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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
beijing olympics
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)
sports
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
sports
IOC urges sports bodies to cancel or move events in Russia, Belarus
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows the Gazprom Arena soccer stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia May 25, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov/File Photo
opinion
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine proved that using sports as a lure to good behaviour doesn’t work
Cathal Kelly
beijing olympics
U.S. figure skaters lose appeal to get Olympic silver medals before end of Beijing Games
Silver medalists Karen Chen and Nathan Chen pose for a photo after the team event in the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Russian skater Kamila Valieva finishes fourth
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IOC president says he was ‘very, very disturbed’ watching Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s meltdown, hits out at entourage
Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, reacts after competing in the women's free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Beijing Olympics get political with Taiwan, Uyghur questions
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach attends a news conference during the Beijing Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
beijing olympics
U.S. skaters to get Olympic torches as medals wait
Olympics - Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics - Torch Relay - Beijing, China - February 4, 2022. Torchbearers relay the Olympic flame at the Grand Canal Forest Park in Tongzhou district. REUTERS/Ryan Woo
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Sha’Carri Richardson’s doping case not similar to Kamila Valieva’s, IOC says
Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, trains at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
opinion
Decision to let Kamila Valieva continue competing in Beijing is yet another doping joke in a long-running farce
Cathal Kelly
opinion
With festering doping story, Russia returns to its black-hat glory
Cathal Kelly
tennis
Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai denies making accusation of sexual assault against former Chinese vice-premier
FILE - China's Peng Shuai serves to Japan's Nao Hibino during their first round singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 21, 2020. The whereabout of Peng remains a pressing question at the Beijing Olympics. Peng’s accusations of sexual assault months ago against former vice premier Zhang Gaoli, once a member of the all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee, were scrubbed almost immediately from the internet in China. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill, File)
sports
Meeting with Peng Shuai to go ahead during Beijing Olympics but no details provided, IOC says
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 16, 2017, Peng Shuai, of China, celebrates her win against Daria Kasatkina, of Russia, during their women's singles first round match on day one of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne. - A US rights monitor sounded the alarm on January 31, 2022, over athletes' safety at China's upcoming Winter Olympics, after the host threatened "punishment" for anti-Beijing comments. (Photo by PAUL CROCK / AFP) / --IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE-- (Photo by PAUL CROCK/AFP via Getty Images)
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Beijing’s Olympic opening ceremony keeps it short and spectacular, but rich in political theatre
beijing olympics
Five takeaways from Thursday at the Games
Olympics - Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics - Torch Relay - Beijing Olympic Park, Beijing, China - February 4, 2022. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach takes part in the relay of the Olympic flame. Pool via REUTERS/Wang Zhao
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Countries with poor human rights records should not host Games, British skier says
(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 18, 2018 Gus Kenworthy reacts as he competes in a run of the men's ski slopestyle final event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Phoenix Park in Pyeongchang. - Chinese authorities last month warned competitors against criticising the Beijing government, but British freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy, who won silver at the 2014 Sochi Games while competing for the United States, said he would not be silenced. (Photo by Martin BUREAU / AFP) (Photo by MARTIN BUREAU/AFP via Getty Images)
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Hundreds of Tibetan and Uyghur activists march on IOC headquarters to protest Beijing Games
Tibetan protesters take part in a protest march from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters to the Olympic Museum ahead of the opening of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, in Lausanne on February 3, 2022. (Photo by VALENTIN FLAURAUD / AFP) (Photo by VALENTIN FLAURAUD/AFP via Getty Images)
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Taiwanese athletes will participate in opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics, officials say
FILE - Large Olympic rings are seen at sunset on the roof of the hotel being used as the athlete's village for the alpine events in the village of Sestriere, northern Italy, Feb. 2, 2006. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer, File)
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Beijing 2022 eases COVID-19 measures for Games-related personnel
A person looks on at the Main Press Centre ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, January 24, 2022. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
world
Beijing 2022 official warns against violations of ‘Olympic spirit’
People are seen in front of an installation displaying Bing Dwen Dwen (R) and Shuey Rhon Rhon, respective mascots of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, along a street in Beijing on January 19, 2022. (Photo by Noel Celis / AFP) (Photo by NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Two-sport Canadian Olympian Seyi Smith running for spot on IOC athletes’ commission
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)
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IOC assures teams Winter Olympics in Beijing will go ahead
Flags of participating nations and the Olympic flag fly at the Beijing Winter Olympic Village of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, December 30, 2021. Picture taken December 30, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
opinion
By choosing China to hold the Winter Olympics in Beijing, the IOC has put athletes at risk
Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo
tokyo olympics
No regrets in awarding Games to China, says IOC’s Pound
FILE PHOTO: World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) former president, Dick Pound, who heads the commission into corruption and doping in athletics, gestures at a news conference in Unterschleissheim near Munich, Germany, January 14, 2016. Corruption within the world athletics body IAAF was not a result of renegade individuals' actions but was embedded in the organisation, the head of an independent commission on doping in athletics will say in his report on Thursday, according to the media. REUTERS/Michael Dalder/File Photo
opinion
Now that women’s tennis has quit China over Peng Shuai, is there another league with the courage to follow?
Cathal Kelly
tennis
Women’s Tennis Association suspends tournaments in China due to concern over Peng Shuai
(FILES) This file photo taken on October 2, 2017 shows Peng Shuai of China serving during her women's singles match against Shelby Rogers of the US at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing. - The head of the Women's Tennis Association "remains deeply concerned" about Chinese star Peng Shuai, following her accusations of sexual assault against a powerful politician, a spokeswoman told AFP on November 28, 2021. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) (Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)
tennis
WTA remains ‘deeply concerned’ about Peng Shuai’s whereabouts, ability to speak freely
FILE PHOTO: China's Peng Shuai in action during a first-round match against Japan's Nao Hibino at the Australian Open in Melbourne on January 21, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji//File Photo
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Former Brazilian Olympic boss sentenced to nearly 31 years in prison for corruption
President of the Brazilian Olympic Committee Carlos Arthur Nuzman in Santos, on June, 16, 2016.
tennis
IOC video call with Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai raises more questions
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has a virtual discussion with Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai in Lausanne, Switzerland, November 21, 2021. Greg Martin/IOC/ Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
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China’s Peng Shuai has video call with Olympic official, says she is well and safe
Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai signs large-sized tennis balls at the opening ceremony of Fila Kids Junior Tennis Challenger Final in Beijing, China November 21, 2021, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. TWITTER @QINGQINGPARIS via REUTERS