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Olympics: Paris, Los Angeles prepare to celebrate Olympic award

September 13, 2017

by Rob Woollard Agence France-Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) — The International Olympic Committee will confirm Paris and Los Angeles as hosts for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics here Wednesday, crowning two cities at the same time in a historic first for the embattled sports body. After a week that has seen the IOC forced onto the defensive over mounting corruption allegations, the Olympic movement will bask in a welcome jolt of good news as the […]

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Muaythai, cheerleading granted provisional Olympic status

December 7, 2016

(REUTERS) – The martial art of muaythai and cheerleading, with its strong youth appeal, received provisional recognition as Olympic sports by the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday (December 6). The two sports will now be able to tap into some IOC funding and take part in a number of programmes, including athlete development and anti-doping. They take the number of recognized Olympic sports to 37. At the end of their three-year provisional recognition period, they […]

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International Olympic Committee begins Rio Olympic debriefing in Tokyo

November 28, 2016

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) held on Monday (November 28) a debriefing of the Rio De Janeiro 2016 Olympics for Tokyo 2020 Olympic officials in Japan. The event was joined by prominent Games officials and affiliates including IOC’s Games Director Christophe Dubi and Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori. The IOC will be debriefing for the Tokyo 2020 organization over the next three days in Tokyo. IOC President Thomas Bach wasn’t able […]

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