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Four years after banning Russia, FIFA and IOC passive in the face of war
AFP, Published on 10/03/2026
» LAUSANNE - Four years after world sport rushed to ban Russia for invading Ukraine, the leading governing bodies are reacting guardedly to the US-led attack on Iran, raising accusations of double standards.
Afghan IOC member Asghari hopes Taliban dialogue spark u-turn over women's rights
AFP, Published on 12/12/2025
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Afghanistan's International Olympic Committee member Samira Asghari has told AFP that the Taliban authorities must face the stark truth that if they are ever to be accepted internationally they must respect the rights of women to education and sport.
Trump signs order barring trans athletes from women's sports
AFP, Published on 06/02/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday seeking to ban transgender athletes from participating in women's sports, in his latest move targeting transgender people since returning to office.
Coe hopeful with IOC vote finishing line in sight
AFP, Published on 01/02/2025
» PARIS - 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.
Bach's successor must give Russia cold shoulder: Ukrainian sports minister
AFP, Published on 17/12/2024
» PARIS - The successor to Thomas Bach as International Olympic Committee president must "embody the principles of justice" and that means refusing to welcome Russia back into the sporting world, Ukraine's Sports Minister Matviy Bidnyi has told AFP.
IOC clears Russians to compete in Paris as neutrals
AFP, Published on 09/12/2023
» LAUSANNE - Olympic chiefs on Friday gave the green light to the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at next year's Paris Games as neutrals, outside of team events and as long as they did not actively support the war on Ukraine.
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.
Russian and Belarus Paralympians to compete at Paris 2024
AFP, Published on 30/09/2023
» BERLIN - Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete at the Paris Paralympics in 2024 under a neutral flag after officials voted on Friday against an outright ban.
Coe defends Budapest as worlds venue and hails doping case
AFP, Published on 01/08/2023
» PARIS - World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has defended the choice of Hungary's capital Budapest to host this month's world championships and also said the sport's latest doping case was actually a reason to celebrate.
'Shameful' as Ukrainian fencer disqualified for refusing to shake hands with Russian
AFP, Published on 28/07/2023
» MILAN - Ukraine's Olha Kharlan was disqualified from the world fencing championships for refusing to shake hands with her beaten Russian opponent on Thursday in a decision blasted as "absolutely shameful".