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45 Russian athletes' request to join Winter Olympics declined
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Feb. 09 (ANI): All 45 Russian athletes and two coaches have lost their appeals against the International Olympic Committee's decision to bar them from participating in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.
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N Korea not willing to meet US officials at Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Feb 8 (ANI): North Korea has no willingness to meet with the US officials during the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang that are scheduled to start on Friday.
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S Korea, US discuss on developing ties with N Korea
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Jan 12 (ANI): South Korea and the United States on Thursday discussed on how to develop ties with North Korea, after the former agreed to hold talks in the first time in two years with its arch-rival South Korea, over North Korea's participation in the Winter Olympics i
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WADA declares Russian 'non-compliant' with international code
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Nov 16 (ANI): The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) has been declared "non-compliant" with World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) code on Thursday, which would possibly prevent the country from participating in February's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
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Austria, Germany backs France over boycotting Winter Olympics in South Kor
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Paris [France], Sept.24 (ANI): With tensions over the Korean Peninsula mounting, Austria and Germany have joined France to boycott the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, citing safety concerns over threats from nuclear-armed Pyongyang.
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USADA urges IOC to ban Russia from 2018 Winter Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], Sept. 24 (ANI): US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban Russia from next year's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, saying anything less than a total ban would be a "get out of jail free card" that would have terrible consequences for
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