Olympic Newsdesk
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December 17, 2015
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(ATR) If Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini are handed lengthy bans by FIFA’s top judge, the Frenchman’s presidential hopes are virtually doomed, according to the appeal...
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December 15, 2015
(ATR) China is promising to reduce air pollution in Beijing ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics following the city's first-ever red alert for severe smog last week.
China's...
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December 12, 2015
As Vice-President of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) and President of the Association of the National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), I would like ...
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December 11, 2015
(ATR) IOC President Thomas Bach says that as an Olympian, he finds recent developments in some sports "particularly upsetting."
IOC President Thomas Bach speaking with re...
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December 08, 2015
(ATR) A ski venue expert tells Around the Rings the venue that will host Olympic skiing events in 2022 looks "something like Summit County, Colorado or Park City, Utah."
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December 08, 2015
(ATR) Oscar Pistorius will remain free on bail while he awaits sentencing for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.
South African judge Aubrey Ledwaba granted...
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December 03, 2015
(ATR) Oscar Pistorius is convicted of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp after a South African appeals court overturned the manslaughter verdict.
Pistorius faces at lea...
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December 01, 2015
(ATR) A five-time Olympian and IOC member since 1985, Prince Albert II of Monaco is joining thousands around the world demanding action against climate change.
Prince Alb...
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November 30, 2015
(ATR) Human Rights Watch wants the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) to urge Iranian leaders to repeal the ban on women attending volleyball matches.
An all-male...
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November 27, 2015
(ATR) Georgia State University, one of three bidders hoping to acquire all or part of Atlanta's Turner Field, is honoring the legacy of the 1996 Olympics with its proposal.
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November 20, 2015
(ATR) Max Cobb, CEO of U.S. Biathlon Association, says Russian athletics leaders are not in denial anymore.
Russian Olympian Mariya Savinova (front left) is facing an int...
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November 19, 2015
(ATR) Former London 2012 director of sport, Debbie Jevans, tells Around the Rings that Olympic leaders can do more to promote gender equity in sport.
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