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Sydney Olympics were bought ‘to a large extent’, said Australian official John Coates

Comments by leading IOC official made in 2008 interview about payments were permitted under Olympic rules at the time

The Guardian - UK

My focus will be to make our shooters mentally strong: Joydeep Karmakar

New National rifle coach wants to prepare a good team for Paris Games

The Hindu

Russian Olympian vows to boycott Olympics until country's flag is restored

Russian fencing star Sofya Velikaya is a veteran of four Olympic Summer Games, having won gold medals at Rio in 2016 and Tokyo last summer, as well as three silvers

Daily Mirror

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‘Uniquely qualified’: John Coates drafted letter of praise for himself to Brisbane Olympics organisers

Outgoing president of Australian Olympic Committee drafted gushing compliments for his own work

The Guardian - UK

On this day in 2012 – Chambers and Millar cleared to represent GB at Olympics

The pair had been handed lifetime bans from the Games for doping offences.

The Independent UK

Jemma Reekie believes missing out on Olympic medal could be ‘a good thing’

The 24-year-old fell agonisingly short of securing a medal in the 800 metres final that saw British team-mate Keely Hodgkinson claim silver

The Independent UK

Olympic medallist Judy Amoore Pollock is inspiring all ages with her commitment to parkrun at 81 years of age

Age is no barrier for Australian Olympic bronze medallist Judy Amoore Pollock, who’s a regular runner at her local parkrun. The 81-year-old has inspired runners of all ages with her enthusiasm, encouragement and stories of her decorated and dramatic athletics career.

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Australia's Olympic emperor John Coates stands down as new era for AOC looms

After 32 years, John Coates is stepping down as head of the Australian Olympic Committee. He leaves behind a complicated legacy, as Tracey Holmes reports.

ABC News

AOC President Chesterman vows to inspire

Newly elected AOC President Ian Chesterman vowed to inspire the next generation of Olympians after succeeding John Coates in the role.

AAP

Ukrainian Olympic hopeful, 14, killed by Russian shelling in Mariupol

Alina Peregudova, who had been tipped to one day compete in the Olympics for the Ukraine, has reportedly been killed by Russian shelling in the city of Mariupol

Daily Mirror

Your crown is never guaranteed: Pankaj Advani

KOLKATA: If winning is a habit, then Pankaj Advani has inculcated it from a very young age. Sitting atop 24 world titles in billiards and snooker, there's no stopping Advani who still cherishes his every victory.

The Times of India

Divyansh says he has started shooting in 3P keeping Olympics in mind

BENGALURU: Divyansh Singh Panwar, who competes in the 10m air rifle event, on Friday said he has decided to start shooting in the 50m rifle 3 positions competition too, keeping the Olympics in mind.

The Times of India

Winter Olympics athlete visits Renfrewshire schools as part of luge project

Luke Farrar was part of the Team GB Olympics team which competed in Beijing earlier this year

Daily Record

How Wimbledon has got it all wrong on tennis and politics

By banning individual Russian and Belarusian players, it’s dug a trench that is too deep to climb out of

The Hindu

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The National (Scotland)

Davis out to enjoy Commonwealth Games for Team Scotland after sprint start to life as athlete

IN elite sport, four years can often seem like a relatively short spell of time.

Daily Mirror

'Tories are denying young people chance to excel at sport as they cut funding'

In the decade since the Olympics, nearly 1,000 council football pitches and sports fields have been lost, 248 school pitches have been sold off and 600 youth centres closed

The Independent UK

Girls hockey programs show promise in nontraditional markets

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Daily Mirror

Jonny Brownlee reveals extreme change he made to his home to prepare for Tokyo Olympics

Olympic gold medalist Jonny Brownlee has revealed he converted his own conservatory to adapt to Covid-19 regulations ahead of travelling to Tokyo last summer

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Radio France Internationale

Paris 2024 Olympics chief targets July for decision on basketball venues

Paris 2024 Olympics supremo Tony Estanguet on Thursday admitted organisers were still trying to decide where basketball games will be played during the Games.

The Independent UK

Anthony Ogogo loving life again after career-ending eye injury left him suicidal

The boxer turned wrestler was a bronze medallist at the London Olympics.

Daily Record

2022 Winter Olympics GB Women’s Curling Team to be granted the Freedom of Perth

Councillors unanimously voted to bestow the honour on the team - which includes Perthshire's Eve Muirhead and Mili Smith - following their success in Beijing

The Independent UK

Barcelona to spend a season away from Nou Camp amid redevelopment

Barca play home games at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys – the home of the 1992 Olympics

The Independent UK

Katie Taylor reveals how Roy Keane helped lift her after ‘lowest moment’ of career

Taylor had been defeated in the quarter-finals at the Olympics in 2016 when Keane called

Orlando Sentinel

Scott Maxwell: Florida Rep. Randy Fine calls school leader ‘whore,’ threatens Special Olympics

Florida author and columnist Carl Hiaasen always said it’s tough to write good fiction about Florida — because nothing you can imagine is more absurd than this state’s reality.

Newcastle Herald

Mariah Williams eyes dual goals in 2022 post Olympic heartbreak

"Definitely not erased, definitely fuels the fire."

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