Spread-out Winter Olympics in Italy comes with ‘complexities,’ IOC president says
When athletes from around the world arrive in Italy for the Winter Olympics in the next week or so, they’ll be scattered throughout the country’s north.
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Russians won't represent their country at Winter Olympics even if Ukraine war ends, IOC chief says
ROME, Jan 2 : Russian athletes at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics will not be able to represent their country even if a peace deal is reached with Ukraine, International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry said in an Italian newspaper interview.
IOC urges sports bodies to let Russian youth teams, athletes compete with flag and anthem
The International Olympic Committee took a big step toward reintegrating Russia and Belarus into world sports Thursday by advising governing bodies to let the countries' youth teams and athletes compete with their full identity of national flag and anthem.
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GENEVA — The International Olympic Committee took a big step toward reintegrating Russia and Belarus into world sports Thursday by advising governing bodies to let the countries' youth teams and athletes compete with their full identity of national flag and anthem.
Haudenosaunee Nationals lacrosse team head to Puerto Rico to play in Sixes Cup
The Haudenosaunee Nationals lacrosse team is committed to taking up space in the game their ancestors created.
IOC president Coventry sets early 2026 target for new Olympic policy on gender eligibility
The IOC set a target Wednesday of early 2026 to detail a new policy on eligibility in female sports that could see transgender athletes excluded from the Olympic Games.
IOC decision on gender eligibility to come in early 2026, says Coventry
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec 10 : The International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday it would announce eligibility criteria for transgender athletes early next year, after months of deliberation as it seeks to find a consensus on how to protect the female category.
Winter Games flame lit at Italy's presidential palace
ROME, Dec 5 : The Olympic flame flared into new life under a cloudy sky in the square of Italy's presidential palace on Friday before starting its journey across the country ahead of the 2026 Winter Games.