seen in front of the Eiffel Tower at the Trocadero square in Paris, France, September 16, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
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Boxer Wladimir Klitschko joins fight against IOC plans to let some Russians compete at 2024 Olympics
FILE - Former heavyweight boxing world champion Wladimir Klitschko leaves after a meeting with German Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck in Berlin, March 31, 2022. Olympic gold medalist Wladimir Klitschko has joined Ukraine’s fight against IOC plans to let some Russians compete at the 2024 Paris Summer Games, it was announced Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. The former heavyweight world champion has suggested in a video message sports leaders will be accomplices to the war if athletes from Russia and its military ally Belarus can compete at the next Olympics. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, file)
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IOC seeks pathway to let Russians compete at Paris Olympics
inside the market
Tuesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Ethernet cables are seen in front of Rogers and Shaw Communications logos in this illustration taken, July 8, 2022
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Winter Olympics focus on climate change, rotating hosts
FILE - A Chinese athlete warms up before the start of the men's speedskating 1,500-meter race at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing. o hear the world’s Olympic leaders tell it, the bidding for future Winter Games has been jumbled by internal disputes at India’s Olympic committee, a newfound affinity for streamlining the bidding process and, most recently, a long-overdue nod to the impact of climate change. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
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With World Cup going well, Qatar determined to host 2036 Olympic Games
Brazil's Gabriel Jesus, Dani Alves and Fred, clockwise from left, control Cameroon's Moumi Ngamaleu, center, during the World Cup group G soccer match between Cameroon and Brazil, at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
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IOC in talks with 10 potential candidates to host 2036 Summer Olympics
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - JULY 22: Olympics rings are seen at sunset on July 22, 2021 in Yokohama, Japan. Olympics opening ceremony director, Kentaro Kobayashi, has been sacked on the eve of the event after footage emerged in which he appeared to make jokes about the Holocaust. Mr Kobayashi follows a number of other figures involved in the Tokyo Olympic Games who have had to step down for inappropriate remarks. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images)
world
IOC chief apologizes for not honouring 1972 Munich Olympics attack victims
Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), lays a wreath during a memorial ceremony for the 1972 Munich massacre victims, In the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on September 21, 2022. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
The Olympics are a great party. But they’re not worth billions in public money
The Editorial Board
british columbia
B.C. government cautious about offering financial support for 2030 Olympic bid: letter
Officials unveil the Olympic and Paralympic Master Plan Concept during a joint press conference between the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Four Host First Nations, and the cities of Vancouver and Whistler where the “hosting concept" for the 2030 Winter Olympics bid was unveiled in Whistler, B.C., on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff Vinnick
olympics
Dick Pound’s 44-year tenure as IOC member coming to a close
energy and resources
Indian Oil Corp forms joint ventures for green hydrogen, electrolyzer
FILE PHOTO: A logo of Indian Oil is seen on the shirt of an employee at a fuel station in New Delhi, India August 29, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
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Hayley Wickenheiser says IOC should boot Russia, Belarus from the Olympics
FILE — Athletes from Russia enter the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, Feb. 4, 2022. The International Olympic Committee on Monday, Feb. 28, recommended that athletes from Russia and Belarus be blocked from competitions around the world, linking the isolation of individuals and teams from each country to their governments’ roles in the invasion of Ukraine. (James Hill/The New York Times)
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Ukrainian athletes ask IOC, IPC to bar Russia, Belarus from events
The Olympic Rings logo is pictured in front of the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne on March 18, 2020, as doubts increase over whether Tokyo can safely host the summer Games amid the spread of the COVID-19. - Olympic chiefs acknowledged on March 18, 2020 there was no "ideal" solution to staging the Tokyo Olympics amid a backlash from athletes as the deadly coronavirus pandemic swept the globe. The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to run between July 24 and August 9, 2020. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
The Olympics provide a party, all it wants in return is your money and fealty. At least the IOC will always have Paris
Cathal Kelly