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Paris Olympics Sport News
Russian athletes who do not support invasion of Ukraine could return to competing: IOC president
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is considering a return to competition of Russian athletes who do not support the country's invasion of Ukraine, IOC president Thomas Bach said on Friday (Sep 30).
Russian athletes 'could be allowed back in Olympcs' says IOC chief
Russian athletes could be allowed back to compete at Olympic Games, according to IOC chief Thomas Bach, but only if they don't support their country's war in Ukraine.
Russian athletes who do not back invasion of Ukraine could return to competing - IOC president
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is considering a return to competition of Russian athletes who do not support the country's invasion of Ukraine, IOC president Thomas Bach said on Friday.
IOC’s Bach eyes return to sports for anti-war Russians
GENEVA: Russian athletes who do not endorse their country’s war in Ukraine could be accepted back into international sports, IOC president Thomas Bach said in an interview published Friday. “It’s about having athletes with a Russian passport who do not support the war back in competition,” Bach told Italian daily Corriere della Sera, adding, “We have to think about the future.” Most sports followed International Olympic Committee advice in February and banned Russian team and athletes from their events within days of the country’s military invasion of Ukraine. With Russians starting to miss events that feed into qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics, an exile extending into next year could effectively become a wider ban from those Games.
Joel Embiid gains U.S. citizenship, mum on Olympic nationality
Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid said he is now a U.S. citizen and it’s way too early to think about what nation he would represent at the Olympics.
We're making right progression, says Indian women's hockey team striker Vandana Katariya
Vandana, a veteran of over 250 internationals matches, said by virtue of improved performances in tournaments of late, the world is now taking note of Indian women's hockey. A testimony to the Indian team's improvement is the nomination of several players in the FIH Star Awards. While captain Savita has been nominated for the Best Goalkeeper of the Year, young Mumtaz Khan has been nominated for the Rising Star of the Year award and chief coach Janneke Schopman is vying for Coach of the Year recognition.
UWW gives 18 World Championship quotas for Paris Olympics to World Qualifiers
The 18 quota places taken away from the 2023 World Championships, the first event offering quotas, have been added to the World Qualifiers, which will be the last chance for wrestlers to secure spots for the Paris Games. United World Wrestling (UWW) President Nenad Lalovic was quoted as saying by the official website of the world governing body on Wednesday that the changes are aimed at creating "further fairness in the distribution between the World Championships and the World Qualifiers." The World Championships is set to be held in Russia from September 16-24.