Paris. Russians and Belarusians competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics as neutral individual athletes without their flag or emblem will be allowed to take part in the closing ceremony on Sunday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced. Athletes were not allowed to take part in the opening ceremony on July 26, when teams paraded on … Read more
ParisEthiopian world record holder in the 3,000-metre steeplechase, Lamecha Girma, is “doing well” after his violent fall on Wednesday during the Olympic final and his subsequent hospitalisation, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Thursday. “We understand that he is doing well and we are thinking about him,” IOC spokesman Mark Adams told reporters, adding … Read more
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif qualified this Tuesday for the final of the -66 kg boxing competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, receiving at least the silver medal after much controversy and harassment about her gender. Khelif, 25, won by unanimous decision against Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng, advancing to the final of her weight division, where … Read more
Istanbul / Anatolia ** Human rights activist Helen Sieglert informed Anadolu Company:– Worldwide Olympic Committee sanctions Russian and Ukrainian athletes and expels Israelis– Israeli troopers take part within the Paris Olympics regardless of their involvement within the conflict towards the Palestinians– The Olympic Video games are actually getting used as a political software Swedish human … Read more
For more than a year, they have sometimes swapped their student uniforms for that of apprentice diplomats. In a few days, from November 18 to 22, sixteen middle school students from Paris and Seine-Saint-Denis will fly to New York (United States) where they will visit the headquarters of the United Nations (UN). . They will … Read more
highlights Bach said India is welcome to bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games. ‘Nita Ambani is playing an exemplary role with the education programs of Olympic values.’ Mumbai: International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach pointed out that the Reliance Foundation and its chairperson Nita Ambani, who is also an IOC member, have been … Read more
Nita Ambani’s role was instrumental in highlighting India’s potential in transforming itself into a sporting powerhouse and bringing the International Olympic Committee (IOC) session back to India after 40 years. At the 139th IOC session in Beijing in February 2022, the Indian delegation led by Nita Ambani had made Mumbai the best candidate to host … Read more
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended Russia with immediate effect due to the inclusion of sports associations from the annexed Ukrainian territories. The IOC announced this on the website after the meeting in Mumbai. At the beginning of October, the Russian Olympic Committee unanimously approved the acceptance of sports organizations from the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk … Read more
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde welcomed IOC President Thomas Bach and IOC member Nita Ambani ahead of the 141st meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to begin in Mumbai. Nita Ambani has been a member of the IOC in India since 2016. Nita Ambani is also the first Indian woman to be elected as … Read more
Source: Getty Images MOSCOW – Moscow expressed hope on Friday that Russia could once again become part of the Olympic community. She announced this despite the sanctions imposed on Russian athletes by the International Olympic Committee in connection with the war in Ukraine. The committee recommended that athletes from Russia and Belarus compete under a … Read more