At 41, Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry makes history as the youngest ever President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). From sport to politics, this woman from the African continent has broken the glass ceiling. “This is not only a great honor, but also a reminder to all of you that I …
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The International Olympic Committee suspended the Russian National Olympic Committee (NOC) this Thursday “with immediate effect” for having placed several organizations in occupied Ukrainian regions under its authority, the organization’s spokesperson announced. This decision automatically deprives the Russian body of Olympic funding, but has no consequences on the possible presence …
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Kenya’s Pamela Jelimo has received a bronze medal ten years after finishing fourth in the 800m final at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. She was given the medal following the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) disqualification of Russia’s Mariya Savinova due to a doping violation in 2015. Mariya Savinova won …
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The health situation due to the coronavirus pandemic makes it problematic the hold of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. However Japan does not intend to cancel the competition. The International Olympic Committee and the Japanese Olympic Committee remain determined to organize these competitions planned in 2020 and which could not …
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