Op Ed
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March 16, 2016
We already could find a clear sign of the political instrumentalization of WADA and the fight against doping in a statement that Mr. Pound made in an interview in 2006. Referr...
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March 16, 2016
In an e-mail that WADA sent to the International Cycling Union (UCI) on Jan. 26, 2013, WADA called itself the “absolute authority “ in anti-doping.
Hein Verbruggen (Getty)
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February 29, 2016
Infantino aims to show a more inclusive style of leadership (Getty)
(ATR) New FIFA president Gianni Infantino promises to “work tirelessly” to restore the federation’s tarnis...
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February 24, 2016
(ATR) It can be done. The joyful 2016 Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer show it is possible to hang the Olympic rings on an event without suffocating gigantism or annoying ...
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January 27, 2016
HAVANA — It is closing in on a year now that Marius Vizer was cast off into something akin to the Olympic wilderness. His crime? Mostly, speaking the truth. Now, amid scandal ...
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December 02, 2015
Richard Peterkin of St. Lucia. (ATR)
(ATR) “Decades of poor corporate governance and a dishonest culture” are at the root of public distrust about Olympic bids says St. Lucia...
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December 02, 2015
(ATR) And now there are four.
Budapest, Los Angeles, Paris and Rome are the cities left in the race for the 2024 Olympics now that voters in Hamburg have rejected a bid ...
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November 08, 2015
(ATR) When leaders of the world’s major sport federations gather this week in Lausanne they face a crisis only they can undo.
The annual SportAccord IF Forum comes at a t...
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November 04, 2015
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Picture the scene: as the Olympic Flag flutters in the ocean breeze, dueling surfers unleash a series of mesmerising skills and manoeuvres on the shimmering w...
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September 22, 2015
Paris 2024 Co-Presidents Bernard Lapasset and Tony Estanguet present their vision for the Olympic bid in their first joint statement.
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Imagine Olympic athlet...
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September 01, 2015
Since the flame went out at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics—one of the most successful Games in history—LA has ridden a wave of development, creativity and innovation that has c...
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August 07, 2015
(ATR) With a year to go to the Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro seems no more panicked than normal this week, although mighty challenges still remain.
ATR editor Ed Hula in ...
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