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President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach announces Brisbane as the 2032 Summer Olympics host city during the 138th IOC Session at Hotel Okura in Tokyo.

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From left, Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) head Yasuhiro Yamashita, ITF President David Haggerty, FIFA President Gianni Infantino pose with International Olympic Committee (IOC) p...

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Tokyo Olympics: IOC Offering Mental Health Helpline For Athletes

IOC made the announcement after USA's Simone Biles dropped out of the competition due to problems dealing with psychological pressure to perform.

Jul 28, 2021

| Associated Press (AP)
Tokyo Olympics: History Of The Games Protest Rule - A Complete Explainer

Rule 50 of the IOC charter which bans demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda at Olympic sites has been broken many times by the athletes

Jul 22, 2021

| Associated Press (AP)
Brisbane Picked By International Olympic Committee To Host 2032 Summer Games

The Games will go back to Australia 32 years after the popular 2000 Sydney Olympics. Melbourne hosted in 1956

Jul 21, 2021

| Agencies
IOC Re-elects Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon As Chair Of Ethics Commission

Ki-moon, 77, is a South Korean politician and diplomat, who has held the role since 2017. He will serve another four-year term.

Jul 20, 2021

| Associated Press (AP)
Faster, Higher, Stronger And Now 'Together': IOC Adds Fourth Olympic Motto

The proposal to include the word together was made by IOC President Thomas Bach, which was endorsed by the body's Executive Board (EB) in April

Jul 20, 2021

| PTI
Tokyo Olympics: IOC President Thomas Bach Gets Mixed Reaction In One-day Visit To Hiroshima

The same day, IOC vice-president John Coates visited Nagasaki, the second Japanese city on which an atomic bomb was dropped

Jul 16, 2021

| Associated Press (AP)
New Normal At Tokyo Olympics - Wear Your Own Medals On The Podium

IOC also confirmed that in Tokyo 'there will be no handshakes and there will be no hugs during the ceremony'

Jul 15, 2021

| Associated Press (AP)
Olympics: IOC President Thomas Bach Delivers Message Of Reassurance To Athletes On Arrival In Tokyo

Bach encouraged athletes to take solace in the knowledge that there will be billions watching around the globe.

Jul 10, 2021

| Associated Press (AP)
Tokyo Olympics: IOC President Thomas Bach Greeted By State Of Emergency

Thomas Bach's arrival comes just two weeks before the postponed Olympic Games are set to open. He largely avoided cameras and went to the International Olympic Committee's games headquarters in Tokyo

Jul 08, 2021

| Agencies
Olympics Are 'On The Wrong Side Of History' When It Comes To Free Speech

The push for free speech is an artefact of growing athlete activism in recent years in response to racism and other human rights violations

Jul 05, 2021

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Blood, Sweat And Tears: Extraordinary Stories Of Refugee-Athletes In Olympics

The Olympic Refugee Team is a collective of fortitude. Its athletes will take the field as conquerors of hardship.

Jul 22, 2021

| Soumitra Bose

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