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Winter Olympics: Why aren’t Palestine competing and is Israel banned?

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) maintains that both Israel and Palestine should have equal opportunity to compete at the Games

The Independent UK

Read the Letter Oklahoma City’s Mayor Sent Los Angeles’s Mayor About Hosting Olympic Events

Exclusive to Sports Illustrated, here is what OKC mayor David Holt wrote to then L.A. mayor Eric Garcetti in 2018 about staging events in Oklahoma.

Sports Illustrated

Politicians trade barbs as Madrid protests curtail La Vuelta's final fiesta

Political fall-out continued in Spain on Monday after more than 100,000 pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in Madrid, forcing organisers to crop Sunday's final stage of La Vuelta. It was just the latest in a series of interruptions to one of world's most prestigious cycling races after the Tour de France.

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Spain's foreign minister supports Israel-Premier Tech leaving Vuelta a España but team 'committed to racing on' – what's happening?

Stage 11 of the race was shortened after pro-Palestine protests at finish line, which have been widespread at the Vuelta in Spain

Cycling Weekly

'Sport should under no circumstances be used as a tool for punishment' - UCI condemns protests that led to neutralising stage 11 at Vuelta a España

Sport governing body expresses 'solidarity and support for the teams and their staff, as well as the riders'

Cycling News

Thomas Bach ‘relieved’ as IOC members vote in Kirsty Coventry as his successor

Coventry has been seen by many observers as the continuity candidate.

The Independent UK

Bach's Successor Needs Cool Head To Guide Olympics Through Stormy Seas: Experts

Whoever succeeds Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday will need to be "cool under fire" with some members believing the very existence of the Olympic Movement is at stake.

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Sebastian Coe vows to shake up IOC if he wins presidency race

Coe sees himself as the reform candidate in the contest to succeed Thomas Bach.

The Independent UK

Australian Breakdancer’s Academic Background Exposed Amid Controversial Olympic Routine

“I am 100% certain what she is doing here, in wearing the Australia kit even, is trying to make some subversive point she can later write journal articles about.” The post Australian Breakdancer’s Academic Background Exposed Amid Controversial Olympic Routine first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Can the Olympics attract Gen Z eyeballs while preserving its traditions?

The Olympics has been the world’s premier sporting event for more than a century.

The Conversation

Abhinav Bindra awarded Olympic Order by IOC for outstanding services to Olympic Movement

NEW DELHI: Indian shooting legend Abhinav Bindra has been awarded the Olympic Order by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for his outstanding contributions to the Olympic Movement.

The Times of India

JSW Group opens an exhibition in Paris to celebrate '100 Years of India at Olympics'

The JSW Group opened an exhibition in Paris honoring Pierre de Coubertin, the Founder of the Olympic Movement, while also marking 100 years of India's participation in the Olympic Games. This exhibition, housed at the Town Hall of the 7th Arrondissement, will be available to the public until the conclusion…

The Times of India

The Olympic Esports Games set for 2025: here's what we know about the event

The newly formed games will sit alongside the Olympic program, reported to include gaming, sport simulation, and virtual sports elements like cycling esports

Cycling Weekly

The case for sports sanctions against Israel

Both Fifa and the IOC have avoided statements denouncing the Israel-Gaza war and the ensuing humanitarian crisis, a decision in stark contrast to their handling of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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New organisation World Boxing hopes to save sport’s Olympic status

World Boxing was formed on Thursday with the aim of helping ensure the sport stays part of the Olympic Movement.

The Independent UK

New international federation set up to help keep boxing part of the Olympics

World Boxing was formed on Thursday with the aim of earning recognition from the IOC to ensure the sport remains part of the Games beyond Paris 2024.

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