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LANE ONE: The IOC is not asleep; its new bidding system is designed avoid...
It’s pretty clear that the International Olympic Committee’s return to China as the host for the XXIV Olympic Winter Games in 2022 is going...
THE TICKER: Japanese government denies Games cancellation decision, for now; EOPAAA Commission deadline likely...
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LANE ONE: “If the U.S. becomes a rogue state I think we will start...
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THE TICKER: More Tokyo virus concerns; Luvo Manyonga suspended for whereabouts; Tommy Lasorda passes...
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HEARD AT HALFTIME: Dane and Reese first appointees to EOPAAA Commission; NBC signs for...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
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THE BIG PICTURE: Tokyo 2020 moves forward slowly, but talk about the Games is...
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THE TICKER: Pound opines if Tokyo ‘21 cancels, so might Beijing ‘22; The Athletics...
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LANE ONE: Who’s in the money? EXCLUSIVE analysis of our survey of International Federation...
/Updated to include new posting for Modern Pentathlon/ Each of the International Federations which have a sport on the program of the Olympic Games...
THE BIG PICTURE: 2020 Games postponement confirmed; the back story behind the decision; USOPC...
There’s no let-up in the stories – and intrigue – with the Games of the XXXII Olympiad and the decision to postpone to 2021:
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LANE ONE: In a crisis, discipline and focus are hard to maintain, as Tokyo...
The coronavirus is a major public-health crisis which is having impacts in many countries and is causing the cancellation, delay or implosion of mass...
LANE ONE: The 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo will not be canceled or postponed,...
This week’s headlines were all about comments from the senior member of the International Olympic Committee – not its President – that this summer’s...
LANE ONE: Edwin Moses is right when he says protests can’t be stopped, but...
While the Tokyo organizers fret about the potential impact of the expanding coronavirus threat to this summer’s Olympic Games in Japan, discussions about the...
LANE ONE: Ajan steps down as International Weightlifting Federation head for now, American Ursula...
One of the seemingly eternal figures in international sport, Hungary’s Tamas Ajan, agreed to “step away” from his position as the elected President of...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Weightlifting could face IOC suspension; AIBA wants a new name and...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Weightlifting ● The fire under the International Weightlifting Federation is getting hotter.
The...
LANE ONE: Olympic budget pressures mean nothing to those who aren’t paying for the...
Spending someone else’s money is pretty easy. The Olympic Movement has been great at it for decades.
The International Olympic Committee, especially under the administration...
Could the Larry Nassar scandal bankrupt USA Gymnastics?
TSX HEADLINES – for Jan. 24, 2018: The Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State involved perhaps 33 victims and cost the university more than...
Could the Larry Nassar scandal bankrupt USA Gymnastics?
TSX HEADLINES – for Jan. 24, 2018: The Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State involved perhaps 33 victims and cost the university more than...
Case study: How IOC President Juan Samaranch outlasted North Korea
PALM DESERT, August 23, 2017 – The 2018 Olympic Winter Games will be held in PyeongChang, South Korea next February. You probably know that...
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