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Iran water polo players fail to sing anthem, seen as support for protests
Reuters, Published on 09/11/2022
» Video clips that purportedly show Iran's water polo team failing to sing the national anthem at a competition in Thailand have appeared on social media in what the anti-government protest movement sees as the latest show of solidarity from athletes.
2017 Bobsleigh/Skeleton world championships moved from Sochi over doping
AFP, Published on 14/12/2016
» LAUSANNE - Sochi was stripped Tuesday as the host of next year's bobsleigh and skeleton world championships amid accusations of state-sponsored doping against Russia.
Despite reforms, denials thwart Russia's anti-doping efforts
AFP, Published on 08/12/2016
» MOSCOW - Russian sport is bracing for more pain after a bruising year that has seen its athletes turfed out of the Olympics over revelations of state-run doping.
Romania's football derby which survived fall of communism
AFP, Published on 29/11/2016
» BUCHAREST - At 87 years old, Mircea Barbu has no qualms about braving the freezing temperatures for Wednesday's fiery Dinamo Bucharest-Steaua Bucharest derby, a holdover from the communist era that still stands long after the fall of the Iron Curtain despite the decline of Romanian football.
The long, winding road to anti-doping reform
AFP, Published on 13/10/2016
» LAUSANNE - The International Olympic Committee has acted to curb the power of sports federations and overhaul doping controls in a revamped fight against drugs cheating, but the road to reform promises to be long and complex.
No 'mouse hole' sample-switching in Rio, says science chief
AFP, Published on 16/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Round-the-clock security will help prevent any "mousehole" incidents at the Rio Olympics after the sample-switching doping scandal at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games, a senior official said on Monday.
Rio Games launched amid street protest, flag-burning
Published on 06/08/2016
» Fireworks and laser-lit choreography launched the Rio Games on Friday as Brazil sought to forget seven years of troubled preparations and the Olympic movement temporarily put aside its doping crisis.
Stakes high as Russia doping report released
AFP, Published on 18/07/2016
» TORONTO (CANADA) - The report to be released Monday into allegations of widespread state-sponsored doping in Russia has already sparked rumblings it could trigger the "nuclear option" of a full ban of Russia from the Rio Olympics.
France informed of planned terror attack on Rio team - report
AFP, Published on 14/07/2016
» PARIS - France was informed of a planned terror attack on its team at the Rio Olympics, according to the head of military intelligence cited in an official document.
Anti-doping chief may back total ban on Russia at Rio Games
AFP, Published on 20/06/2016
» LONDON - Craig Reedie, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency, indicated Monday he would be prepared to back a complete ban for the entire Russia team from August's Olympic Games in Rio.