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Russia and Belarus omitted from Paris Olympics invitees

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has not formally invited Russia and Belarus, to participate in the Paris Olympics, but has left the door open for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals

The Hindu

Olympic president invokes John Lennon's memory as Paris marks 1-year countdown to war-clouded Games

The president of the International Olympic Committee has formally invited the world’s nations but not Russia or its military ally Belarus to gather in one year in Paris for the 2024 Games

The Independent UK

Watch as International Olympic Committee president welcomes athletes at Paris 2024 HQ

Watch as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) president, Thomas Bach, welcomes athletes at the Paris 2024 headquarters.

The Independent UK

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Extremist attacks wounded Paris. Here's why the city turned to the 2024 Olympics to heal

The first Olympic Games since the ebb of the COVID-19 pandemic open in a year in France’s capital

The Independent UK

IOC's Bach says key to Russian decision for Paris Olympics is athletes' respectful conduct

IOC president Thomas Bach says the key factor for an ultimate decision on letting Russians participate at the 2024 Paris Olympics is the athletes' conduct at international competitions

The Independent UK

Ukrainian boxer fights through the challenges of war on her way to the Paris Olympics

Boxer Anna Lysenko dedicates long hours preparing for next year’s Paris Olympics in a modest gym located in the heart of Kyiv despite the unsettling sounds of explosions booming outside

The Independent UK

IOC leader Bach quizzed by Ukrainian Olympic athlete on Russia issue for 2024 Paris Games

IOC president Thomas Bach has been quizzed by a Ukrainian Olympic athlete at his headquarters about needing to keep Russians out of the 2024 Paris Games

The Independent UK

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Olympic skaters still missing medals 500 days later

On display at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum are nine empty boxes that should be holding medals

The Independent UK

IOC expels IBA from Olympics with boxing to remain part of program for 2024 & 2028

The decision to expel the International Boxing Association was backed by 69 countries.

Irish Mirror

IOC expels International Boxing Association from Olympic movement

The IOC has removed a governing body for the first time but boxing will remain in the 2024 and 2028 Olympics

The Guardian - UK

IOC banishes boxing governing body from Olympics, but the sport will still be at the Paris Games

The International Boxing Association has been banished from the Olympic family but the sport will stay on the program for the 2024 Paris Games

The Independent UK

Paris 2024 Olympics security chief resigns over 'inappropriate behaviour'

Paris Olympics security coordinator Ziad Khoury has resigned following his suspension for alleged inappropriate conduct towards a woman in 2021.

Radio France Internationale

At French Open, Ukraine war shatters myth of sport as an apolitical bubble

From the war raging in Ukraine to the unrest in Kosovo, geopolitical crises have cast a pall over the Grand Slam tournament in Paris, challenging conventions and shattering the notion that sport and politics can be kept apart.

France 24

Olympic sports leaders meet amid uncertainty over Russians competing at 2024 Paris Games

The annual meeting of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) comes more than two months after the IOC detailed advice on how individual athletes from Russia and its military ally Belarus could be reintegrated as neutral athletes.

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Reuters

Chinese premier urges IOC to oppose politicisation of sports

China wants to work with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to oppose the politicisation of sports, Premier Li Qiang said, amid demands on the sporting body to exclude athletes from Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine.

Bangkok Post

China tells International Olympic Committee of concerns about 'politicising' sport

China has expressed its concerns about the "politicisation of sports events" to the International Olympic Committee after a series of incidents that have alarmed Beijing, including a US-led diplomatic boycott of the Winter Games and recent anthem blunders involving Hong Kong teams.

Evening Standard

Why are Russia and Belarus banned from international sport?

The International Olympic Committee has not yet made a decision on the 2024 Olympic Games. So what’s the controversy all about?

The Independent UK

European lawmakers urge for Olympics ban on Russia, Belarus

European lawmakers have urged the International Olympic Committee to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Paris Games because of the war in Ukraine

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War, politics, and 'all sorts of mess' — how fencing is threatening to derail the Paris Olympics

It is a foundation sport of the Olympics and its former athletes are some of the most powerful people in world sport — but the politics in fencing are threatening to derail Paris 2024, writes Tracey Holmes.

Daily Mirror

IOC president brands criticism of Russian athlete return as “deplorable” despite backlash

The International Olympic Committee has issued a strong public response to the governments of countries who are supporting the ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Biden tells Russia to release WSJ reporter accused of espionage; China’s Xi urged to speak to Zelenskiy – as it happened

US administration furious after Evan Gershkovich taken into custody; Spanish PM calls on Xi Jinping to meet Ukraine president

Al Jazeera

Criticism of Russia, Belarus return to sport ‘deplorable’: IOC

Several governments criticised the IOC’s plan for for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in world sport again.

Reuters

Olympics-Governments' criticism of Russia return to sport is deplorable - IOC

Criticism by some European governments of a plan to see a full return of Russian and Belarusian athletes to international sport is deplorable and cuts into the autonomy of sport, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said on Thursday.

Reuters

Ukraine condemns IOC recommendations on Russian, Belarusian athletes

Ukraine's sports ministry condemned on Wednesday what it said was a partial change of position by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in international competitions as neutrals.

Sports Illustrated

Peng Shuai’s Condition Is Still Unknown. And the WTA Will Soon Have to Choose: Principle or Profit?

The tour has effectively boycotted China since she went missing 17 months ago—but key decisions on the future schedule loom.

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