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The IOC reported that the decision to be taken in October is delayed and there is no specific date for the final program to be known. Nine sports are looking for their place in Los Angeles. “I can't hide it, I'm a big cricket fan, it would make sense for it to be Olympic,” Bach said.

The Swimming Federation was one of those that still maintained the sanction for athletes from both countries for the invasion of Ukraine and decided to modify its position after “extensive consultations and deliberations”.

They were authorized to compete by decision of the Olympic Council of Asia, but the last word was pronounced by the highest body three weeks before the start. "It was not feasible for technical reasons," they argued. Another strong signal towards Paris 2024.

The IOC announced that 10 other athletes who fled their countries will receive a scholarship to support their training and there are already 63 athletes who will try to be part of the Olympic Refugee Team in the next Games.

The absence of Russians and Belarusians in Budapest 2023 was not the first such episode in the history of sports. Then and now, fans voted in favor of the show.

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal assured that “Ukraine is determined” not to be present at the Olympic Games if Russia and Belarus go, and said: “A powerful international coalition for fair sports has been formed, which includes 35 states.”

The new Federation, which emerged in the midst of the conflict between the IOC and the IBA with the intention of keeping the sport on the Olympic program in Los Angeles 2028, officially announced its first six members and will elect its authorities in November.

There are no neutrals in the CIS multi-sport Games; all athletes represent their country, can take part in team events and win medals. Lukashenko, president of Belarus, described the sanctions as a “sign of weakness and fear” and spoke of “true Olympic ideals”.

Before because of doping. Now because of the war. Sports federations take different attitudes towards Russian and Belarusian athletes. Which shows that there is no ideal solution

On July 26, one year before the Olympic Games, the IOC will carry out the protocol ceremony of inviting each National Committee to participate in Paris 2024. It will not do so with Russia or Belarus. “If for that we have to renounce the homeland and betray it, it's not in our interest,” they replied.

The IOC defined as “a historic milestone” and “a remarkable celebration of inclusion and diversity” the event that took place in Singapore and brought together the best players in the world in the finals of the Olympic eSports Series.

The Olympic Village of Barcelona 92 represented a before and after in the relationship between the city and the sea. The next Games Village, still under development, may now be left in the hands of the neighbors.

The International Boxing Association ceased to belong to the Olympic movement in a historic decision taken by the International Olympic Committee which, in addition to confirming it in Paris, gave the go-ahead for the sport to continue on the program in Los Angeles 2028. “We have an extremely serious problem with the IBA,” said Thomas Bach.

Sweden confirmed that it is going for a rematch after the defeat in Milano-Cortina 2026 and Switzerland is also considering running while doubts grow in relation to those that were favorites: Sapporo, Salt Lake City and Vancouver. What will be the sixth?

The search is linked to two “preliminary investigations” into embezzlement of public funds and favoritism.

The International Olympic Committee condemned the demonstrations carried out by the Russian Umar Kremlev against members of the IOC, during the Continental Forum of the American Boxing Confederation held in Brasilia.

Sablist Valeria Kobzeva was eliminated from the list of participants for the next European Championship for not meeting the requirements to compete as a neutral athlete. Ukraine complained about several of their interactions on Instagram.