Tag: FINA
THE TICKER: What the WADA court win really means for Russian athletes; IOC’s 2024-28...
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LANE ONE: Paris 2024 program approved, with four added sports, eight event changes and...
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LANE ONE: Why is World Athletics so timid about grabbing an opportunity to dominate...
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THE TICKER: Tokyo 2020+1 marks year-to-go; FINA relief project up to $6.46 million; Michael...
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LANE ONE: FINA’s own status report sees a bright future for aquatic sports, but...
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THE TICKER: Houlihan shatters own U.S. 5,000 m mark; three winter stars pass this...
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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...
LANE ONE: Show me the money, part 2! Our EXCLUSIVE research on the finances...
/Updated: see Modern Pentathlon below/ Yesterday, we profiled the financial situation of 14 of the 28 International Federations with sports on the program of...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: What’s in the IOC’s $650 million cost for postponing Tokyo; Stefanidi...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Vox Populi ● We received a lot of response to Sunday’s Lane...
LANE ONE: The coronavirus crisis is an opportunity to blow sport up and start...
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THE TICKER: More Tokyo bid questions? Swimming in chaos after Tokyo goes to 2021;...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● Just when it seemed like...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Tokyo 2020 dates confirmed for 2021; domino effect on calendar begins;...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● To the surprise of...
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: The new threat to Tokyo 2020 is not in Japan, but that...
We have reached critical mass in the worldwide sports response to the COVID-19 virus, with mass postponements – if not cancellations – of events,...
THE TICKER: Sun sets on China’s star freestyler; Russia vs. WADA timetable get clearer...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Court Watch I: Yang Sun suspended for 8 years ● The Court of...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: U.S. Marathon Trials coming Saturday; World Baseball Classic sites revealed; more...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport (updated):
● Vox Populi ● We received several reader comments on recent stories,...
LANE ONE: The top stories coming in 2020, part 1: Showdowns coming in Tokyo!...
The calendar has turned and we are now in the Olympic year of 2020. But although the Tokyo Games will be the top story...
LANE ONE: The top stories of 2019, from no. 5 to no. 1, a...
Let there be no doubt, this was a wild year in Olympic sport, and as with so many areas today, full of contention, argument...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Russian strategy for doping case now plain; Women’s World Cup could...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Doping ● What appears to be a coordinated Russian strategy to contest...
TSX INTEL REPORT: The Int’l Swimming League is half over; have you noticed? +...
≡ TSX INTELLIGENCE REPORT ~ 4 November 2019 ≡
● LANE ONE ● Is the International Swimming League making an impact? It doesn't appear to be making...