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FILE: A lantern containing the Olympic flame is seen during an event to mark one year until the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 23 July 2020. Picture: AFP

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Nothing can stop Olympics from going ahead: IOC's Coates

By AFP

John Coates, the point man for the Games as head of the IOC's coordination commission, said a huge amount of work had been done to ensure the safety of athletes...

  • The City of Birmingham in the UK will host the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Picture: Twitter/@birminghamcg22

    Athletes can take a knee at Commonwealth Games, says chief

    International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said earlier this week athletes must explore ways they can express themselves 'in a dignified way' at the rescheduled Tokyo Games next year.

    789 days ago
  • Caster Semenya celebrates after winning the women's 800m during the IAAF Diamond League competition on 3 May 2019 in Doha. Picture: AFP

    IOC chief calls Semenya case 'complicated and delicate'

    Two-time Olympic champion Semenya last week lost a court challenge against the IAAF over plans to force some women to regulate their testosterone levels.

    1192 days ago
  • Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor trade punches during their super welterweight boxing match on 26 August, 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Picture: AFP.

    Boxing could face expulsion from Games, IOC warns

    Speaking in Pyeongchang ahead of next week’s Winter Olympics, Thomas Bach said the IOC was “extremely worried” about how the sport was run.

    1647 days ago
  • Brazil's Olympic Committee chief Carlos Nuzman is escorted from his home by federal police in Rio de Janeiro on 5 October 2017. Picture AFP.

    IOC suspends Brazil's Nuzman after arrest in vote-buying scandal

    Carlos Arthur Nuzman was arrested for allegedly arranging more than $2 million in bribes to get the IOC to pick Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 games.

    1769 days ago
  • FILE: Yuliya Stepanova during 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul. Erik van Leeuwen/Wikimedia Commons.

    IOC ropes in Ethics Commission to advise on whistle-blower, Stepanova

    The IAAF says Stepanova’s eligible to compete in international competitions as a neutral athlete.

    2225 days ago
  • Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta signs an anti-doping amendment bill. Picture: @UKenyatta via Twitter.

    Kenya’s Kenyatta signs anti-doping measures into law

    This is after Wada said Kenyan legislation passed in April needed further changes.

    2239 days ago
  • FILE: South African sprinter and world 400 metre champion, Wayde van Niekerk. Picture: @WaydeDreamer via Twitter.

    Wayde Van Niekerk backs IOC doping measures

    The IOC held a special meeting where they announced additional measures to protect clean athletes.

    2273 days ago
  • FILE: The Olympic logo in the building of the IOC headquarters in Lausanne. Picture: AFP

    IOC confident on US 2024 Olympic bid despite Boston pullout

    The US Olympic Committee on Monday rescinded Boston’s bid to host the 2024 Games due to affordability.

    2570 days ago
  • The Olympic logo in the building of the IOC headquarters in Lausanne. Picture: AFP.

    SA now has a better chance to host the Olympics

    IOC reforms means potential hosts will also find it cheaper to bid and host games.

    2801 days ago
  • A man arrives on 8 December, 2014 for the 127th International Olympic Committee extraordinary session in Monaco. Picture: AFP.

    IOC makes radical changes to bidding process

    The changes will make it easier and cheaper for host city hopefuls.

    2802 days ago
  • FILE: The IOC has also included an anti-discrimination clause in its host contract, Picture: AFP.

    IOC hails 'historic' UN resolution on sport autonomy

    The resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly states it supported the independence and autonomy of sport.

    2837 days ago
  • The 2016 Olympics will be hosted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Picture: Facebook.com

    Coates blasts Rio 2016 preparations

    The IOC vice president says preparations are “the worst” in his experience and critically behind schedule.

    3025 days ago
  • Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Picture: AFP

    2020 rejection unfair - Erdogan

    Tokyo beat Istanbul by 60 votes to 36 in a head-to-head vote by IOC members in Buenos Aires.

    3257 days ago
  • The IOC will soon decide whether squash, wrestling or baseball and softball will feature at the Rio Games.

    SA Champ fights for Olympics Squash

    The IOC will soon decide whether squash, wrestling or baseball and softball will feature at the Rio Games.

    3275 days ago
  • IOC President Jacques Rogge held the top job in the Olympics since 2001.

    IOC succession battle won't overshadow Games

    IOC President Jacques Rogge held the top job in the Olympics since 2001.

    3670 days ago
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