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IOC asks Randhir Singh to continue as OCA acting chief

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IOC asks Randhir Singh to continue as OCA acting president

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International Olympic Committee asks Randhir Singh to continue as OCA president

The International Olympic Committee has asked Randhir Singh to continue as the acting president of Olympic Council of Asia in view of its investigation into the continental body’s elections held in Bangkok earlier this month.

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The issues facing Paris 2024 Olympics with a under a year to go

Life as an Olympic athlete, or an aspiring one, goes in four year cycles.

The National (Scotland)

IOC issues invitation to Ukrainian fencer disqualified for anti-Russia protest

Olha Kharlan gets ‘unique exception’ in Olympic qualifying procedures after she refused to shake Russian opponent’s hand

The Guardian - US

IOC assures Ukraine fencer of Paris Games spot after DQ for not shaking hands with Russian opponent

The IOC has assured Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan that she will have a place at the Paris Olympics next year after she was disqualified from a key ranking event for refusing to shake hands with a Russian she had beaten

The Independent UK

Ukraine eases its sports boycott policy to compete against some Russians ahead of Olympics

Ukraine has signaled it will no longer bar its athletes from competing against Russians who are taking part in sporting events as “neutral athletes."

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Paris 2024 won’t solve the world’s problems – has anyone told the Olympic president?

Comment: IOC overlord Thomas Bach thinks the Olympics can help heal ‘division and war’ but Paris 2024 might want to solve its own troubles first, one year out from the Games

The Independent UK

Paris 2024 Is One Year Away. Do the French Care?

The answer is *a grand non*—and organizers couldn’t ask for more.

Sports Illustrated

Olympic president invokes John Lennon's memory as Paris marks 1-year countdown to war-clouded Games

The president of the International Olympic Committee has formally invited the world’s nations but not Russia or its military ally Belarus to gather in one year in Paris for the 2024 Games

The Independent UK

Helsinki 1952: Summer Olympics at the height of the Cold War

From 19 July to 3 August 1952, the Finnish capital Helsinki hosted the 15th Summer Olympics, the first games of the modern era. The world's biggest sporting event after the Second World War took place at the height of the Cold War and marked the beginning of East-West rivalry.

Radio France Internationale

Watch as International Olympic Committee president welcomes athletes at Paris 2024 HQ

Watch as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) president, Thomas Bach, welcomes athletes at the Paris 2024 headquarters.

The Independent UK

A guide to how Paris will welcome fans and stage 32 sports at the first post-pandemic Olympics

Paris is on track to host millions of visitors and successfully stage 32 sporting events next year when the 2024 Olympics open on July 26

The Independent UK

UCI warns UK that banning Russians will hurt chances of hosting future events

UCI president David Lappartient reportedly says UK government does not trust the UCI will ensure Russian and Belarusian athletes will compete as neutrals in Scotland next month

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The Independent UK

Extremist attacks wounded Paris. Here's why the city turned to the 2024 Olympics to heal

The first Olympic Games since the ebb of the COVID-19 pandemic open in a year in France’s capital

The Independent UK

Russian athletes can qualify for Olympic spots in an increasing number of sports with a year to go

Officials from many of the sports on the Olympic program are still split on how to treat Russian athletes one year before the Paris Games and nearly a year-and-a-half since the country's invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

‘Full steam ahead’ and no way out: how much can we trust cost estimates for the Brisbane Olympics?

Victoria’s shock cancellation of the Commonwealth Games prompts fresh scrutiny of Queensland’s commitment to host the 2032 Olympics

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 511

These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 511th day.

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The Independent UK

IOC's Bach says key to Russian decision for Paris Olympics is athletes' respectful conduct

IOC president Thomas Bach says the key factor for an ultimate decision on letting Russians participate at the 2024 Paris Olympics is the athletes' conduct at international competitions

The Independent UK

Ukrainian boxer fights through the challenges of war on her way to the Paris Olympics

Boxer Anna Lysenko dedicates long hours preparing for next year’s Paris Olympics in a modest gym located in the heart of Kyiv despite the unsettling sounds of explosions booming outside

WEKU

The IOC says it will not invite Russia and Belarus to the 2024 Olympics in Paris

While Russia and Belarus will not receive formal invitations, the International Olympic Committee says it will not stop athletes from the two countries from participating as neutral contestants.

The Independent UK

IOC declines to give Russia and Belarus formal invitations to Paris Olympics 1 year out

The IOC says Russia and Belarus won't get a formal invitation to the 2024 Paris Olympics when more than 200 national teams receive their traditional invites later this month

Bangkok Post

Asian Games to accept Russian, Belarusian athletes

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) on Saturday approved the participation of up to 500 Russian and Belarusian athletes without national symbols at this year’s Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.

The Independent UK

NHL great Hašek demands Russians openly condemn war against Ukraine or be banned from Paris Olympics

NHL great Dominik Hašek says Russian and Belarusian athletes must state loud and clear they condemn Russia for the war in Ukraine or be banned from next year's Paris Olympics

The Hindu

India refiners start yuan payments for Russian oil imports, say sources

Indian refiners have begun paying for some oil imports from Russia in Chinese yuan, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, as Western sanctions force Moscow and its customers to find alternatives to the dollar for settling payments.

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