Explained | What is an IOC Session Mumbai became the second Indian city to host an International Olympic Committee (IOC) session. New Delhi had last hosted the session in 1983. The Hindu · Feb 22, 2022
La Velle E. Neal III: China should never have been allowed to hold these Olympics BEIJING – Sports fans have been forced to gaze toward China this month as it held a Winter Olympics it should have never been allowed to hold. Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2022
The Olympics face an existential crisis. An American-led effort could save them The Olympic movement risks lurching even further into an existential crisis if major problems aren’t addressed, and many of the levers for change lie in Americans’ hands The Guardian - US · Feb 21, 2022
Beijing Olympics Closes after Golden Moments and Doping Storm The Beijing Winter Olympics have closed with IOC chief Thomas Bach hailing a smoothly run event and a "safe Games" in the midst of the Covid pandemic, but the gold medals were overshadowed by a doping controversy. Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 21, 2022
Winter Olympics review: From politics and human rights to doping and Covid, Beijing Games leaves a sour taste Despite the magic of Team GB’s curlers and some special moments of sporting achievement, the Beijing Games have been a headache for Olympic organisers The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2022
‘Horrific’: BOA chief backs harsher ROC ban if Valieva was deliberately doped The British Olympic Association wants a harsher ban imposed on Russia if it can be proved that its sporting system deliberately doped the 15-year-old skater Kamila Valieva The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2022
From Putin's War-Mongering to the Valieva Scandal, Russia Besieges Beijing Games With the looming threat to invade Ukraine and the specter of another doping scandal, one country continues to be at the center of Olympic dysfunction. Sports Illustrated · Feb 20, 2022
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics closing ceremony: the parade of nations, the handover to Milan-Cortina, the farewell and the fireworks, as it happened The Winter Olympics come to an end with an emotional ceremony in Beijing, following the handover to the next hosts in Milan-Cortina. Follow our live blog. ABC News · Feb 20, 2022
After Beijing bubble bursts, can the IOC save the Olympics? The cordoned-off Olympic bubble that folds up when the closing ceremony ends has produced its usual collage of amazing athletes doing great things The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2022
Winter Olympics day 16: GB win women’s curling gold before closing ceremony – as it happened Team GB’s women won curling gold before a Beijing closing ceremony to a Games embroiled in controversy The Guardian - US · Feb 20, 2022
Panel denies U.S. figure skaters’ appeal to get Olympic silver medals Losing the case means the U.S. skaters will receive their medals months, maybe even years, from now, after Russian skater Kamila Valieva’s doping case winds its way through hearings and appeals. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 19, 2022
PM Narendra Modi hails IOC's decision to award India hosting rights of its 2023 session MUMBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed International Olympic Committee's decision to award India the right to host the 2023 IOC session, saying it will lead to positive outcomes for world sports. The Times of India · Feb 19, 2022
It is a stepping stone as India is going to bid for 2036 Olympics, 2030 Youth Olympics: IOA president Narinder Batra FARIDABAD (Haryana): IOA president Narinder Dhruv Batra has hailed India's right to host the 2023 International Olympic Committee session in Mumbai as a stepping stone towards big events coming in the country as India will make all efforts to host the 2030 Youth Olympics and 2036 Olympics. The Times of India · Feb 19, 2022
IOC session in India will be significant development for country's Olympic aspiration: Nita Ambani International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Nita Ambani described Saturday's decision to award India the right to host the IOC Session in Mumbai in 2023 as "a significant development for India's Olympic aspirations and a matter of great pride and joy". Dynamite News · Feb 19, 2022
The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2022 AP Exclusive: US skaters file appeal to get Olympic medals The Associated Press has learned that attorneys for the U.S. figure skaters whose silver medal is being withheld have notified the IOC that they have filed an appeal to have the medals awarded before the end of the Beijing Games
Dynamite News · Feb 19, 2022 India wins bid to host 2023 IOC session in Mumbai India on Saturday won the right to host the 2023 International Olympic Committee's (IOC) session in Mumbai in an unopposed race, during the 139th IOC Session in Beijing, China.
The Times of India · Feb 19, 2022 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 Guardian - AU · Feb 19, 2022 Winter Olympics 2022 day 15: Sweden pip GB to curling gold after extra end – as it happened Rolling report: There are plenty more medals to be won as the Games in Beijing reach their penultimate day. Join Martin Belam for updates
ABC News · Feb 18, 2022 What's next for Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva after her Beijing Winter Olympics campaign? The teenage figure skater's Winter Olympics campaign has triangulated wider issues of age limits, doping and the IOC's duty of care. So where to next for Valieva?
Sports Illustrated · Feb 18, 2022 Russia Responds to Criticism From IOC President About Valieva's Coach The Kremlin weighed in after the IOC President criticized Kamila Valieva's coach for being too harsh on the 15-year-old.
Radio France Internationale · Feb 18, 2022 IOC boss Bach hits out at entourage of teenage Russian skater at Beijing Games Olympic Games supremo Thomas Bach on Friday branded the reactions of Kamila Valieva's coaches as chilling after the 15-year-old botched her attempt to secure gold in the women's figure skating competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Daily Mirror · Feb 18, 2022 Russia hits back after Olympic CEO criticised “chilling” treatment of Kamila Valieva IOC President Thomas Bach was scathing about Kamila Valieva's coach and entourage after the Russian teenager failed to finish in a medal position in her individual event
The Conversation · Feb 18, 2022 What's the IOC – and why doesn't it do more about human rights issues related to the Olympics? The International Olympic Committee, a nongovernmental organization based in Switzerland that’s independent of any one nation, was founded in 1894. It’s a group of officials who supervise and support the Olympics and set Olympic policies about everything from whether break dancing can be added as an official sport to what’s…
The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2022 After skating debacle, Bach takes rare shots at Russians A worldwide wave of sympathy has flowed to Kamila Valieva for the ordeal she endured at the Beijing Olympics
The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2022 Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics daily briefing: Gu and Norway set records Eileen Gu wins her third medal of the Games, Norway set a new benchmark and Thomas Bach hits out at Valieva’s coaches