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THE TICKER: Tokyo may be the only Olympic opportunity for 8,174 athletes; EOPAAA Commission...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● Calls to cancel the Tokyo...
THE BIG PICTURE: IOC spokesman Adams confident that “the Games can go ahead and...
“We are confident we can deliver good Games and we will continue working towards that.”
There’s your summary of Wednesday’s brief International Olympic Committee Executive...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Coronavirus fears dampen Japan’s Games enthusiasm; group tells Stanford to restore...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● A Kyodo News poll...
THE BIG PICTURE: U.S. State Department exploring boycott of Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games...
/This story has been updated; for a full follow-up, click here/ U.S. Department of State spokesperson Ned Price said at a briefing today (6th)...
THE BIG PICTURE: Mitt Romney’s “The Right Way to Boycott the Beijing Olympics”
Former Massachusetts Governor, former President of the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Winter Games organizing committee and current U.S. Senator from Utah Mitt Romney...
LANE ONE: IOC approves Olympic Agenda 2020+5 after six-hour discussion; Tokyo spectator decision not...
For those who expected the International Olympic Committee’s discussion of the 15-part Olympic Agenda 2020+5 to be completed by a voice vote in less...
LANE ONE: Coronavirus, Beijing, Larry Nassar, weightlifting, doping: is the apocalypse right around the...
Our Highlights of last weekend’s noteworthy competitions around the world is here.
In December, 1776, American political activist Thomas Paine began his first American Crisis...
LANE ONE: Calls for a Beijing 2022 boycott grow louder, but is the reference...
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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...
THE TICKER: Tokyo 2020+1 marks year-to-go; FINA relief project up to $6.46 million; Michael...
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THE BIG PICTURE: Tokyo 2020 moves forward slowly, but talk about the Games is...
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LANE ONE: USOC’s transformative spokesman, Mike Moran, passes at 78
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LANE ONE: Remembering the worst day in the history of the U.S. Olympic Movement:...
Forty years ago, the United States Olympic Committee faced a choice it hopes never to face again. Mike Moran served as the chief spokesman...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Weightlifting could face IOC suspension; AIBA wants a new name and...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Weightlifting ● The fire under the International Weightlifting Federation is getting hotter.
The...
LANE ONE: The 39th anniversary of Jimmy Carter and the U.S. boycott of the...
For most people, 21 March is not a significant date on the annual calendar. But for more than 1,000 athletes trying to make the...
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