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IOC imposes 15-year ban on former Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait
The IOC has suspended former Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait for 15 years after his conviction for forgery was upheld on appeal this year at a Swiss criminal appeals court. His sanction for “a betrayal of his IOC Member’s oath,…
Sjoukje Dijkstra, the first Dutch athlete to win a gold medal at Winter Olympics, dies at 82
Sjoukje Dijkstra, the figure skater who in 1964 became the first Dutch athlete to win a Winter Olympics gold medal, has died at the age of 82. Dijkstra’s daughter, Katja Kossmayer Dijkstra, says in a Facebook post that her mother “passed…
Refugee Team for Paris Olympics has 36 athletes from 11 countries across 12 sports
The Refugee Team for the Paris Olympics will feature 36 athletes from 11 countries in 12 sports. International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach says the team was selected from more than 70 scholarships. Instead of competing under the…