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☆ BP appoints Murray Auchincloss as permanent CEO
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

BP CEO Murray Auchincloss speaks at the panel dicscussion during the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference held at ADNEC Exhibition Center on October 2, 2023. LONDON — Oil and gas major BP appointed Murray Auchincloss as permanent CEO, the company said Wednesday. The energy company said it carried out a search process to appoint the new company boss since September. "It's an honour to lead BP — this is a great company with great people. Our strategy — from international oil company to integrated energy company, or IOC to IEC — does not change.

Persons: Murray Auchincloss, Bernard Looney, Auchincloss, Murray, Helge Lund, I'm Organizations: Abu, Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition, ADNEC, BP, Amoco Canada, IEC Locations: Abu Dhabi

☆ Corona-maker AB InBev to have first beer sponsorship with the Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Micah Washington | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Anheuser-Busch InBev has scored a sponsorship for the upcoming Olympic Games, making it the first beer brand to ever sponsor the event. Corona Cero, one of AB InBev's non-alcoholic beers, contains less than 0.5% alcohol by volume, according to the company's website. It has a "characteristic as a category that is incredible, which is beer is local," Doukeris said. Disclosure: CNBC parent NBCUniversal owns NBC Sports and NBC Olympics. NBC Olympics is the U.S. broadcast rights holder to all Summer and Winter Games through 2032.

Persons: Corona, Doukeris, CNBC's Arabile Gumede, Dylan Mulvaney, Bud Organizations: Anheuser, Busch InBev, Games, Olympic Committee, IOC, Corona Cero, InBev's, InBev, Bud Light, Modelo Especial, U.S ., CNBC, NBCUniversal, NBC Sports, NBC Olympics, NBC Locations: Los Angeles, U.S

☆ India wants to host the Olympic Games in 2036. Is the country ready?
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-28 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Labourers work beside the Olympic signage at the entrance of a venue ahead of the upcoming 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Mumbai on OCtober 11, 2023. In October, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India plans to host the 2036 Games, reportedly saying it's the country's "age-old dream." Indonesia, Mexico, Turkey and Poland have also expressed their interest to host the Games in 2036. Reliance Industries, the country's largest private sector company, entered into a partnership with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) last year. In 2011, after the games concluded, the chairman of the of the Commonwealth Games organizing committee, Suresh Kalmadi, was arrested for corruption and financial malpractice.

Persons: Indranil MUKHERJEE, INDRANIL MUKHERJEE, Indranil Mukherjee, Narendra Modi, Nita Mukesh Ambani, CNBC's Tanvir Gill, Ambani, Thomas Bach, Suresh Kalmadi, David Carter, Carter Organizations: 141st International Olympic Committee, AFP, Getty, Afp, India, Business, Reliance Foundation, Reliance Industries, Indian Olympic Association, Olympic Games, CNBC TV18, Olympic, Commonwealth Games, Guardian, BBC, Cricket, University of Southern, CNBC Locations: Mumbai, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Turkey, Poland, Delhi, University of Southern California

☆ Russia wants to topple dollar dominance, but it isn't even able to deliver oil to India with alternative currencies
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-27 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

This delayed six cargoes of Sokol oil the IOC was supposed to receive from late November to December, Reuters reported, citing shipping data. It isn't immediately clear how much Sokol oil is stuck at sea due to the payment issue. AdvertisementIndia has emerged as a major buyer of Russian oil following swathes of Western sanctions against Moscow. This means that dollar trade with Russia is restricted — and this is important since the greenback is the international trade currency of choice. To be able to buy Russian oil, India insisted on settling trades in the rupee earlier this year.

Persons: —, Rosneft, It's Organizations: Service, Russian Sokol, Indian Oil Corp, Reuters, Business, United, UAE dirham, IOC, Business Insider, Sokol, Bloomberg, Moscow Locations: Moscow, Russian, United Arab Emirates, UAE, Sokol, India, Sri Lanka, Russia, Ukraine, China, Delhi, Beijing

TOKYO (AP) — The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics played out Tuesday in a Japanese courtroom — more than two years after the Games closed — with advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies facing criminal charges. Executives or management-level officials at each of the accused companies, and Tokyo Olympic organizing committee official Yasuo Mori, have been charged with violating anti-monopoly laws. Speaking in Tokyo district court, he said no bid process was ever decided upon or set up by the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee. Once the Olympics landed in Tokyo, Dentsu became the chief marketing arm of the Games and raised a record $3.3 billion in local sponsorship. Takahashi was a member of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee and wielded powerful influence over the Olympic business.

