Olympics News
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Football federation gets IOC board OK, awaits October vote
Football moved toward getting into the 2028 Olympics with the IFAF being approved by the IOC executive board. An IOC session vote in October is next.
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Marta Kostyuk: IOC prez comments on facing Russians off-base
Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk said it was wrong for IOC president Thomas Bach to argue that Russian and Belarusian athletes can return to international competitions because they already compete without friction in some sports.
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Ukraine, Russia frustrated by IOC approval of neutral athletes
Officials from Ukraine and Russia have criticized the IOC decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in international competitions as neutrals.
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Summer McIntosh sets world record in 400 free at Canadian swim trials
Competing in the Canadian swimming trials at the Pan Am Sports Centre in Toronto, teen Summer McIntosh finished in 3 minutes, 56.08 seconds to break the 400-yard free mark of 3:56.40 set last year by Australia's Ariarne Titmus.
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IOC details advice to allow Russia, Belarus athletes return
The International Olympic Committee offered advice to Russia and Belarus on Tuesday that could help the two countries return to international sports events, although the IOC said its guidance to sporting bodies did not include the 2024 Paris Games.
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Hundreds of fencers sign letter to protest Russians competing
In an open letter published Tuesday, more than 300 fencers urged the FIE not to allow Russian fencers to compete while the war in Ukraine continues.
