A controversial Brisbane 2032 venue plan may not be finalised for another 12 months but Olympic powerbrokers insist there is “no reason to start panicking”. Almost three years after Brisbane was named 2032 Olympic host, the Queensland government has released a divisive infrastructure plan. International Olympic Committee’s Kirsty Coventry said it may take a “few […]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Tuesday that participants from Russa and Belarus will not be permitted to partake in the opening ceremonies at the upcoming Paris Olympics. The IOC estimates that the rule will affect 58 members of their athletic delegations. Scheduled to commence on July 26, the inauguration is planned to begin
The International Olympic Committee believes its president Thomas Bach fell prey to a prank telephone call amid rising tensions with Russia over restrictions on its athletes competing at the Paris Games.
Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics, the IOC said Tuesday. The opening ceremony on July 26 will see thousands of athletes travel on boats down the River Seine for several miles (kilometers) toward
The IOC says Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics. The opening ceremony on July 26 will see thousands of athletes travel on boats down the River Seine for several miles toward the Eiffel Tower, instead of the normal parade of teams inside a stadium. The IOC said athletes from Russia and Belarus who are approved to compete at the Olympics as neutrals will have a chance only “to experience the...
Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics, the IOC said Tuesday.
The International Olympic Committee said athletes from Russia and Belarus who are approved to compete at the Olympics as neutrals will have a chance only “to experience the event” — likely watching from near the river.