LANE ONE: The top stories of 2021 from 10 to 6: Biles, Dressel and...
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HEARD AT HALFTIME: Shiffrin stars in Courchevel, IOC’s Athletes’ Comm. chief brushes off USOPC;...
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LANE ONE: IOC’s “Olympic Summit” needles U.S. Congress and USOPC, pushes away from “gaming”;...
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THE TICKER: USOPC kneels with its Racial & Social Justice Council; troubled AIBA votes...
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LANE ONE: Paris 2024 program approved, with four added sports, eight event changes and...
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THE TICKER: Athletes will be in-and-out of Tokyo; IOC unhappy with AIBA, IWF and...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● The Tokyo 2020 organizing committee...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: WADA-U.S. war of words continues; Bach visits Tokyo; Dressel and Shields...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● International Olympic Committee chief...
LANE ONE: With the Paris 2024 program about to be approved, how will Los...
In December, the International Olympic Committee is expected to approve the competition program for the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad in Paris in 2024.
The...
THE TICKER: World Athletics offers 20 for Athletes of the Year; three ARs for...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Athletics ● World Athletics announced its nominees for its Athletes of the Year...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Bach stresses unity; Coleman suspended for two years; Leeper loses CAS...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● International Olympic Committee ● IOC President Thomas Bach of Germany has been...
LANE ONE: The IOC’s new balancing act: sometimes being “athlete-centered” isn’t enough
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LANE ONE: Bach says Tokyo measures will save $280 million; boxing and weightlifting again...
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HEARD AT HALFTIME: Koike crushes 21 others for re-election; AIBA-WBA tie-up coming? WADA’s Banka...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● Incumbent Yuriko Koike won...
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...
LANE ONE: France’s Guy Drut says the Games “must reinvent themselves”; how about throwing...
France’s Guy Drut is best known as the 1976 Olympic champion in the 110 m hurdles and a a controversial politician in his home...
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...
NOLIGHTS: International sport is dark this week and for weeks to come; an IF-by-IF...
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
As the COVID-19 pandemic has taken hold worldwide, competition has ceased. Here is a listing of the...
THE TICKER: Coronavirus kills FIS Alpine finals; Russian athletics finally contrite; more Nassar abuse...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Alpine Skiing ● The coronavirus danger in Italy has cancelled the FIS Alpine...
LANE ONE: Bach gets 13 of 14 questions about the coronavirus and Tokyo, but...
It was obvious that something was up, as Wednesday’s news conference with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (GER) was much more crowded than...