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Buenos Aires 2018

	Indonesia Makes it Official February 19, 2019 (ATR) Indonesia is officially in the running to host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. IOC President Thomas Bach with Indonesia President Joko Widodo in September (IOC...
	Japan, USA Boost Baseball/Softball in France -- Federation Focus January 23, 2019 (ATR) The baseball and softball leaders of Japan and the United States are joining with their counterpart in France to strengthen the case for the bat and ball sports to featu...
	British Olympic Association Announce Games Leadership Team for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games January 18, 2019 The British Olympic Association (BOA) has today announced Paul Ford MBE, Georgina Harland and Mike Hay OBE as the Deputy Chefs de Mission for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. ...
	Joint meeting of IOC EB and IOC Athletes' Commission sees discussion on crucial topics January 17, 2019 International Olympic Committee Press Release January 17, 2019 The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the IOC Athletes’ Commission hel...
	Monday Memo: IOC Commissions, WADA vs Russia, Pan Am Strategies January 13, 2019 IOC Commissions Week The IOC holds 19 commission meetings through next Sunday in Lausanne, a different pair meeting each day at the Lausanne Palace Hotel. Members of the...
	Greek Olympians Honored, Minus IOC Member January 10, 2019 HOC President Spyros Capralos (HOC) (ATR) Stars of Olympic sport in Greece are saluted at the annual Awards Ceremony in Athens organized by the Hellenic Olympic Committee. ...
	Lausanne 2020 Appoints New President January 04, 2019 (ATR) Virginie Faivre, multiple-time world champion in freestyle skiing, will replace Patrick Baumann as the president of the Lausanne 2020 Organizing Committee. Virginie F...
	Thomas Bach: New Year's Message 2019 January 01, 2019 WHERE WE ARE COMING FROM “Where will destinies lie 100 years from now in 2018? Armed as we are with the indefinite applications of growing knowledge, human evolution has ...
	Golden 25: #2 -- The Spirit of Patrick Baumann December 31, 2018 (ATR) Patrick Baumann, the multi-tasking IOC member from Switzerland, will be missed across the Olympic family. His sudden death in October at age 51 while attending the Youth...
	Golden 25: #8 -- Boxing Federation on the Ropes December 28, 2018 (ATR) A simmering conflict between Olympic boxing federation AIBA and the IOC will come to a head in 2019 with the possible withdrawal of IOC recognition. Gafur Rahimov in ...
	ATR Radio: Equestrian Chief, IOC Member Ingmar DeVos December 17, 2018 (ATR) International Equestrian Federation President Ingmar DeVos talks with Around the Rings Editor Ed Hula. They cover the future of the World Equestrian Games and equestrian...
	Koreas to Meet IOC About 2032 Bid December 14, 2018 (ATR) The two Koreas will hold talks with the IOC in February on a possible joint bid for the 2032 Olympics. The two Korean teams march together in PyeongChang Opening Cere...

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