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IOC assures Ukraine fencer of Paris Games spot after DQ for not shaking hands with Russian opponent

The IOC assured Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan on Friday that she will have a place at the Paris Olympics next year after she was disqualified from a key ranking event for refusing to shake hands with a Russian she had beaten.

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Ukraine eases sports boycott policy against some Russians ahead of Olympics

Ukraine has signaled it will no longer bar its athletes from competing against Russians who are taking part in sporting events as “neutral athletes," a significant easing of its boycott policy a year before the Paris Olympics.

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De Grasse working back to form as athletes in program succeeding on multiple levels

The six-time Olympic medallist and reigning 200-metre Olympic champion entered this year coming off a trying 2022 season dealing with a foot injury.

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Russian athletes can qualify for Olympic spots in an increasing number of sports with a year to go

A year before the Paris Olympics, and nearly a year-and-a-half since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, officials governing many of the sports on the 2024 program are still split on how to treat Russian athletes.

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Luxury group LVMH joins top-tier French sponsors of the 2024 Paris Olympics

The world’s biggest luxury group, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, officially announced a sponsorship deal Monday with the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics, joining the ranks of top-tier French sponsors such as banking group BPCE, pharmaceutical maker Sanofi and supermarket operator Carrefour.

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Two French regions join forces in bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics

Two important regions of France are teaming up in a bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics. The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur regions announced Tuesday they want to submit a joint bid to the International Olympic Committee.

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Hatch elected next board chair of Own The Podium

Alberta businessman Rob Hatch has been elected the next chair of Own The Podium's board of directors. Own The Podium was established before the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Vancouver and Whistler, B.C., to help get Canadian athletes on the podium.

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IOC: 120 non-aligned nations support Russians at Paris Olympics

The International Olympic Committee cited support from 120 nations on Friday for its moves toward letting some Russian and Belarusian athletes qualify for the Paris Olympics.

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IOC leader Bach quizzed by Ukrainian Olympic athlete on Russia issue for 2024 Paris Games

IOC president Thomas Bach was quizzed by a Ukrainian Olympic athlete on Thursday about needing to keep Russians out of the 2024 Paris Games before he went to see the high jump event of another Ukrainian who had criticized him one day earlier.

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Canada's Oleksiak hopes to return at 2024 Paris Olympics

Penny Oleksiak says she still plans to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 22-year-old seven-time Olympic medalist withdrew from the world swimming championships on June 1 due to injury.

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French investigators search the offices of Paris Olympic organizers in suspected corruption probe

French investigators searched the Paris Olympic organizers’ headquarters on Tuesday as part of corruption investigations into contracts linked to the Games, according to officials, the third straight time graft allegations have dogged a Summer Olympics.

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IOC gives resounding thumbs-up to Paris' Olympic plans, as organizers chase LVMH deal

An IOC inspection team gave a resounding thumbs-up Wednesday to Paris’ preparations for the 2024 Olympic Games, declaring “a very, very high level of confidence” despite unresolved questions about financing and security.

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Olympic sports leaders meet amid uncertainty over Russians competing at 2024 Paris Games

Complex questions about if — and how — Russian athletes could return to their competitions ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics looked far from being resolved when sports governing bodies met Wednesday.

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Calgary '88 Olympic Games leader dies at 80

One of the men who brought the Winter Olympic Games to Calgary in 1988 has died. Bob Niven, who was president of the bid committee, died May 26 at the age of 80.

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Canadian decathlete LePage aims to build on Hypo Meeting win

Pierce LePage feels there’s another step he could take with the world athletics championships approaching in August.

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Organizers of Paris Olympics say 6.8 million tickets sold so far, defend pricing

Organizers of the Paris Olympics said they have sold 6.8 million tickets out of 10 million available with 14 months left before the opening ceremony and on Tuesday brushed off criticism that prices are too high.

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France details huge security for Paris' 2024 Olympic opening ceremony

To pull off the most audacious opening ceremony in Olympic history, French organizers are now — literally — on the same page.

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Russia excluded from qualification for men's basketball at 2024 Olympics

Russia has been excluded from qualification for the men's Olympic basketball tournament in Paris next year, basketball's international governing body FIBA said Tuesday.

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Wisniewska, Vander Vies named chefs de mission for Paralympics, Parapan Am Games

Karolina Wisniewska and Josh Vander Vies have been named Canada’s chefs de mission for the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris and 2023 Parapan Am Games in Santiago, Chile.

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Mbappe: My 'dream' is to play at Paris Olympics

Kylian Mbappe has said he hopes to fulfil his dream to play for France at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Mbappe, who was born and raised in the French capital and captains Paris Saint-Germain and the national team, said he wants to play in the tournament next summer, although it is not certain he will appear.

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Canada's Wickenheiser, Virtue, Hughes among 42 former Olympians banned from Russia

Hayley Wickenheiser, Tessa Virtue and Clara Hughes are among dozens of former Canadian Olympians banned from entering Russia for signing a statement encouraging the removal of Russian athletes from next year's Paris Olympics amid the country's invasion of Ukraine.

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Sapporo may delay Olympic bid to 2034 after Tokyo scandal

The head of the Japanese Olympic Committee says Sapporo may delay its bid for the Winter Olympics, going for 2034 instead of 2030.

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IOC details advice to let Russia, Belarus athletes return

Russian athletes were given conditions Tuesday that could lead to their return to international sports events, though the International Olympic Committee said its advice to sporting bodies did not include the 2024 Paris Games.

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Mexico hopes to host Summer Olympics in 2036 or 2040

Mexico has declared its desire to host the Summer Olympics in 2036 or 2040 and says it already has most of the sports infrastructure required.

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Ukraine pushes for continued Russian Olympic exclusion

Ukraine renewed its push to keep Russian athletes out of the Olympics on Friday ahead of an International Olympic Committee board meeting next week which is expected to set the framework for their return to international sports events.

Hockey Canada

Russia, Belarus barred from next season's hockey worlds

Russia and Belarus teams were excluded by the International Ice Hockey Federation on Wednesday from all its world championships next season.

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St-Onge sees no neutral path for Russian, Belarusian athletes at Paris Olympics

Canada's sport minister says the federal government does not think it's possible for Russian or a Belarusian athletes to compete in the next Olympics. Pascale St-Onge made the comment Thursday in response to an open letter signed by 42 retired Canadian Olympians the day before.

Figure Skating

Russian agency also appeals in Valieva Olympic doping case

The Russian anti-doping agency has filed an appeal in the case of Kamila Valieva, the Court of Arbitration for sport said Friday, but it has asked for the teenage figure skater to be punished with as little as a reprimand and keep her Olympic gold medal.

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Nations: No clarity on neutrality, no Olympics for Russia

The governments of more than 30 nations released a letter Monday calling on the IOC to clarify the definition of “neutrality” as it seeks a way to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes back into international sports and, ultimately, next year's Paris Olympics.

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Sweden emerges as sudden front-runner to host 2030 Olympics

Sweden emerging as the front-runner in a troubled search for a 2030 Olympics host is as much a surprise in Stockholm as elsewhere.

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Ukrainian Olympic head on Russian rival: 'He is my enemy'

They fought on the same side and together won Olympic gold, young men from Russia and a newly independent Ukraine, joined for one last medal-winning hurrah on a short-lived post-Soviet Unified Team at the 1992 Barcelona Games.

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Emphasis on medals needs to change, says Canadian sport minister

The emphasis on medals and podiums needs to change, Canadian sports minister Pascale St-Onge told a standing committee on the Status of Women examining the recent wave of reports of maltreatment and abuse in Canadian sport.