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Paris, Aug 10 (AP) IOC president Thomas Bach plans to leave office next year, telling the membership Saturday that the Olympics will be “best served with a..
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Thomas Bach said a 100gm overweight may not sound much to a layman but asked would such a relaxation would apply to a track event where results are sometimes decided by one thousandth of a second.
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The IOC has been looking into Esports for several years and has formed a dedicated commission to look at opportunities.
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Los Angeles Olympics: Baseball/softball, cricket, and lacrosse makes a comeback at the LA Olympic Games, while flag football and squash will make their Olympic debut.
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Luis Mejia Oviedo, the president of the Dominican Republic Olympic Committee, hailed Bach's speech during Saturday's opening ceremony when he announced plans to look at creating an eSports Games.
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Numerous International Olympic Committee members urged on Sunday for President Thomas Bach to extend his tenure beyond his second term, continuing into a third term.
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"This is a dream of 140 crore Indians. We want to fulfil this dream with your support. We are willing to host the 2029 Youth Olympics. I am sure India will get constant support from IOC," PM Modi said.
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"At the latest by the time of the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028, you will need far fewer people to produce and broadcast much higher quality content," Bach added.
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IOC president Thomas Bach said athletes with Russian passports would be invited as neutrals but not the NOC of Russia.
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Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, IOC President Thomas Bach said that bids to include baseball/softball, cricket, flag football, lacrosse, and squash at the Olympics in 2028 had been submitted.
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The new cooperation was agreed upon by IOC President Thomas Bach and Reliance Foundation's Founder Chairperson Nita Ambani, during their visit to the Reliance Foundation Young Champs (RFYC) football academy in Mumbai.
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Nita Ambani, who is the Chairperson of the Reliance Foundation and a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), along with her husband Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries Limited, hosted IOC President Thomas Bach at their residence ahead of the 141st IOC Session to be held between in Mumbai between October 15-17
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Bach has consolidated control inside the organization to such an extent that he has become, in the eyes of many allies and critics alike, the most influential president in the history of the Olympics.
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The IOC president said hosting the Olympics, already postponed by a year in 2020 due to the unprecedented health crisis, will send a strong message that there is still "light at the end of the tunnel."
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In March, the IOC and Japanese government took the unprecedented decision to delay the Games, which had been due to start in July, for a year due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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Bach has said that he would make the visit on the North's invitation as part of an agreement between the IOC and both North and South Korea.
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South Korean organisers of the Pyeongchang Olympics are pushing for the North to compete as they hope to portray the event as a symbol of peace on the flashpoint peninsula.
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Pyeongchang is 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the border with North Korea, which has stoked anxiety with a recent nuclear test and a string of missile launches.
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From an ignominious Olympic exit to a Games return in less than eight months, wrestling can complete a remarkable turnaround when the International Olympic Committee next month votes in one new sport for the 2020 Games.
