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HEARD AT HALFTIME: IOC study shows London 1948 and 1908 the best venue recyclers, Athens 2004 the biggest builder; more ModPent drama!

Rich Perelman - May 24, 2022

LANE ONE: Russia’s Paralympic chief explains IOC’s continuing obsession with “unity,” even including outlaw countries

LANE ONE: Was Juan Antonio Samaranch, the man who made the IOC modern, its greatest president?

LANE ONE: Calls for a Beijing 2022 boycott grow louder, but is the reference point 1980, or 1936? So what now?

LANE ONE: Remembering the worst day in the history of the U.S. Olympic Movement: the vote to boycott Moscow ‘80

HEARD AT HALFTIME: Bach stresses unity; Coleman suspended for two years;...

Rich Perelman - October 27, 2020 0

Russian Anti-Doping Agency chief Yuriy Ganus

HEARD AT HALFTIME: WADA slaps U.S. ONDCP report; Russia’s Ganus says...

Rich Perelman - July 20, 2020 0

THE TICKER: Tokyo 2020+1 marks year-to-go; FINA relief project up to...

Rich Perelman - July 23, 2020 0

MEMORABILIA: Startling auction with 18 of 20 Olympic torches, golds from...

Rich Perelman - June 24, 2023 1

HEARD AT HALFTIME: Weightlifting could face IOC suspension; AIBA wants a...

Rich Perelman - January 20, 2020 0

LANE ONE: The 39th anniversary of Jimmy Carter and the U.S....

Rich Perelman - March 21, 2019 0

HEARD AT HALFTIME: Coronavirus fears dampen Japan’s Games enthusiasm; group tells...

Rich Perelman - April 14, 2021 0

THE BIG PICTURE: IOC rejects sentimentalism and selects Milan-Cortina while L.A.’s...

Rich Perelman - June 24, 2019 0

LANE ONE: In a crisis, discipline and focus are hard to...

Rich Perelman - March 10, 2020 2

TSX REPORT: Why Mondo didn’t try for a world record at...

Rich Perelman - July 6, 2022 1

HEARD AT HALFTIME: DeFrantz on spineless USOC ‘80 boycott vote; Bach...

Rich Perelman - April 13, 2020 0

TSX REPORT: Remembering the Games that changed everything: Los Angeles 1984;...

Rich Perelman - August 1, 2022 2

LANE ONE: LA84’s Peter Ueberroth saluted with a plaque in the...

Rich Perelman - October 3, 2022 0

TSX REPORT: Qatar World Cup finally starts on Sunday, with Brazil...

Rich Perelman - November 18, 2022 0

THE BIG PICTURE: Tokyo 2020 moves forward slowly, but talk about...

Rich Perelman - July 21, 2020 0

TSX REPORT: IBA’s choice for a new U.S. federation might not...

Rich Perelman - May 3, 2023 1