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U S OLYMPIC COMMITTEE

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Jul 15, 2023
Russian fencing drama plays out in U.S. against backdrop of war
One year out from the Paris Games fencing is providing political, sporting and familial drama related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Jun 30, 2023
Yasuhiro Yamashita re-elected as president of Japanese Olympic Committee
Yamashita voiced unease regarding Sapporo's bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics.
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Apr 30, 2023
Russian athletes say IOC participation plan excessive, discriminatory
Table tennis, pentathlon, fencing, judo and taekwondo are among the Olympic sports that have readmitted athletes from Russia and Belarus as neutrals.
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Dec 25, 2022
IOC raises prospect of boxing being pulled from Paris Games
Qualifying for the Paris 2024 boxing tournament is being organized by the IOC, but it said that concerns regarding global boxing's governing body mean it will take further decisions.
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Dec 16, 2022
IOC at odds with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over Russian athletes at Olympics
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said the Olympics have a unifying mission when he spoke to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who called for a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes, the IOC said on Thursday.
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Aug 17, 2022
Australia relocates more Afghan athletes fleeing Taliban rule
The Australian Olympic Committee said five Afghan families with 'ties to the Olympic movement' had arrived in Australia in recent months following a 12-month project to bring them to safety.
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Jun 23, 2022
Martina Navratilova calls out IOC over lack of leadership on transgender issue
Tennis great and gay rights trailblazer Martina Navratilova has slammed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for its lack of leadership on the issue of the inclusion of transgender athletes in sports.
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Jun 14, 2022
JOC signs framework agreement with LGBTQ hub Pride House Tokyo
JOC President Yasuhiro Yamashita said the move came about following last summer's Tokyo Games, where the number of athletes who came out as LGBTQ was the highest ever.
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Jun 10, 2022
Olympic champion Maria Lasitskene calls on IOC head Thomas Bach to lift sanctions against Russian athletes
Lasitskene, who is also a three-time world champion, said in an impassioned open letter that her Russian passport was being used as a 'trump card' by World Athletics.
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May 18, 2022
Boxing great Wladimir Klitschko calls for IOC ban on Russian athletes
The former world heavyweight champion told a news show that isolating the country is a 'painful' but necessary response to its ongoing war in Ukraine.
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May 1, 2022
Australia supremo John Coates steps down after 32 years
In his 32 years in charge at the AOC, the 71-year-old helped Australia land two Olympics and successfully steered the troubled 2020 Tokyo Games to the finish line last summer.
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Mar 17, 2022
Paris mayor will discuss Russia's participation at 2024 Games at appropriate time
'Vladimir Putin is breaching international law, he does not recognize the existence of international law. We will have to take that into account.'
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Mar 1, 2022
IOC recommends banning Russian and Belarusian athletes from international events
The IOC said the executive board made the decision 'in order to protect the integrity of global sports competitions and for the safety of all the participants.'
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Feb 25, 2022
Russia facing widespread fallout as sports world condemns invasion of Ukraine
'I'm sorry for the innocent people that are losing their lives, that are getting killed for stupid reasons and a very, very strange and mad leadership,' F1 driver Sebastian Vettel said.
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Feb 21, 2022
Olympics making progress on gender equality, but gap remains
The Beijing Games have been described by the IOC as the most 'gender-balanced” Winter Games in history.
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Feb 18, 2022
Kremlin hits back at Olympic chief's criticism of Kamila Valieva coach
'When I saw how she was received by the closest entourage with such a tremendous coolness, it was chilling to see this,' Bach said.
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Feb 18, 2022
Kaori Sakamoto gains motivation from competing against Russian skaters
'But I feel fortunate to be in an environment where I'm able to compete against next-level skaters. Russia gives me something to chase,' the 21-year-old said.
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Feb 17, 2022
Japan and U.S. teams may receive torches instead of medals while Kamila Valieva's doping case remains open
The torches are seen as placeholder gifts for the figure skaters who will leave the Olympics without their medals.
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Feb 15, 2022
Kamila Valieva argued grandfather's medication led to positive test
If Valieva finishes in the top three of the women's single event, the medal ceremony will not be held during the ongoing Winter Games in Beijing.
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Feb 14, 2022
Kamila Valieva cleared to compete but doping shadow remains
There will be no medal ceremony for the women's singles figure skating if Valieva finishes in the top three, the IOC said after the decision.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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