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Coventry's mettle tested by Russian Olympic debate, say former IOC figures
AFP, Published on 08/08/2025
» PARIS — International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry is in the spotlight on how she handles her "baptism of fire" over Russia, former IOC executives have told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Race to name creatures of the deep as mining interest grows
AFP, Published on 17/03/2025
» PARIS - In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners -- and huge numbers of strange and rare animals almost entirely unknown to science.
IOC suspends Russian Olympic Committee over Ukraine move
AFP, Published on 13/10/2023
» MUMBAI - The International Olympic Committee on Thursday suspended Russia's national Olympic body with "immediate effect" for violating the territorial integrity of Ukraine's membership by recognising illegally annexed territories.
Zelensky says Russian athletes at Olympics a 'manifestation of violence'
AFP, Published on 10/02/2023
» LONDON - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has called for a boycott of the 2024 Paris Olympics if Russian athletes are allowed to take part, said Friday their presence would be a "manifestation of violence".
Ukraine-led 2024 boycott call is against Olympic principles: IOC chief Bach
AFP, Published on 10/02/2023
» LAUSANNE - IOC president Thomas Bach has told Ukraine that its calls for a boycott of the 2024 Paris Games over the possible participation of Russian competitors goes against Olympic "principles".
North Korea Olympic Committee 'suspended' for Tokyo no-show - IOC chief Bach
AFP, Published on 09/09/2021
» LAUSANNE: The IOC punished North Korea's Tokyo Games no-show by suspending their National Olympic Committee until the end of 2022, Olympic chief Thomas Bach announced on Wednesday.
Belarus athlete under protection in Japan after forced flight claim
AFP, Published on 02/08/2021
» TOKYO: A Belarusian Olympic athlete who claimed her team was forcing her to return home spent the night under protection and may be seeking asylum, officials said Monday.
Most at Tokyo Olympic village to be vaccinated by Games: IOC chief
AFP, Published on 19/05/2021
» TOKYO - Most athletes and team members staying at Tokyo's Olympic village will be vaccinated by the Games, IOC chief Thomas Bach said Wednesday, as organisers try to calm fears about staging the event as coronavirus cases surge in Japan.
On 10th birthday, Instagram no longer an escape from reality
AFP, Published on 04/10/2020
» WASHINGTON: Artful photos of sunsets and ice cream are being challenged by more activist content on Instagram as it turns 10 years old in a time of social justice protests, climate crisis, and the pandemic.
IOC: Postponing Olympics an option, cancellation 'not on agenda'
AFP, Published on 23/03/2020
» LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee said on Sunday that postponing the 2020 Olympics is one its options as the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, but that cancellation of the Tokyo showpiece was "not on the agenda".