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Coe Hopeful With IOC Vote Finishing Line In Sight

Sebastian Coe said on Friday he feels he has a fighting chance of becoming the next leader of the Olympic movement after he and his rivals faced an intense day of presentations.

International Business Times

The IOC says 'discussions are still ongoing,' but it sounds like the first-ever Olympic Esports Games may be delayed, possibly until 2027

The IOC wants to ensure the Olympic Esports games are "a landmark event," but the 2025 timeline may have been too tight.

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Sebastian Coe set to continue IOC presidency bid with presentation to members

Coe’s pledges include the creation of a “clear-cut” policy to protect female sport.

The Independent UK

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Mixed-Team Golf May Be Coming to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles

The International Golf Federation has put in a submission with the International Olympic Committee for mixed-team golf.

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Lord Coe does not see Grand Slam Track as a threat to World Athletics

The new track event is scheduled to make its debut in 2025.

The Independent UK

IOC must act to protect women’s sport, says presidential candidate Sebastian Coe

Coe says he has been ‘in training for most of his life’ for the Olympic movement’s top job.

The Independent UK

Human gestures shape Milano Cortina 2026's Winter Olympic look

Italian spirit is at the heart of the upcoming Winter Olympic games with pictograms, emblems, and mascots called the 'Vibes'. The idea is to celebrates the Italian way of communicating through expressive movements and gestures

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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif takes legal action over gender reports

Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer who defied a row over her gender eligibility to win Olympic gold, is taking legal action over media reports about leaked medical records, the International Olympic Committee has said.

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Sebastian Coe tells AP his run to be IOC president might not be such a longshot after all

A common observation about Sebastian Coe’s lifetime of going against the grain is that it makes him more of a thorn in the side of the International Olympic Committee than an ideal candidate to become its next president

The Independent UK

Japanese sponsors Toyota, Bridgestone and Panasonic end Olympic contracts

The International Olympic Committee’s three major Japanese sponsors — Toyota, Panasonic and Bridgestone — are terminating their contracts

The Independent UK

Lord Coe among seven candidates in contention to be next IOC president

Lord Coe is one of seven candidates for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee.

The National (Scotland)

David Lappartient confirmed as candidate for presidency of IOC

UCI president joins Sebastian Coe as one of seven candidates to replace Thomas Bach in March 2025

Cycling News

The Paralympics can be an economic boon for host cities – and leave a unique legacy

The mega-event glow continues in Paris, with the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games now well underway. Some 4,400 athletes will take to the world stage to compete across 22 different sports.

The Conversation

USWNT’s Lynn Williams Told Funny Story on How She Broke Her Paris Games Gold Medal

The gold medalist asked the International Olympic Committee if they could replace her broken medal.

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The Independent UK

Trump tries to take credit for LA 2028 Olympics – and slams Obama over the bid

‘I gave them what they wanted to hear, and got the job done!’ bragged the former president

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Romanian Gymnast Ana Bărbosu Directly Addresses Jordan Chiles After IOC Strips Her Of Medal

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IOC Confirms Team USA’s Jordan Chiles Must Return Her Paris 2024 Bronze After Court Ruling

The International Olympic Committee have confirmed that the bronze medal will be reallocated to Romania's Ana Bărbosu.

The Independent UK

American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return bronze medal after court mandates score change, IOC says

American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return the bronze medal she won in the Paris Olympics floor exercise after sport’s highest court said her score was judged improperly, the International Olympic Committee confirmed

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The Conversation

We ranked all 34 Olympic sports by sustainability – here’s the leaderboard

Ahead of the 2024 games in Paris, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) asked all Olympic sports to prepare sustainability strategies. Sustainability, it said, was central to the Olympic movement. But some sports didn’t respond at all, and there is a wide gap between the best and worst performers.

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Jessica Fox elected to IOC as voice for athletes

Australia's golden girl Jessica Fox will represent athletes on the International Olympic Committee after being voted in by her peers in Paris.

The Conversation

North Korea returns to the Olympics after eight years – eyeing more than just medals

Athletes from North Korea are currently competing in the Summer Olympics for the first time in eight years. The communist state had been suspended for the 2022 Winter Olympics by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) having withdrawn unlawfully from the Tokyo Games in 2020 citing pandemic concerns.

The Conversation

Psychotropic drugs in the Olympic Games: Doping regulations and athletes’ mental health medications

Elite gymnast Simone Biles made headlines in 2021 when she withdrew from the team finals and the individual all-around finals in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for mental health reasons. Before that, Biles’s confidential medical records from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) database had been leaked by hackers alongside the records…

The Independent UK

Great Britain 1000th medal ‘incredibly special’ – chef de mission Mark England

The cycling silver brought up the 1,000 medals landmark, for summer and winter Games medals, according to the statistician Bill Mallon.

The Conversation

It’s official: The Olympic Esports Games will be held in 2025. Here’s everything you need to know

Shot put and pole vault now rub shoulders at the Olympic Games with sport climbing and breaking, introduced at the Tokyo and Paris Games respectively. The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) constant efforts to reconcile Olympic traditions with the recognition of contemporary forms of sport led it to take an even…

The Conversation

Women’s boxing in Olympic storm: who is Algeria’s Imane Khelif and what are the issues she’s facing?

Imane Khelif from Algeria is one of two women boxers at the 2024 Paris Olympics making the news – as ugly issues of gender testing and testosterone levels once again raise their head, as they did in the case of South African runner Caster Semenya. Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Lin…

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