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How Russian athletes are aiding Putin’s propaganda war

Successful athletes help a state maintain soft power, and perhaps no leader knows this better than Vladimir Putin.

Mic

Newcastle Olympic coach Joel Griffiths searching for "a response" in NPL NNSW round five

Only two games are set to still go ahead due to the recent wet weather.

Newcastle Herald

Sindhu, Srikanth, Kashyap enter quarterfinals; Satwik-Chirag lose at Swiss Open

BASEL: Four Indian shuttlers, including double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and World Championships silver winner Kidambi Srikanth, progressed to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Open badminton tournament here on Thursday.

The Times of India

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Sindhu sails into second round of Swiss Open

BASEL: Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu stormed into the women's singles second round at the Swiss Open with a straight-game win over Denmark's Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt here.

The Times of India

The IOC Has a New Trans-Inclusion Framework, but Is the Damage Already Done?

The testosterone-centered policies used at the Olympics aren’t just about elite sports. They trickle down to even the recreational and youth levels, and end up policing who gets to be a woman in women’s sports—and in society at large.

Sports Illustrated

On target — On Lakshya Sen’s run in All England championship

Lakshya Sen looks set for glory if he is able to add strength to mind and body

The Hindu

Mirabai Chanu to begin CWG and Asiad preparation in US this week

NEW DELHI: Olympic silver-medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu is set to begin her preparations for this year's Commonwealth Games and the Asiad with a month-long training stint in the USA, starting this week.

The Times of India

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Should the Paralympics and Olympics unite? We ask an expert

Team GB Paralympic swimmer Ellie Robinson on whether she thinks a combined Games would be a good thing

The Guardian - UK

International Olympic Committee places politics above athletes' rights to compete as it reacts to Russia-Ukraine war

The International Olympic Committee can no longer claim it operates above politics, following its recommendation athletes and officials from Russia and Belarus be banned from international events, writes Tracey Holmes.

ABC News

Athletes From Ukraine, Other Countries Request IOC Suspend Russian Olympic Committees

The IOC has called on international federations to cancel or move events planned in Russia and Belarus.

Sports Illustrated

Ukraine athletes defend country, demand sanctions for Russia

With Russian troops encircling the capital of Kyiv, some four dozen athletes from Ukraine and elsewhere sent an open letter to Olympic and Paralympic leaders urging them to immediately suspend the Russian and Belarussian Olympic and Paralympic Committees

The Independent UK

Kye Whyte's rumoured Dancing on Ice skater love interest - and why it will never work

Olympic BMX champion Kye Whyte has been labelled a "flirt" for his backstage behaviour at ITV's Dancing On Ice, specifically with his professional skating partner Morgan Swales

Daily Mirror

IOC urges sports bodies to cancel events in Russia, Belarus

The International Olympic Committee has urged sports bodies to cancel or move all events they plan to hold in Russia and Belarus and stop using the countries’ flags and national anthems

The Independent UK

First the IOC, now Nato: how Putin’s Russia refuses to play by the rules

The scandal surrounding Kamila Valieva at the Winter Olympics raises fears the regime may end the teenager’s career before it has a chance to begin

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The Hindu

Explained | What is an IOC Session

Mumbai became the second Indian city to host an International Olympic Committee (IOC) session. New Delhi had last hosted the session in 1983.

Wales Online

Curling star Drummond insists men's Olympic silver should be celebrated

Skip Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Hammy McMillan and Bobby Lammie couldn’t quite bring a gold home on Saturday morning

Los Angeles Times

Helene Elliott: Simple acts of kindness make things bearable in an Olympics like no other

On the biggest stage, during the most momentous occasions, it's often the small moments that become the most memorable.

The Guardian - US

The Olympics face an existential crisis. An American-led effort could save them

The Olympic movement risks lurching even further into an existential crisis if major problems aren’t addressed, and many of the levers for change lie in Americans’ hands

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Beijing Olympics Closes after Golden Moments and Doping Storm

The Beijing Winter Olympics have closed with IOC chief Thomas Bach hailing a smoothly run event and a "safe Games" in the midst of the Covid pandemic, but the gold medals were overshadowed by a doping controversy.

Tribune News Service

Rachel Blount: Olympics contrasted success, safety, shortcomings, controversy

BEIJING – At Sunday's Closing Ceremony for the Beijing Olympics, the keynote speeches were stuffed with words like unity and togetherness and solidarity. While that wasn't surprising at an event that promotes shared ideals, it didn't reflect what made these Winter Games unique.

ABC News

COVID-affected Beijing Games should not detract from a thrilling Winter Olympics

The Beijing Winter Olympics were shaped inexorably by the COVID-19 prevention measures put in place, but this did not stop the Games from delivering countless performances that will go down in history, writes Simon Smale.

The Guardian - UK

A Winter Olympics that was farcical, disturbing and often exceptional

The soul-destroying story of the young Russian skater Kamila Valieva will stick in the memory for all the wrong reasons

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics review: From politics and human rights to doping and Covid, Beijing Games leaves a sour taste

Despite the magic of Team GB’s curlers and some special moments of sporting achievement, the Beijing Games have been a headache for Olympic organisers

Chicago Sun-Times

Beijing’s Winter Olympics close, ending safe but odd global moment

The next Olympics will be the Summer Games in Paris in 2024. Milan-Cortina in Italy will host the 2026 Winter Games.

The Independent UK

Five stand-out moments from the Beijing Winter Olympics

A memorable Games in China with highlights and lowlights at both ends of the spectrum

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