Persons: Koji Henmi, Yasuo Mori, Cerespo, Dentsu, Sebastian Coe, Thomas Bach, Genta Yoshino, Henmi, ” Yoshino, Yoshino, Yoshiro Mori, Toshiro Muto, Tsunekazu Takeda, Haruyuki Takahashi, Takahashi Organizations: TOKYO, Tokyo Olympics, Tokyo Olympic, Tokyu Agency, Olympic Committee, IOC, Bank of Japan, Tokyo, Japanese Olympic Committee, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Olympic, Aoki Holdings, Paris Locations: Tokyo, Dentsu, Switzerland, Japan, Sapporo, French, Salt Lake City, Osaka, paris

SEATTLE (AP) — The last centralized NHL Draft for the foreseeable future is going out with the glitz and bright lights of Vegas. Bettman said contracts still need to be finalized, but the league is excited about the possibilities for the draft. WORLD CUP COMINGThe league is targeting three major international events to work into the calendar over the next several years. Bettman called that the appetizer for the following years — first the Olympics in 2026 and then a full World Cup in 2028. He hopes by the time of the mini-tournament 16 months from now that plans will be in place for the World Cup.

Persons: Gary Bettman, Bettman, ” Bettman, —, it’s, they’re, I’m, ___ Organizations: SEATTLE, NHL, league’s, Governors, IIHF, IOC, WORLD CUP, Olympics, CAP, ARIZONA, Arizona Coyotes, Arizona State, Quebec City Locations: Vegas, Las Vegas, United States, Canada, Finland, Sweden, Milan, Phoenix, Arizona, Quebec, Atlanta, Houston, Salt Lake City

☆ 'No plan B' for Paris opening ceremony after knife attack - sports minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Olympic rings to celebrate the IOC official announcement that Paris won the 2024 Olympic bid are seen in front of the Eiffel Tower at the Trocadero square in Paris, France, September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDec 4 (Reuters) - There is no "plan B" for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games, the French sports minister said on Monday, after a man armed with a knife and hammer killed a German tourist and left two people wounded near the Eiffel Tower on Saturday. "We have no plan B, we have a plan in which there are several sub-plans with a certain number of adjustment variables," Amelie Oudea-Castera told France Inter radio. The attack occurred on the Quai de Grenelle - a spot also included in the plans for the opening ceremony. Reporting by Piotr Lipinski and Tassilo Hummel Editing by Bernadette BaumOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Christian Hartmann, Amelie Oudea, Castera, Jean, Francois Ricard, Pont, Tony Estanguet, Piotr Lipinski, Tassilo Hummel, Bernadette Baum Organizations: IOC, Paris, REUTERS, France Inter, Islamic, Games, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Islamic State, Grenelle, Chechen, Israel

One Russian banking source close to the Russian central bank said receiving revenue in a non-convertible currency with little value outside India was "pointless". They said, however, the problem remained of finding a viable alternative to the dollar, and that the problems affect buyers in Africa, China and Turkey which have become top buyers of Russian oil. The biggest issue, however, concerns India, which has been buying more than 60% of Russian seaborne oil, according to LSEG data and Reuters calculations. India's top refiner Indian Oil Corp (IOC.NS) is struggling to settle some payments, mainly for the purchase of Russia's light, sweet Sokol grade from the Sakhalin 1 project. From October, several UAE banks have tightened control over Russia-focused clients to ensure compliance with the price cap, according to five oil trading and bank sources.

Persons: Yang Mei Hu, Tatiana Meel, Ivan Nosov, Sokol, YUAN, Barbara Lewis Organizations: COSCO Shipping, REUTERS, U.S ., UAE, Reuters, Indian Oil Corp, Sokol, IOC, UAE dirhams, Thomson Locations: Nakhodka, Russia, Ukraine Russian, MOSCOW, DELHI, Ukraine, India, Russian, Hong, Africa, China, Turkey, Washington, Moscow, United States, Russia's, Sakhalin, UAE

☆ Switzerland to bid for 2030 or 2034 Winter Games
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] A view shows the Olympic Rings in front of the Olympic House, headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), during the executive board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsGENEVA, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Switzerland on Friday announced it would bid for either the 2030 or 2034 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, which would be the third time the Alpine country has hosted the event. Japan's northern city of Sapporo last month dropped its bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics and said it would consider hosting the Games in 2034 or in subsequent years. According to studies by the IOC's future host commission for Winter Games, only 10 nations would be able to host the snow sports of the Olympic Winter and Paralympic Games by 2040. Switzerland - which hosted the Winter Olympic Games in St. Moritz in 1928 and 1948 - has struggled in recent years to get its population behind its Olympic bids.

