Olympics
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Olympic president accuses Ukraine of ‘defamation’ in dispute over Russian and Belarusian athletes
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has called on Ukraine to drop threats of a boycott of the 2024 Olympics…
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IOC questions Olympic taekwondo and boxing corruption claims
The International Olympic Committee has questioned the veracity of claims by a former high-level boxing and taekwondo official of widespread…
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Anita Alvarez: Swimmer rescued after fainting in pool at World Aquatics Championships
An American swimmer had to be rescued from the bottom of the pool by her coach after fainting at the…
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Fina votes to ban transgender swimmers from women’s elite events if they went through male puberty
Swimming’s world governing body FINA has voted to ban athletes who have gone through male puberty from racing in women’s…
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‘The pressure eats you up inside’: Reece Prescod eyes redemption after disqualification at Tokyo Olympics
Reece Prescod was living the dream. At least he thought he was while anxiously waiting in the blocks at the…
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‘There was blood all over the snow … it was terrifying’: How Winter Olympians fight the fear
The motto “never give up” would seem a little trite coming from most athletes, but freestyle skier Leonie Gerken Schofield…
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Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake ‘heartbroken’ after loss of Olympic silver medal
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake said he was “heartbroken” and that it had not yet fully sunk in a day on from losing…
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Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare handed 10-year ban for doping violations
Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been handed a 10-year ban for doping violations. The 33-year-old has been handed five years…
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Winter Olympics LIVE: Team GB face ROC in must-win curling tie
Follow all the action from the Winter Olympics with six gold medals up for grabs on day 13. China’s home…
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Team GB bosses taking long-term view over medal-less Winter Olympics so far
Team GB bosses insist British athletes’ Beijing fortunes represent just one small step towards cracking their wider Winter Olympic conundrum.…
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