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3/28/2023 7:27:06 PM
Olympic chiefs on Tuesday recommended the return to competition of Russian and Belarusian athletes as individual neutrals, but refused to give a timeline on their potential participation at next year's Paris Olympics.
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3/14/2023 5:37:32 PM
The head of the Paris Olympics organising committee Tony Estanguet said in an interview to mark 500 days before the start of the Games that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) would have the "last word" on whether athletes from Russian and Belarus will be allowed to compete next year.
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3/13/2023 10:21:48 PM
Athletics legend Dick Fosbury, who revolutionised high jumping with his signature "Fosbury flop" has died, his agent confirmed on Monday. He was 76.
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3/13/2023 10:54:53 AM
The unprecedented opening ceremony planned for the 2024 Paris Olympics, just 500 days away, promises to be both spectacular and a serious security headache, with the arrangements still being worked out by anxious officials.
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3/6/2023 4:00:38 PM
The Egyptian Handball Federation (EHF) has appointed Spanish coach Juan Carlos Pastor to replace his compatriot Roberto Parrondo as head coach of the Pharaohs, the EHF announced on Monday.
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3/5/2023 4:15:23 PM
Around four out of five French people think tickets for the 2024 Paris Olympics are too expensive, a poll showed Sunday, underlining growing public frustration with organisers over the issue.
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3/4/2023 2:40:48 PM
Organizers of next year's Paris Olympics promised relatively modest prices and “egalitarian” access to events, thanks to an online system meant to revolutionize ticket sales and bring the masses to stadiums and arenas for as little as $26.
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2/20/2023 2:23:37 PM
The Paris regional transit authority said Monday that it was seeking to hire thousands of employees to beef up services in time for the coming Rugby World Cup this year and the summer Olympics in 2024.
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2/17/2023 10:38:09 AM
Tokyo's government approved Friday a redevelopment which will see a historic baseball stadium demolished and trees donated to honour Japan's Emperor Meiji torn out, a move opponents called "shameful".
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2/7/2023 8:30:46 PM
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo changed her stance on Russian competitors at the 2024 Olympics on Tuesday saying they should be banned "while the war continues" in Ukraine, her office said.
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2/3/2023 1:59:28 PM
The torch relay for the Paris Olympics will start in the southern port of Marseille in April 2024, organisers announced on Friday.
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1/30/2023 2:20:41 PM
Ukrainian Presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak on Monday called the International Olympic Committee (IOC) a "promoter of war" after the sports body said it was considering ways for Russian athletes to compete.
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National Teams
1/28/2023 4:19:03 PM
Egypt’s U23 national football team’s coach Rogerio Micale announced on Saturday a 26-man squad ahead of starting a preparatory camp from 30 January to 3 February.
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1/25/2023 9:35:32 PM
The International Olympic Committee, ignoring calls from Ukraine to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from next year's Paris Summer Olympics, said Wednesday that a pathway for their athletes' participation should be "further explored".
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12/22/2022 10:35:08 AM
Last year's pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics cost 20 percent more than the final figure reported by the organising committee, according to an analysis by Japan's audit board.
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12/19/2022 3:38:43 PM
After the World Cup earned Qatar both plaudits and censure, the energy-rich Gulf state is now starting a marathon to secure the 2036 Olympics and a place as a pillar of world sport.
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12/16/2022 10:51:33 AM
A corruption scandal surrounding last year's Tokyo Games has damaged Japan's bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics, a top local official warned.
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12/12/2022 6:53:21 PM
Two-time Kenyan Olympic champion David Rudisha said Monday he was grateful to be alive after surviving a plane crash on the weekend in southern Kenya.
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12/6/2022 1:11:45 PM
The engineer who developed the air conditioning for Qatar's World Cup stadiums says that a cooling system for an Olympic marathon is possible if the Gulf state bids for the Games.
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11/28/2022 4:35:10 PM
Sports fans around the world can take their first steps to acquiring tickets for the 2024 Paris Olympics by entering a draw this week, organisers announced on Monday.
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