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The IOC says 'discussions are still ongoing,' but it sounds like the first-ever Olympic Esports Games may be delayed, possibly until 2027

The IOC wants to ensure the Olympic Esports games are "a landmark event," but the 2025 timeline may have been too tight.

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Sebastian Coe set to continue IOC presidency bid with presentation to members

Coe’s pledges include the creation of a “clear-cut” policy to protect female sport.

The Independent UK

No transparency please, we’re the IOC: Coe makes his pitch for world sport’s top job

Briton among the seven candidates gathered in Lausanne for an election so secretive and strange it would make a Vatican cardinal wince

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Inside the race for the biggest job in sport – can Sebastian Coe win the IOC presidency?

Sebastian Coe is a serial winner but faces stiff competition from all sides, as well as opposition from the current president

The Guardian - UK

Boxing Olympics 2028: IBA Enlist Donald Trump to Help Reinstate Sport

Boxing Olympics 2028 remains questionable with the IOC refusing to organise it themselves. Trump enlisted to help by the IBA.

The Sports Daily

The US has exposed the World Anti-Doping Agency’s precarious funding model

Warren Buffet once famously said: “you only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.”

The Conversation

Paris Olympics Medals Replaced Due To Deterioration Concerns

French mint to replace over 100 deteriorating medals from 2024 Paris Games; modifications made to prevent further issues.

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“They Look Like Ashtrays”: More Than 100 Paris Olympic Athletes Return Medals In Just 4 Months

After athletes began to voice their frustrations over the quality of their hard-earned medals, it's been reported that over 100 Olympians and Paralympians have returned them. The post “They Look Like Ashtrays”: More Than 100 Paris Olympic Athletes Return Medals In Just 4 Months first appeared on Bored Panda.

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IOC to replace 'defective' 2024 Olympic medals after complaints from athletes

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed that the "defective medals" from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games will be replaced in coming weeks as more than 100 athletes have signalled the deterioration of their award.

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Replica Olympic medals given to fire-hit US swim great

Gary Hall Jnr, famed for his "smash them like guitars" comment about the Aussie Olympic swim team, is to be given replica medals after the LA fire disaster.

AAP

Tweaking the Olympics cycle is a champion idea

Letters: Give the Games a boost by moving indoor sports to the winter event, writes Brian Cookson, and other readers respond to an article in which Sean Ingle suggested staging the summer Games more frequently

The Guardian - UK

Paris Olympics were great, so why not hold summer Games every two years?

The average sports fan is increasingly a big-eventer and there is a risk of the Games losing out in the attention economy

The Guardian - UK

After the show: what happened next to Olympic gender row boxers?

Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting won historic gold medals in Paris, but the future of both fighters remain in doubt

The Guardian - UK

Should boxing be banned as a sport?

Recent high-profile bouts are making boxing as popular as ever but science points to potential risks for the athletes.

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Generation TikTok: how sportswomen set the bar higher than the men

Female athlete power on social media became ever more strident in 2024 – but the backlash also damaged careers and wellbeing

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Candidates For IOC President Offer Manifestos For Reform

Seven candidates compete for IOC presidency, proposing reforms and facing global challenges. Election in March near Ancient Olympia.

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Sebastian Coe pledges radical reform in race to become next IOC president

The head of World Athletics unveiled a manifesto that will shake up the IOC and advocate for ‘science-based policies’ to safeguard female sport

The Independent UK

Sebastian Coe vows to shake up IOC if he wins presidency race

Coe sees himself as the reform candidate in the contest to succeed Thomas Bach.

The Guardian - UK

IBA sticking with Gazprom sponsorship as boxing still in limbo at 2028 Olympics

The International Boxing Association is still taking sponsorship money from the Russian state energy supplier Gazprom but could still play a role in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

International Business Times

Bach's Successor Must Give Russia Cold Shoulder: Ukrainian Sports Minister

The successor to Thomas Bach as International Olympic Committee president must "embody the principles of justice" and that means refusing to welcome Russia back into the sporting world, Ukraine's Sports Minister Matviy Bidnyi has told AFP. Seven candidates are vying to succeed Bach in an election in March but the…

International Business Times

Russia Names Sanctioned Sports Minister As Olympics Chief

Russia named a sports minister sanctioned by the West as its new Olympics chief on Friday, as Moscow faces isolation from international sport over its Ukraine offensive.

The Independent UK

Olympics leader Bach talks up working with President-elect Trump toward 2028 Los Angeles Games

IOC president Thomas Bach says Olympic leaders are “very confident and relaxed” about working with the incoming Trump administration ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games

The Independent UK

Boxing given Olympic ultimatum for inclusion at LA 2028

IOC president Thomas Bach has put pressure on the national boxing federations to meet certain criteria if the sport is to be included in the Los Angeles programme in four years’ time

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