Olympic digest: Salt Lake City and French Alps awarded Winter Games
Salt Lake City was awarded the 2034 Winter Olympic Games following a vote of the International Olympic Committee.
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IOC, Macron Reject Israel Boycott Call At Paris Olympics
The head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and French President Emmanuel Macron rejected Tuesday a Palestinian demand that Israel be barred from the Paris Games over the war in Gaza. As the Israeli team settled into the Athletes' Village, the IOC studied a letter from the Palestine Olympic Committee asking for a ban on Israel, citing the bombings of the besieged Gaza Strip as a breach of the Olympic truce. The letter, sent days before Friday's opening ceremony, "emphasised that Palestinian athletes, particularly those in Gaza, are denied safe passage and have suffered significantly due to the ongoing conflict".
France to get conditional approval Wednesday to host 2030 Winter Olympics
France will get just a partial Olympic win Wednesday when its bid to host the 2030 Winter Games is presented to IOC members.
French 2030 winter Games bid faces conditional vote due to lack of guarantees, IOC says
PARIS : France's 2030 winter Olympics bid will be put to the vote on Wednesday but due to a lack of two key guarantees it will have conditions attached to it, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday.
France Home Minister Welcomes Israeli Delegation For Paris Olympics
President Emmanuel Macron said France was ready to host the Paris Olympics as he visited the Athletes' Village on Monday, four days before the Games begin. The Games return to the French capital for the first time since 1924, largely using temporary venues constructed in the centre of the city. "We are ready and we will be ready throughout the Games," Macron said. "We have been working on these Games for years now and we are at the start of a decisive week which on Friday will see the opening ceremony and then the Olympiad which will be held in Paris, 100 years since the last one."
IOC expects Paris Games to be spectacular in ever-divisive world, Bach says
PARIS : The Paris Olympics will be a spectacular event at a time of historic global disruptions and growing divisive forces, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Monday, four days before the Games opening ceremony.
Abhinav Bindra Conferred With Olympic Order, Becomes First Indian To Get The Award
Abhinav Bindra, the first Indian to win an individual medal at the Olympics, has been conferred with the Olympic Order for his outstanding services to the Olympic movement. The Olympic Order is the highest award given by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for meritorious services. Bindra, a member of the IOC Athletes Commission, is the first Indian to receive the Olympic Order and was hailed by many prominent persons for this achievement. The decision to confer the award on Bindra was taken at the IOC Executive Board meeting in Paris on Saturday. The information was put on social media by many handles associated with government bodies.
French hijab ban in sports called a 'shameful moment' as it prepares to host Olympics
As the world gets ready to celebrate sport and the best athletes and coaches in the world, there is a push by Olympic organizers to emphasize gender equality at the Paris 2024 Olympics.