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THE TICKER: Tokyo 2020 sponsors stay in; Yang Sun gets do-over on doping sanction;...
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HEARD AT HALFTIME: Tokyo 2020 costs now estimated at $15.8 billion total; USOPC working...
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THE TICKER: USOPC kneels with its Racial & Social Justice Council; troubled AIBA votes...
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HEARD AT HALFTIME: Tokyo Olympic Village stay rules agreed; Bach goes “Mona Lisa” on...
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LANE ONE: Two track & field stars confront the dangers of not competing enough:...
There is a lot of trash on Twitter. But last week there was a remarkable conversation between two former University of Oregon stars which...
THE TICKER: Athletes may have shorter stays in Tokyo Village; Semenya going back to...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● International Olympic Committee President Thomas...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: German athletes barely care about Rule 50; Canadian athletes split on...
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THE TICKER: Duplantis clears outdoor-best 6.15 m (20-2) in Rome; Diack gets two years...
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LANE ONE: Navid Afkari executed in Iran; lots of regrets, but is any action...
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THE TICKER: Athletics Diamond League moves to Stockholm; Lyles wins two; USA Gymnastics and...
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THE TICKER: World Athletics gives Russia until 15 August to pay up; FIFA’s Infantino...
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HEARD AT HALFTIME: No money, no Russians in international T&F; Gwen Berry spurns grant;...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Athletics ● As expected, World Athletics did not receive the $5 million...
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...
LANE ONE: Show me the money! Our exclusive research on the finances of the...
The coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent postponement of the Games of the XXXIInd Olympiad in Tokyo to 2021 has put a hole in the...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Coe on Kenya and doping: “The Russian situation is entirely different”...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Athletics ● During our online time with World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Are the IOC and Japan falling out of love? Can a...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● “The International Olympic Committee...
THE TICKER: Weightlifting loses two presidents; is Thomas Bach an IOC immortal? Cycling needs...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Weightlifting ● An era ended on Wednesday, as International Weightlifting Federation chief Tamas...
LANE ONE: The coronavirus crisis is an opportunity to blow sport up and start...
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LANE ONE: Sports in the ‘20s will be an American showcase, but is Africa...
If you are a fan of international sports living in the United States, there’s no doubt that the 2020s are going to be great....
THE TICKER: USOPC provides $525,000 for Athletes’ Advisory Council, NCAA allows more Olympic-athlete support
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee ● Another of the urgent desires of...