THE TICKER: Everyone wants in on the Russian appeal of its suspension by WADA
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Doping ● It seems that everybody is in on the appeal of the...
LANE ONE: The IOC hands out lots of medals, but soon might be in...
Having watched the International Olympic Committee at work from near and far over 40 years, it is amazing how that organization has changed, especially...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Diack trial postponed after son’s testimony shows up from Senegal
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
The new year has barely begun and the headlines are all about doping,...
LANE ONE: Did the IOC just cut the size of the 2032 Olympic Village...
For more than a century, the International Olympic Committee asked cities to stage its Olympic Games, often requiring the building of new housing, hotels...
LANE ONE: Are the IAAF World Championships the last laugh for Lamine Diack?
For those who care about track & field – as I do – the current edition of the IAAF World Championships are at the...
TSX DAILY: World Urban Games finished in Budapest, but was it a success? Plus...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 17 September 2019 ≡
| 1. | LEADING OFF: World Urban Games draws 50,000 spectators over three days in Budapest
The first...
LANE ONE: “The World Championships aren’t important. The Olympics are important.”
Olympic sport is often ignored in the U.S., even at the level of the World Championships, when the same athletes who will be in...
LANE ONE: Ex-Rio governor tells court of $2 million in bribes to buy Rio...
Sergio Cabral, who served as the governor of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro from 2007-14, told a Brazilian court on Thursday that...
THE BIG PICTURE: IOC Session confirms all of the Bach-led reforms for now and...
The International Olympic Committee membership agreed with all of the initiatives and reforms passed by its Executive Board and gave its President, Thomas Bach...
LANE ONE: The strange story of the International Boxing Association gets even stranger
As had been expected, the International Olympic Committee’s Executive Board took no action concerning the International Boxing Association (AIBA) on the final day of...
LANE ONE: Thomas Bach’s IOC wants “to get the couch potatoes off the couch”
The focus of the Olympic Movement has changed.
It was, until very recently, to stage the greatest sports spectacle in the world. But in a...
LANE ONE: The top Olympic-sport stories of 2018, part I: Thrills, yes, but also...
As the calendar runs out on 2018, it’s worth looking back at the stories that were the most compelling, the most exciting and the...
LANE ONE: Bach calls Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games “superb” in his closing remarks
The third Youth Olympic Games closed in Buenos Aires (ARG) on Thursday evening and the nearly 4,000 athletes will now head back to their...
YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES: IOC ecstatic so far
The third edition of the International Olympic Committee’s YOG continues in Buenos Aires, with the Closing Ceremony scheduled for the 18th (Thursday).
The IOC gave...
YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES: So far, a success!
The third edition of the International Olympic Committee’s YOG continues in Buenos Aires with lots of events and – judging by the television coverage...
IOC: Session approves new members, refugee team and YOG to Senegal
A lot of activity during the final day of the IOC’s Session in Buenos Aires (ARG), including:
∙ Election of nine new members, including six...
YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES: Competition starts in Buenos Aires
The third Youth Olympic Games got started in Buenos Aires (ARG) in an outdoor, ticket-free ceremony that attracted a reported 200,000 spectators to the...
GAMES Preview: Third Youth Olympic Games starts on Saturday
Some 3,998 athletes from 206 nations are gathering in Buenos Aires (ARG) for the third Youth Olympic Games, a creation of the International Olympic...
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