News BeepFeb 6

Olympics-Canada-US rivalry heats up at Milano Cortina Games

By Lori Ewing MILAN, Feb 5 (Reuters) – With Canada–U.S. tensions bubbling from sport into geopolitics, Team Canada…
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News BeepSep 12, 2025

Bobsled-skeleton federation not allowing Russian athletes to compete at 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Russian bobsled and skeleton athletes will not compete at the 2…
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The Japan TimesOct 15, 2023
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said the International Olympic Committee had made the "only decision left open to them" in suspending Russia's national Olympic body for violating the territorial integrity of Ukraine's membership. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2023/10/15/coe-ioc-russia-decision/?utm_content=buffera86ed&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #olympics #sebastiancoe #worldathletics #ioc #russianolympiccommittee #russiaukrainewar
Sebastian Coe says IOC made 'only decision' in banning Russia

The IOC's move came after the Russian Olympic Committee recognized regional organizations from four annexed Ukrainian territories.

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The Japan TimesOct 13, 2023
The Russian Olympic Committee was banned with immediate effect on Thursday for recognizing regional organizations from four territories annexed from Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2023/10/13/ioc-bans-roc-ukraine/?utm_content=bufferf8280&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #olympics #russianolympiccommittee #internationalolympiccommittee #ukraine
IOC bans Russian Olympic Committee over annexed Ukrainian territories

The IOC added the ROC would not be eligible for any funding after it recognized Olympic Councils from Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.

The Japan Times
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"#IOC suspends #RussianOlympicCommittee for incorporating Ukrainian sports regions"

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IOC suspends Russian Olympic Committee for incorporating Ukrainian sports regions | CBC Sports

The Russian Olympic Committee was suspended by the IOC on Thursday for breaching the Olympic Charter by incorporating sports bodies in four regions in eastern Ukraine.

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The Japan TimesJul 15, 2023
One year out from the Paris Games fencing is providing political, sporting and familial drama related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. | via The New York Times https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/07/15/more-sports/russian-fencing-drama-us/?utm_content=bufferde9c6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #sports #moresports #russia #fencing #russianolympiccommittee #russiaukrainewar #konstantinlokhanov #sergeybida
Russian fencing drama plays out in U.S. against backdrop of war

One year out from the Paris Games fencing is providing political, sporting and familial drama related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesMay 1, 2023
The IOC's recommendations include that Russian and Belarusian athletes can compete with no flag or anthem, while athletes who support the war or are contracted to military or national security agencies are excluded. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/04/30/olympics/russia-ioc-neutrals-discriminatory/?utm_content=bufferc3349&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer #sports #olympics #russia #belarus #ioc #russianolympiccommittee #2024parisolympics #russiaukrainewar
Russian athletes say IOC participation plan excessive, discriminatory

Table tennis, pentathlon, fencing, judo and taekwondo are among the Olympic sports that have readmitted athletes from Russia and Belarus as neutrals.

The Japan Times