Persons: Denis Balibouse, Jurg Stahl, Urs Lehmann, Moritz, Gabrielle Tétrault, Farber, Noele, Toby Davis Organizations: Rings, Olympic House, International Olympic Committee, REUTERS, Rights, Paralympic Games, Swiss Olympic Association, Olympic, IOC, Swiss, Swiss Ski Association, Games, Winter Games, Swiss Olympic, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Thomson Locations: Lausanne, Switzerland, Salt Lake City, United States, Sweden, France, Japan's, Sapporo, St, Milan

☆ Terrorism, cyber attacks main Paris 2024 threats as security plan finalised
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Julien Pretot | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"For the opening ceremony, there is a specific protocol with the state and the Paris City Hall. We're confident that we're on track, that we will reach our goals," Paris 2024 Security director Bruno Le Ray told reporters on Thursday. "The first risk is the terrorist risk. We've integrated it, unfortunately, in all security plans," said Thomas Collomb, security executive director for Paris 2024. We will be talking about it (the Paris opening ceremony) for decades," she added.

Persons: Christian Hartmann, Bruno Le Ray, Thomas Collomb, Le Ray, Brittany Jacobs, Jacobs, Julien Pretot, Ken Ferris Organizations: IOC, Paris, REUTERS, Rights, Olympics, Paris City Hall, Games, France's, American Public University System, Reuters, Atlanta Olympic, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Azerbaijan, Europe, Atlanta

The logo of Oil and Natural Gas Corp's (ONGC) is pictured along a roadside in Ahmedabad, India, September 6, 2016. The comments come after India's finance minister announced a plan this year to provide equity of 300 billion rupees ($3.6 billion) to help the big state oil refiners move towards cleaner energy. Based on rights issues previously announced by two other state refiners, an ONGC issue could amount to about 155 billion Indian rupees ($1.86 billion), Reuters calculations show. ONGC, HPCL and the oil and finance ministries did not immediately respond to requests for comment. India's other big state refiners, Indian Oil Corp (IOC.NS) and Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL.NS) have announced plans to launch rights issues of 220 billion and 180 billion rupees, respectively.

Persons: Amit Dave, ONGC, Nidhi Verma, Tony Munroe, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: Gas, REUTERS, Natural Gas Corp, Hindustan Petroleum Corp, Indian Oil Corp, Bharat Petroleum Corp, IOC, Thomson Locations: Ahmedabad, India, DELHI, New Delhi, HPCL, ONGC, BPCL

CNN —After more than three years of going missing from world soccer, North Korean striker Han Kwang Song has reappeared, playing for his country in two recent World Cup qualifiers and scoring in the 6-1 win over Myanmar on Tuesday. Attempting to qualify for the World Cup for a third time, North Korea lost 1-0. The North Korea football federation, the Asian Football Confederation and world soccer governing body FIFA didn’t respond to CNN’s request for comment on Han’s return to international football. The return of the North Korean wunderkind has surprised soccer pundits and fans, who worried about his safety and promising career being cut short. The Covid-19 pandemic led to North Korea fully sealing its borders, making it impossible for Han and fellow repatriated North Korean nationals to return home.

Persons: Han Kwang, Han, Duhail, –, Korean wunderkind, Max Canzi, ” Canzi, Han’s, Nicholas Pennington, Kwang, Choe, Pölten, Alberto Mier, Qatar’s, ”, Kim Jong, Kim, Tullio M Organizations: CNN, North, Myanmar, North Korean, Qatar, Al, Asian Football Confederation, FIFA, Korean, Serie, CNN Sport, Syria, Cagliari, Austria’s SKN, Italy’s, UN, Juventus, United Nations Security Council, Qatar Stars, Qatar Stars League, UNSC, Qatar Airways, Perugia, Getty, Tokyo, Beijing Winter Games, International Olympic Committee Locations: North Korean, Syria, Saudi Arabian, Jeddah, North Korea, Yangon, Rome, Qatar, Korean, Pyongyang, Myanmar, Austria’s SKN St, Arezzo, Qatari, Korea, Ahli, Doha, Puglia, Beijing, Asia

All three Aframax-sized tankers discharged Russian Sokol crude in India in September while two of them made the trip in October, the data showed. One trader also said India may seek supply from the Mediterranean and North Sea to replace Russian Sokol. A spike in global prices led to Russian oil being sold at above the price caps imposed by western nations of $60 a barrel. The three vessels last year obtained safety certification from the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), according to its website. Sokol crude is produced at the Sakhalin-1 project, managed by a Rosneft subsidiary after the exit of ExxonMobil (XOM.N).

