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Russian weightlifter Musokhranov refuses to give up on Olympic dream [Video]

Russian weightlifter Musokhranov refuses to give up on Olympic dream

Four-time Russian weightlifting champion Oleg Musokhranov will sit out the Paris Olympics this summer after insisting he would only take part under the Russian flag. Following Russia’s military..

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IOC hits back at Putin claim of 'ethnic discrimination' against Russia's potential Olympic athletes

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has dismissed claims by Russian President Vladimir Putin of "ethnic discrimination" against athletes excluded from international sport. The IOC has advised..
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IOC suspends ROC for breach of charter

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Handoyo appointed coach of BAI’s national centre

Former All England champion Russian Ivan Sozonov will be the doubles coach, while Korea’s Park Tae-sang, who guided PV Sindhu to a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, will be the third foreign coach
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To play, or not to play, that is the question!

A year before the Paris Olympics, officials governing many of the sports on the 2024 program are still split on how to treat Russian athletes
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Olympics sports leaders meet, discuss Russian participation at Paris Games

Olympic sports bodies were meeting Wednesday amid ongoing uncertainty about if and how Russian athletes could return to their competitions ahead of the 2024 Paris Games
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No place for Russian shuttlers at Paris 2024 as Olympic qualifying kicks off

Badminton`s qualifying period for the Paris Olympics kicks off on May 1 and uses a calendar-year ranking
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Moscow says calls to ban Russian athletes from Olympics 'unacceptable'

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin said on Saturday that calls from ministers of more than 30 countries to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Olympics were unacceptable, TASS news..
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IOC gives green signal to Russian, Belarusian athletes for Paris Olympics

The International Olympic Committee`s (IOC) Executive Board has paved the way for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games, citing that "no athlete should be prevented from..
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Meet Ukraine athletes who have joined war to save homeland from Russian forces

Less than two weeks ago, Dmytro Pidruchnyi was competing at the Winter Olympics in Ukraine's national colors. Now he's wearing a military uniform and ballistic helmet.
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IOC withdraws Olympic Order from Vladimir Putin, other Russian officials

The IOC had awarded the Olympic Order - Gold to Putin in 2001, while Chernyshenko and Kozak were given the same honour in 2014, the year Russia hosted the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Sochi
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Russian invasion of Ukraine could come at any time: Blinken

Russia has sent more forces to its border with Ukraine and could launch an invasion at any time, including during the Winter Olympics, US secretary of state Antony Blinken said on Friday. He said..
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Beijing Winter Olympics: Russian athlete complains of inedible food, says 'my bones are sticking out, I cry every day'

Valeria Vasnetsova, a Russian biathlete, claims she was served the same inedible meal three times a day for five days in a row - and that it left her so emaciated that her 'bones (were) sticking out.'
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China's Xi hosts world leader banquet after two years of isolation

Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted a banquet on Saturday for heads of state and international organisations attending the Winter Olympics, part of a diplomatic blitz following nearly two years without..
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Beijing Olympics: Russian President Vladimir Putin expresses willingness to attend opening ceremony

Russian President Vladimir Putin`s remarks come as the United States and some other democratic countries such as Britain and Australia intend to implement a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Games..
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Tokyo Olympics: Ravi Kumar Dahiya wins silver after losing to Russia's Zavur Uguev

Russian wrestler defeated India's Ravi Kumar Dahiya 7-4 in the gold medal match in men's wrestling 57kg category in the Tokyo Olympics.
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Tokyo Olympics: Alexander Zverev ends Djokovic`s Golden Slam dream in semifinal

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With this win, Zverev will now face world No. 12 Karen Khachanov of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) in the gold-medal match
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Deepika Kumari seals last-eight berth, ousts former world champion Ksenia Perova

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Locked 5-5 after the regulation five-setter, the 27-year-old Indian delivered a perfect 10, hitting the bull`s eye, to topple the Russian, a team silver medallist at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Tokyo Olympics: Archer Deepika Kumari seals QF berth, ousts Ksenia Perova via shoot-off

Starting off the one-arrow shoot-off, the Russian crumbled under pressure as she misfired a seven while a composed Deepika Kumari sealed the issue 6-5 (10-7) without any fuss.
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Russian swimmer Ilya Borodin tests COVID-19 positive, out of Tokyo Olympics

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Meanwhile, American beach volleyball player Taylor Crabb is out of the Olympics after four positive COVID-19 tests
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