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Muhammad Ali's original Atlanta 1996 Olympic torch donated to IOC
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 22 (ANI): On the occasion of a visit to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters on Tuesday, former Chief Executive of the Formula One group Bernie Ecclestone donated the iconic original torch which Muhammad Ali lit the cauldron in the Olympic Stadi
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International Olympic Committee elects John Coates in VP role
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 18 (ANI): International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday elected John D. Coates and Ser Miang Ng as vice-presidents and Mikaela Cojuangco Jaworski and Gerardo Werthein as members of the IOC executive board.
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Tokyo Organising Committee confirms all venues, competition schedule for O
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 18 (ANI): The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee on Friday announced that all the venues intended for the Games in 2020 have been secured for next year, and confirmed the sports competition schedule.
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Tokyo Olympics hockey schedule: India men to play against NZ, women to tak
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 17 (ANI): International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Friday announced the schedule for the postponed Tokyo Olympics according to which Indian men's team will play against New Zealand on July 24 while the women's side will compete against the Netherlands in their op
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IOC reduces candidature budgets by around 80 per cent for 2026 Winter Olym
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 17 (ANI): International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday reduced the candidature budgets by around 80 per cent for the 2026 Winter Olympics, implementing the recommendation 3 of Olympic Agenda 2020.
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IOC postpones Dakar 2022 Youth Olympic Games to 2026 due to COVID-19 pande
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 15 (ANI): Senegal and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have mutually agreed to postpone the Dakar 2022 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) to 2026 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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COVID-19: International Canoe Federation cancels 2020 Dragon Boat World Ch
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 10 (ANI): International Canoe Federation (ICF) has cancelled the 2020 Dragon Boat World Championships due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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IOC sanctions Turkish athlete for doping violation in 2012 London Olympic
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 9 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday said that Turkish weightlifter Mete Binay has been disqualified from the London Olympics 2012 after it conducted "additional analyses" on the samples collected from the event.
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IOC receives Green Building Leadership Award
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 7 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday announced that its new headquarters in Lausanne has been awarded the European 2020 US Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership Award.
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IOC supports launch of GAISF sustainability portal
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 1 (ANI): The Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF), supported by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has launched sustainability.sport, a web portal created to help further sport's sustainability goals.
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Olympic Day: IOC joins hands with WHO, UN to promote physical, mental heal
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], June 23 (ANI): On the occasion of Olympic Day, the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday joined hands with the United Nations and the World Health Organization to promote physical and mental health amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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International Olympic Committee condemns racism in the strongest terms
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], June 11 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday said that it stands for non-discrimination as one of the founding pillars of the Olympic Movement, which is reflected in the Olympic Charter.
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