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Ukrainian Olympic head on Russian rival: 'He is my enemy'

The presidents of Ukrainian and Russian Olympic committees fought together as teammates at the 1992 Barcelona Games and won a gold medal in fencing for the post-Soviet Unified Team

The Independent UK

How Patty Mills is using basketball to highlight importance of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament vote

Patty Mills's family have been instrumental in pursuing Indigenous recognition for decades. The Boomers star is continuing their legacy through his beloved sport.

ABC News

Akshdeep and Priyanka win men's and women's 20km race walk gold, qualify for Worlds and Olympics

RANCHI: Unheralded Akshdeep Singh clinched the men's 20km event gold with a stunning national record time to qualify for this year's World Championships as well as 2024 Paris Olympics on the opening day of the National Open Race Walking Championships here on Tuesday.

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Russia's gymnastics, wrestling federations invited to Asian Games - officials

Russia's gymnastics and wrestling federations said on Tuesday they had been invited to take part in this year's Asian Games, a move that could potentially pave the way for their athletes to qualify for next year's Paris Olympics.

Reuters

Why does no one want to host the Winter Olympics?

Reports suggest that the IOC may be forced to consider fixed, rotating hosts with new interest slow

The Independent UK

Punjab athlete Akashdeep Singh qualifies for 2024 Summer Olympics; sets national record in 20-km walk in Jharkhand

BATHINDA (PUNJAB): Akashdeep Singh has made Punjab proud.

The Times of India

IOC president defends Russia stance as he insists organisation shares Ukraine “suffering”

The IOC has faced a wave of criticism for the potential plans that could see Russian and Belarusian athletes compete under neutral flags at the Olympic Games

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Hungary's foreign minister visits Minsk amid Olympics row

Hungary's foreign minister paid a visit to Minsk on Monday to keep "channels of communication open" as a group of 35 countries demanded that Russian and Belarusian athletes be banned from the 2024 Olympics.

Reuters

So Mr Bach, will nothing ever be enough to ban Russia from the Olympics?

The International Olympic Committee is determined to enable Russians to compete in Paris next year despite the unrelenting war in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Mac Rogers' Guinness World Record and STEM success proof it comes from multiple pathways

For most kids a world record is a thing of dreams but for Mac Rogers it's just another string in the bow as he's considered for a place in the Brisbane 2032 Olympics while beginning a mechatronic engineering degree.

ABC News

Tweed Heads skater Chloe Covell wins silver at World Championships, now aiming for 2024 Paris Olympics

The Tweed Heads teen is one of Australia's most promising young skaters and she has her heart set on competing at the Paris Olympics.

ABC News

Olympics not on wrong side of history over Russia, insists defiant IOC president Thomas Bach

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach says the organisation is not on the wrong side of history by aiming to help Russians and Belarusians qualify for the 2024 Paris Games

The Independent UK

Moscow Says Calls to Ban Russian Athletes from Olympics ‘Unacceptable’

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin said on Saturday that calls from ministers of more than 30 countries to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Olympics were unacceptable, TASS news agency reported. A group of 35 countries, including the United States, Germany and Australia, will demand that Russian and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Moscow says calls to ban Russian athletes from Olympics 'unacceptable'

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Canadian Women’s National Soccer Team Goes on Strike

The winners of the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics are unhappy with support from the federation.

Reuters

'Not so rosy': Russian athletes face prospect of Olympics ban

Russian athletics stars are no strangers to being barred from international competitions, and the prospect of missing next year's Olympics over the invasion of Ukraine has piled onto years of frustration felt towards global sports bodies.

The Independent UK

Hugh Hudson, 'Chariots of Fire' director, dead at 86

British filmmaker Hugh Hudson has died at 86

Daily Mirror

Great Britain among 35 countries to demand Russian athletes be banned from Paris Olympics

There is increasing pressure on the International Olympic Committee to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from the Paris Games after an emergency summit on Friday

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The Independent UK

No ‘pretend neutrality’ for Russian athletes at Olympics, Zelensky demands

Britain is among those lobbying for an outright ban on individual Russians and Belarusians at the Paris Olympics.

The Guardian - UK

Zelenskiy calls any Russian return to Olympics a ‘manifestation of violence’

Volodymyr Zelenskiy has told a summit of 35 sports ministers that Russian and Belarusian competitors would be forced ‘to play along with war propaganda’

Asharq Al-Awsat

Zelenskyy Tells Summit ‘No Place’ for Russia at Olympics

Russian athletes have "no place" at next year's Paris Olympics while their country’s invasion of Ukraine continues, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told a summit of sports officials from about 30 countries Friday. The International Olympic Committee argues it would be discriminatory to exclude Russia and ally Belarus from sports ahead…

Reuters

Olympics row deepens as 35 countries demand ban for Russia and Belarus

A group of 35 countries, including the United States, Germany and Australia, will demand that Russian and Belarusian athletes are banned from the 2024 Olympics, the Lithuanian sports minister said on Friday, deepening the uncertainty over the Paris Games.

Evening Standard

US, UK, Germany, France, Japan among 35 nations calling for ban on Russian athletes at Paris 2024 Olympics

Volodymyr Zelensky told more than 30 sports minister on Friday that “terror and Olympism are two opposites” as he stepped up pressure to ban Russian athletes from the Paris 2024 Games.

Daily Mirror

UK to host crunch summit over Russian participation at 2024 Paris Olympics after IOC move

The IOC said they were "exploring a pathway" for athletes from both Russia and Belarus to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but the organisation have been met by big opposition

The Independent UK

Zelenskyy to address summit on Russian Olympic involvement

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to address a group of sports ministers meeting Friday to discuss Russian participation at next year’s Olympics

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