Persons: Dado Ruvic, IRClass, Sokol, India's ONGC Videsh, Florence Tan, Muyu Xu, Nidhi Verma, Jacqueline Wong, Raju Gopalakrishnan, Sharon Singleton Organizations: REUTERS, Sokol, Washington, Indian Oil Corp, Liberian, Ligovsky, Treasury Department, Russian Sokol, IOC, Indian Register of Shipping, Oil Tanker, Sun Ship, American Bureau of Shipping, ExxonMobil, Natural Gas Corp, Sakhalin Oil, Gas Development, Thomson Locations: SINGAPORE, DELHI, LSEG, U.S, Washington, Moscow, Ukraine, Kazan, India, North, Gujarat, Dubai, London, Sakhalin, Singapore, New Delhi

☆ French report flags Azeri-linked disinformation campaign targeting 2024 Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

According to the report seen by Reuters and other media, the campaign ran from July 26-27 on an account of an Azerbaijani individual on social media X, formerly Twitter, with links to the Azeri presidential party. However, Viginum said it had not been able to link the campaign directly to the Azerbaijani authorities. Ties between Paris and Baku have been strained in recent months and have worsened since Baku took control of the Nagorno-Karabah region. A French diplomatic source said Paris had asked Baku for clarifications on the disinformation campaign. It would also be discussing the matter with X, formerly Twitter, in the coming days, the source said.

Persons: Benoit Tessier, Viginum, Paris, John Irish, Tassilo Hummel, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: IOC, Paris, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Vigilance, Protection, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Azerbaijan, Baku, Karabah, Armenia, Nagorno, Karabakh

☆ Obstacle racing the way forward for modern pentathlon, says world champion
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Shrivathsa Sridhar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Elena Micheli is "heartbroken" that horse riding will not be part of modern pentathlon beyond next year's Paris Olympics but the world champion told Reuters that obstacle racing was the way forward for the sport. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) dropped the sport from its initial list for the 2028 Los Angeles Games but approved its inclusion last month after global governing body UIPM replaced horse riding with obstacle racing. "The idea that Paris will be the last edition with horse riding breaks my heart," Italian Micheli, the 2022 and 2023 individual world champion, told Reuters via email. "Obstacle racing has obviously been a useful substitution in economical, entertainment and timing terms, even if they're two different worlds. "Modern pentathlon has always been a sport of arrangements and changes," Micheli added.

Persons: Elena Micheli, UIPM, Pierre de Coubertin, Joe Choong, Micheli, Yasser Hefny, Hefny, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Reuters, Tokyo Games, Olympic Committee, Los Angeles Games, Games, Thomson Locations: BENGALURU, France, Paris, Bengaluru

☆ Kamila Valieva: Doping case involving Russian figure skater resumes
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The doping case involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva is taking place at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over the next two days, the latest chapter in a saga which has rumbled on since last year’s Winter Olympics. Following the figure skating team event at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, it emerged that the then-15-year-old Valieva had tested positive for trimetazidine, a heart medication which can boost endurance. In December 2022, a Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) commission said that Valieva bore no “fault of negligence” for the transgression. RUSADA has changed its stance and is now seeking a punishment that “may include or be limited to a reprimand” for Valieva, CAS announced in February. The fact that athletes from the figure skating team event at the Winter Olympics have still not been awarded their medals has been the subject of controversy.

Persons: Kamila Valieva, Valieva, ”, RUSADA, Christine Brennan, Vincent Zhou, ” Zhou, CNN Sport’s Don Riddell, Matthieu Reeb Organizations: CNN, Sport, Russian Olympic Committee, Doping Agency, International Olympic Committee, International Skating Union, ISU, Valieva, CNN Sport Locations: Beijing, USA, Japan, Russian, Lausanne, Switzerland

☆ Russian figure skater Valieva's doping case resumes
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Lausanne-based court began hearing her case in September but adjourned the proceedings after a panel of arbitrators asked for further documentation. Valieva tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine, designed to prevent angina, at the Russian national championships in December 2021 when she was 15. Her team has said the positive test could have been due to a mix-up with her grandfather's heart medication. The Russian anti-doping agency (RUSADA) disciplinary commission found that Valieva had committed a violation for which she bore "no fault or negligence". WADA is seeking a four-year ban that would include voiding Valieva's results from the Beijing Games, effectively denying ROC their team event gold medal.

