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IOC members unanimously vote in India’s favour to host 2023 Olympic session

MUMBAI: Forty years after India last hosted an International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session, it will host another one again in 2023 in Mumbai.

The Times of India

Helene Elliott: Treatment of Kamila Valieva shows why age limit for figure skaters should be raised

BEIJING — On the morning after figure skating's night of infamy, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach awoke to the deplorable way the adults who are supposed to look after 15-year-old Russian Kamila Valieva instead emotionally abused her.

Los Angeles Times

IOC President Bach Disturbed by Valieva’s Meltdown, Hits Out at Entourage

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said it had been "chilling" to witness Russian teenage skater Kamila Valieva crumble under pressure at the Beijing Olympics in the wake of a doping scandal, hitting out at the 15-year-old's entourage on Friday. Valieva, who had been leading the women's figure skating…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Beijing Winter Olympics official says stories of Chinese human rights abuses are 'lies'

An International Olympic Committee spokesman bats away several sensitive questions regarding human rights, Xinjiang labour camps, Taiwan and Hong Kong – but his counterpart on the Beijing Organising Committee is far more hawkish.

ABC News

Athlete mental health was sacrificed during Beijing 2022 Olympics

In a recent letter, Richard Pound, the longest-serving member of the International Olympic Committee, claimed that “the IOC is athlete-centered,” insisting the Olympics “can — and do — make the world a better place.”

The Conversation

Russian athlete's doping scandal debases spirit of fair play at Games

The spirit of fair play, the foundation of sports, has been neglected. Relevant organizations such as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) need to get to the bottom of this issue as soon as possible and appropriately deal with it.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

The International Olympic Committee and China are using politics to obscure human rights abuses

China is using yet another Olympic Games as a political tool to reinforce its position as a global power and sportwash its dismal human rights record.

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Kamila Valieva doping verdict could send waves around Winter Olympics and beyond

The 15-year-old is set to compete in next week’s women’s figure skating competition as the hot favourite, but the International Olympic Committee, World Anti-Doping Agency and the International Skating Union are appealing a decision from Russia’s anti-doping agency to clear her of a positive doping test at the Court of…

The Independent UK

Kamila Valieva: Spotlight turns on 15-year-old Russian skater’s Olympic entourage after failed drug test

The International Olympic Committee and World Anti-Doping Agency are fighting against the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s decision to allow Kamila Valieva to compete at the Winter Games

The Independent UK

Russian Skater Valieva Failed Drug Test Taken before Her Golden Games Debut

Figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva won a gold medal having earlier failed a drug test and Olympic officials will fight Russia's decision to let her compete at the Winter Games, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said on Friday. The 15-year-old's gold medal and Games future now hangs in the balance…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China, IOC must prevent incidents from overshadowing Beijing Olympic athletes

At the Beijing Winter Olympics, players performing at a top level have been constantly overshadowed by incidents. This is an extremely regrettable situation. Host nation China and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) must be held accountable.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Fate of Belarusian skier banned over political views in hands of ski body, IOC says

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday it was up to the International Ski Federation (FIS) to decide whether to take action in the case of a Belarusian cross-country skier who was barred from competition over what her family said were its political views.

Reuters

Peng Shuai watches Gu win Olympic gold in freeski big air

Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai sat with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and watched American-born Chinese freeskier Eileen Gu win gold at the women’s big air event

The Independent UK

Hologram of IOC’s Bach Hands over ‘Torch’ in Virtual Relay

After days of face to face diplomacy at the Beijing 2020 Winter Olympics, it was time for the holograms to take over on Sunday. A life-size image of International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach virtually handed an Olympic torch to a similar hologram of the chief executive of tech giant…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Tribune News Service

U.S. Olympian dilemma: Protest China's human rights abuses, or just play?

BEIJING – Noah Hoffman understands the desire to speak up. For the athletes competing at the Beijing Olympics, the Winter Games will provide a global megaphone, a platform to voice their concerns about human rights abuses in China.

The Independent UK

In Beijing, Olympic ideals coexist with authoritarian rule

Thomas Bach, the head of the International Olympic Committee, says the Olympic ideals show that even in a world full of conflict, people can build bridges and live in peace

Tribune News Service

La Velle E. Neal III: As China grabs the Olympic spotlight, let’s turn it to the athletes

BEIJING — There will be time to get into why the Winter Olympics should or shouldn't be held here in China. To question if politics should play a role in determining what country should host this showcase of athletic excellence. To argue if China's human rights record, suppression of cultures…

Reuters

Olympics-Beijing Games are like IOC's reward to China for bad behaviour: Rippon

The selection of Beijing as the 2022 Winter Games host is like the International Olympic Committee rewarding China for bad behaviour on human rights, former U.S. champion figure skater Adam Rippon said.

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Los Angeles Times

IOC approves proposal to include skateboarding, surfing and rock climbing at 2028 LA Olympics

The International Olympic Committee has approved a proposal to include surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing among the core sports for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.

The Conversation

Silence is golden? Olympic athletes' freedom of speech muted by Games organizers

Beyond the Olympic’s facade of glitz, glamour and gold there’s a glaring and controversial regulation — the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Rule 50. Rule 50 prohibits athletes from demonstrating during competition or on the podium.

Reuters

Olympics-Tibetans march on IOC headquarters to protest Beijing Games

Several hundred Tibetan and Uyghur activists marched on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday, a day before Beijing 2022 opens, accusing the Swiss-based organisation of complicity in "atrocities" committed against ethnic minorities in China.

The Independent UK

Hundreds of Tibetans protest outside IOC headquarters

Hundreds of Tibetans are marching outside the Swiss headquarters of the International Olympic Committee, demanding freedom for their homeland as Beijing prepares to host the Winter Games

The Independent UK

IOC president Bach says Peng Shuai can move freely in China

The president of the International Olympic Committee has sought to play down concerns about the safety of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai while also saying he planned to go ahead with their long-promised dinner during the Beijing Games

The Guardian - UK

IOC president vows to support Peng Shuai over sexual harassment allegations

The International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has promised to support Peng Shuai if she calls for an investigation into her sexual harassment allegations

The Guardian - UK

Biennial World Cup will do ‘immeasurable damage’ to global sport, IOC members warn

Fifa’s plans for a biennial World Cup have come under attack from International Olympic Committee members in Beijing

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