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IBA accuses IOC of intransigence over reforms

With boxing teetering on the brink of Olympic elimination, the International Boxing Association (IBA) told the International Olympic Committee it had met its reform criteria and any ban lacked legal basis.

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For its 2024 Olympics, Paris wants the Seine river swimmable

PARIS : On a sunny spring day, Dan Angelescu was testing the water quality of Paris' Seine river by the bridge Alexander III - a scenic view for next year's swimming marathon and triathlon Olympic trials.

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IBA says has met reform criteria, accuses IOC of intransigence

PARIS: With boxing teetering on the brink of Olympic elimination, the International Boxing Association (IBA) told the International Olympic Committee it had met its reform criteria and any ban lacked legal basis.

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Canada caps artistic swimming World Cup Super Final with silver medal in acrobatic routine

Canada captured its fourth medal at the artistic swimming World Cup Super Final, claiming silver in the acrobatic routine to close out the competition on Sunday in Oviedo, Spain.

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Add Jaren Jackson Jr., Brandon Ingram to USA World Cup roster

The Team USA roster heading Manilla for the World Cup this summer just gets deeper and more athletic.

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Moana Pasifika ruin Michael Hooper's final Waratahs home game

Michael Hooper scored a try but his last home game for the NSW Waratahs ended in defeat Saturday as the Wallabies great bid farewell ahead of a potential move overseas or even a switch to Sevens.

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Badminton Could Allow Russians To Return From Ban

Badminton's governing body paved the way Wednesday for Russian and Belarusian players to return to competition as neutrals after they were banned over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. It comes with the Paris Olympics just over a year away and sports federations grappling with what to do about athletes from Russia and its ally Belarus. Badminton World Federation (BWF) barred Russian and Belarusian players in March last year and in April extended the ban as Moscow's assault on Ukraine stretched into a second year.

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Canada's Wilkerson, Humana-Paredes open Ostrava beach volleyball event with pair of wins

Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes may be rounding into form as a team.

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Bolt desperate for impactful role in track and field

MEXICO CITY: Usain Bolt said he is desperate to play a role in reviving the sport that made him a global superstar but has experienced something of a decline since his retirement six years ago.

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Russian Olympic cycling medallists barred from races for lack of neutrality during war in Ukraine

Two Russian track cyclists who won medals at the Tokyo Olympics were ruled ineligible to race Wednesday for breaching rules monitoring their neutrality during the war on Ukraine.

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Badminton Could Allow Russians To Return From Ban

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Bolt desperate for impactful role in track and field

MEXICO CITY : Usain Bolt said he is desperate to play a role in reviving the sport that made him a global superstar but has experienced something of a decline since his retirement six years ago.

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Canada recovers from upset loss to top U.S. on opening day of women's 3x3 World Cup

It was a down-and-up day for Canada's women's 3x3 basketball team at the World Cup on Tuesday.

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Swiatek says Ukraine war has caused ‘chaos’ in sport

PARTSI: Reigning French Open champion Iga Swiatek says the Ukraine war has caused “chaos” in the world of sport. In an interview with French daily Le Monde on Tuesday, the Pole also hit out at the ruling bodies of tennis, the ATP and WTA, saying they had failed to provide leadership on the issue of Ukrainian players facing Russians on the court.

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Paris Olympics torch relay ahead of 2024 Games will involve 10,000 runners

After the flame is lit in the traditional ceremony in Olympia, Greece, it will arrive by sea in Marseille aboard the three-master Belem on May 8.

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Tonbridge archery star Steve Davies looking to secure place at 2024 Paris Olympic Games

Archery star Steve Davies is used to hitting his targets - and there are none bigger than securing a place at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

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Badminton World Federation extends ban on 'spin serve' until after Paris Olympics

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has extended the ban on the new "spin serve" until after next year's Paris Olympics and Paralympics, it said on Monday (May 29).

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Surfing-Colapinto and Moore score in Lemoore

Hawaii's Carissa Moore dominated the pool at the Surf Ranch Pro in Lemoore, California, on Sunday to climb to the top of surfing's world tour rankings and improve her chances of qualifying for the Paris Olympics to defend her gold medal.

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Alcaraz wants to play 'dream' doubles with Nadal at Paris Olympics

PARIS: Carlos Alcaraz wants to play alongside Rafael Nadal in a formidable and "dream" doubles team at the 2024 Olympics.

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Carlos Alcaraz ready to head into grand slam as top seed for the first time

Carlos Alcaraz is ready to take top billing at a grand slam for the first time as he steps into Rafael Nadal’s clay-court shoes.

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Paris to ban single-use plastic at 2024 Games

PARIS: Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Friday (May 26) the city planned to ban single-use plastic when it holds the 2024 Olympic Games as part of efforts to tackle a global plastic pollution crisis.

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Adam Peaty targets rare ‘three-peat’ as his priorities change for Paris Olympics

Adam Peaty says he has reset his priorities as an athlete following the mental health issues that caused him to take a break from swimming, but has warned his Olympic rivals that “it’s always about the three-peat” as he begins to count down to Paris.

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Archery star Davies sets Paris 2024 as his target

Tonbridge archery star Steve Davies is used to hitting his targets and there are none bigger than securing a place at the Paris Olympic Games in 2024. The 26-year-old has long marked himself as one of Britain's best archers, with back-to-back second place finishes at the National Tour finals in 2021 and 2022 in the recurve classification. Ad Last year's success was a significant confidence boost for Davies which has helped him believe that his lifelong dream could come true in the French capital next summer.

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Cool heads required for Haywood and men's quad at European Championships

Nottingham rower Matt Haywood called for cool heads as the rotating cast of Britain's men's quad stress-test a new combination into the European Championships. Haywood has successfully stepped into the boat that won a silver at the Tokyo Olympics' Britain's first Olympic medal in that event. Ad Jack Beaumont' Angus Groom and now Harry Leask have all retired from that history-making crew with Tom Barras the only man to pursue a second Olympics in Paris.

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'So expensive': Paris Olympics ticket prices mar image of Games for all

PARIS: Athletes have joined the clamour of criticism at the high cost of tickets for the 2024 Paris Olympics, decried as undermining organisers' promises of a Games accessible to all.

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With eyes on Paris Olympics, Toby Fournier joins Canada's women's basketball team camp

It's been quite the ride for Toby Fournier of late, but one she continues to have tunnel vision through.

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China claim record 13th Sudirman Cup badminton title

SUZHOU, Jiangsu: China claimed a record 13th Sudirman Cup title on Sunday (May 21), defeating South Korea on home soil at the first major sporting event in the country since the lifting of pandemic restrictions.

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Caelan Doris named Players' Player of the Year

Leinster's Caelan Doris has been named the Men's XV Players' Player of the Year for 2023 at the Rugby Players Ireland Awards.

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Irish fighter Katie Taylor says removing boxing from Olympics will be 'huge blow' to the sport overall

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