Persons: Kamila Valieva, Valieva, Vincent Zhou, RUSADA, WADA, voiding, Gabrielle Tétrault, Farber, Nick Macfie Organizations: Sport, Beijing, Russian, Russian Olympic Committee, Olympics, Olympic Committee, U.S, Doping Agency, International Skating Union, ISU, Beijing Games, ROC, Thomson Locations: GENEVA, Lausanne, Russian

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Russian Olympic Committee has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sports against a suspension by the IOC last month for incorporating Ukrainian sports councils. A hearing is likely to be held in Lausanne, Switzerland, which is home to the court and the International Olympic Committee. The legal dispute should have no effect on Russian athletes preparing to qualify for, and compete at, the Paris Olympics next year. The latest Russia-IOC dispute was provoked by the Russian Olympic body incorporating the sports councils in four regions in occupied eastern Ukraine as its own members. ___AP coverage of the Paris Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/2024-paris-olympic-games

Organizations: Russian Olympic, Sports, IOC, International Olympic Committee, Paris Olympics, ROC, Olympic, Paris Locations: LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Lausanne, Paris, Russia, Russian, Ukraine, ”, ROC, Crimea, paris

☆ CAS registers Russian appeal against Olympic membership suspension
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach gestures as he speaks during a news conference, ahead of the 141st IOC Session, in Mumbai, India, October 13, 2023. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 6 (Reuters) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has registered an appeal filed by the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) against the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to suspend its membership, the independent judicial body said on Monday. The challenge arose over the IOC's suspension of the ROC following the ROC decision to include as its members some regional sports organisations which are under the authority of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ukraine. "The CAS arbitration proceedings have commenced. The Russian Olympic Committee was banned with immediate effect on Oct. 12 for recognising regional organisations from four territories annexed from Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee said.

Persons: Thomas Bach, Niharika Kulkarni, Vladamir Putin, Putin, Trevor Stynes, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Olympic Committee, 141st IOC, REUTERS, Sport, Russian Olympic Committee, International Olympic Committee, National Olympic Committee, IOC, Olympic, Sports, Russian Olympic, Sporting Power, Swiss, Thomson Locations: Mumbai, India, ROC, Ukraine, Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Russia, Perm

☆ REVIEW Games-Pan Am Games come to predictable end but face uncertain future
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

As the Games flame was extinguished and fireworks boomed Santiago handed the baton to Barranquilla, Colombia, who will host the next Pan Ams in 2027. Colombia will stage the 2027 Games but so far no country has expressed interest in bidding for 2031. Chile finished with a best ever total of 79 medals but just 12 were gold, one short of what was taken in Lima. The Games had looked ready to end on a golden high for soccer mad Chile with both the men's and women's teams playing in the championship matches. Brazil, the only other country to pass 200 total medals, finished on 205 with 66 gold followed by Mexico (52/142) and Canada (46/164).

Persons: Ivan Alvarado, Rights SANTIAGO, Pan, Jaime Pumarejo, Gabriel Boric, Thomas Bach, Santiago, Santiago Adolfo Ford, Steve Keating, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: Fiu, Pan, Rights, Pan American Games, Parque, Santiago, Pan Ams, ” Barranquilla, Olympic Committee, Olympic Games, Games, Pan Am Sports Organisation, Aires, Brazil, Pan Am Games, Thomson Locations: Cerrillos, Santiago, Chile, United States, Barranquilla, Colombia, El, Lima, Mexico, U.S, Brazil, Canada, Argentina, Cuba

☆ IOC's ban on Russia cannot be compared with Israel situation
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Karolos Grohmann | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach gestures while speaking during the second day of the 141st IOC session in Mumbai, India, October 16, 2023. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBERLIN, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Russia's attempt to compare the country's Olympic Committee suspension with the situation of Israeli athletes following the start of the conflict between Israel and Hamas was out of place, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday. The IOC did not ban the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) until last month after it recognised regional organisations from four territories annexed from Ukraine. The IOC said on Oct. 12 the ROC would be banned with immediate effect after it recognised Olympic Councils from the regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. "Once again we see an example of the bias and failure of the International Olympic Committee, which time after time proves its political bias."

