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Lasha Talakhadze

5-Ring Circus

PANORAMA: NHL in for Winter Olympics for sure; airbags for alpine speed skiers; world’s strongest Talakhadze headed for Georgia Parliament!

1896 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: Strong poll for Sweden as 2030 Winter host; not so much for Brisbane 2032; suspended sentences in Tokyo 2020 bribery case

2024 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: FIFA sets staggering $11 billion revenue goal for 2023-26; World Cup ‘26 format to be revisited; Zelensky asks IOC to isolate Russia

1936 Olympic Games

HEARD AT HALFTIME: World leads for Duplantis and Ealey in Hengelo; Johnson’s Olympic Oak monument process advances; Phelps leads USOPC Hall selections

Alpine Skiing

HIGHLIGHTS: Astounding 1,085-pound world weightlifting record for Talakhadze; Haughey sets world mark in Short-Course Worlds; U.S. men edge BIH, 1-0

2020 Olympic Games

THE TICKER: Tokyo cancellation comes up again; Coleman’s suspension for Tokyo Games confirmed; Talakhadze lifts 1,069 pounds!

5-Ring Circus

THE BIG PICTURE: German documentary drops a bomb on weightlifting, alleging doping and financial corruption

Olympic-sport Reports & Results

WEIGHTLIFTING: China dominates in Pattaya as word records set in nine classes

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2024 Olympic Games

PANORAMA: On Location lost millions on Paris 2024 hospitality; Russia asking for “phased return” in track & field, suing for 2026 skiing access

Gymnastics

GYMNASTICS: Israeli gymnasts, barred by Indonesia from World Gymnastics Championships, were assured they would be safe in Jakarta

2028 Olympic Games

LOS ANGELES 2028: LA28 organizers announce opening of 2028 volunteer program registration, with community works beginning soon

2028 Olympic Games

PANORAMA: Poll says 72% of Germans favor a future Olympics; McLaughlin-Levone eyes LA28 double; BALCO doping lab chief Conte passes at 75

Aquatics

SWIMMING: USA Swimming selects ‘88 gold winner Lang to head the Board; Dressel says he’s not done yet!