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Race to become Olympics chief to go down the wire

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece — The race to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee reaches a climax on Thursday with Juan...

Olympic chief vows to replace swimmer’s medals lost in LA fires

LOS ANGELES—Olympic chief Thomas Bach said Sunday that US swim icon Gary Hall Jr. would be given a new set of medals to replace...

IOC long-shot Watanabe hopes ‘crazy’ Olympic idea sparks debate

TOKYO—Japan’s Morinari Watanabe is a rank outsider to become International Olympic Committee president but he hopes his “crazy idea” to host the Games in...

Interest in Olympic hosting ‘high’, says IOC boss Bach

LAUSANNE, Switzerland—Despite threats from climate change, AI-enhanced doping or competition from e-sports, the boss of the International Olympic Committee believes the future has never...

Olympic chief backs ‘iconic’ Paris ceremony

The head of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach promised that the opening ceremony of the Paris Games on the river Seine would be...

Bach open to calls to stay on as IOC president

Mumbai—International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said Monday he would not “dismiss out of hand” recent calls for him to stay in the post...

Olympics chief Bach ‘faces dilemma over Russian athletes’

Olympics chief Thomas Bach faces "the toughest decision of his presidency" as he weighs whether Russian and Belarus athletes should be allowed to compete...

Beijing Olympics closes after golden moments, doping storm

Beijing—The Beijing Winter Olympics have closed with IOC chief Thomas Bach hailing a smoothly run event and a “safe Games” in the midst of...

Controversial Peng Shuai meets IOC chief Bach

Beijing—Peng Shuai has met Olympic chief Thomas Bach at the Beijing Winter Games, the IOC said Monday, while US ski star Mikaela Shiffrin suffered...

Bach insists on neutrality in face of boycotts

Lausanne, Switzerland—IOC president Thomas Bach insisted on Wednesday that he was staying politically neutral in the face of diplomatic boycotts of the Beijing Olympics...

Former IOC chief Rogge dead at 79

Paris—Jacques Rogge, who spent 12 years as president of the International Olympic Committee, has died at the age of 79, the organisation announced on...

USA edges China at top of Tokyo Games medal table

Tokyo—Eliud Kipchoge produced a marathon masterclass and the USA edged China at the top of the Tokyo Olympics medals table as the curtain fell...

Tokyo Games had to be held, Macron says in Japan

TOKYO—French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday backed Japan’s decision to host the delayed Olympics despite the pandemic, as he attended the opening ceremony in...

Brisbane awarded ‘32 Olympics

TOKYO—Brisbane was awarded the 2032 Olympics on Wednesday, triggering wild celebrations and fireworks as it became the third Australian city to host the Summer...
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