Persons: Thomas Bach, Niharika Kulkarni, Sergei Lavrov, Lavrov, Karolos Grohmann, Gabrielle Tetrault, Farber, Ed Osmond Organizations: Olympic Committee, 141st IOC, REUTERS, Rights, International Olympic, Russian, IOC, Olympics, Olympic, Winter Games, Russian Olympic Committee, National Olympic Committee of, International Olympic Committee, Paris Olympics, Thomson Locations: Mumbai, India, Israel, Ukraine, Russian, Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, National Olympic Committee of Ukraine, United States, Paris

☆ Esports joins Pan Am Games, but medals won't count
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

But any medals won will not be added to their country's official total as they were at the recent Asian Games where esports had full medal status and was one of the most popular events drawing huge enthusiastic crowds. Like the Asian Games the Pan Am competition will be closely watched by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as Esports makes a push for a spot on the Olympic programme. While esports is making its Pan Am Games debut, gamers have been part of many other multi-sport competitions, including the Commonwealth and the European Games. One reason esports medals are not being counted at the Pan Am Games is that gamers are not subject to doping controls like every other athlete in Santiago. Authorities in Hangzhou ploughed $627 million into building a new esports venue while the Pan Am Games competition will be staged in a tent in a grassy corner of the Games fan zone.

Persons: SANTIAGO, Esports, esports, Paul Foster, Foster, Steve Keating, Toby Davis Organizations: Pan American, Asian, International Olympic Committee, Pan Am, Commonwealth, European, IOC, Global Esports Federation, Doping Agency, Esports, Ams, Pan Am Games, Thomson Locations: Sunday's, esport, Santiago ., Hangzhou, Santiago

☆ A doping free-for-all Enhanced Games calls itself the answer to doping in sports. Opponents say it poses a danger to health
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Molly Stazicker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +23 min

The Enhanced Games is the brainchild of businessman Aron D’Souza. Aron D'Souza is the founder of the Enhanced Games. But that isn’t the only potential legal jeopardy the Enhanced Games faces, according to American lawyer Jim Walden, who represents Russian whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov. “If you look at the Enhanced Games website, it’s almost as though they’re advertising their disregard of the law,” Walden told CNN Sport. If it goes ahead as planned in December 2024, D’Souza insists that the Enhanced Games will unlock the potential of humanity.

Persons: Dr, Grigory Rodchenkov, –, Rodchenkov, Oscar, Aron D’Souza, ”, D’Souza, “, Raphael Faiss, Faiss, WADA, they’re, Aron D'Souza, ” WADA, Travis Tygart, Jim Walden, ” Walden, Alex Wong, ” Rodchenkov, USADA’s Tygart, ” D’Souza, he’d, “ They’re, Ben Johnson, Johnson, Mike Powell, Pierre de Coubertin –, Ben Johnson –, Eugene, Simona Halep, – Faiss, CNN Roxadustat, Michele Verroken, ” Verroken, Verroken, Hamish Coffey, ’, Brett Fraser, ” Fraser, “ I’ve, I’ll, Jess Ennis, Hill, CNN D’Souza, Trevor Painter, ” Painter, John William Devine, ” Devine, don’t, Martial Saugy Organizations: CNN, Olympics, ”, Testing Agency, ITA, International Olympic Committee, Olympic Games, IOC, CNN Sport, Netflix, Doping Agency, Research, University of Lausanne, United, United States Anti, US Drug Enforcement Administration, FBI, Sports, Gaming Initiative, “, Games, Seoul, London Games, Bettmann, Athletics Integrity Unit, National Institutes of Health, Sporting Integrity, Australian Olympic, Olympic, United States Patent, Sciences, Swansea University Locations: Paris, United States, Seoul, South Korea, Eugene , Oregon, Cayman Islands, Tokyo, Wales

☆ Pan Am Games triggers dreamy talk of Chile Olympics bid
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"All the lights are green for an excellent Pan American Games in Santiago 2023," said Bach. "And among them could be the Olympic Games or other events of this nature." Brazil parlayed the 2007 Rio de Janeiro Pan Am Games into a successful bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics and Bubka seemed to indicate Chile and Santiago could do the same. "I think these Pan American Games are a really big step for future goals," Bubka told reporters. UNDER CONSTRUCTIONWhile Olympic talk is flattering it is premature with Santiago yet to prove it can successfully deliver a Pan American Games that in some places still appear under construction.

Persons: Dylan Martinez, Sergey Bubka, Thomas Bach's, Bach, Bubka, Eric Myles, Myles, Steve Keating, Ken Ferris Organizations: Estadio Nacional, Pan, Rights, Pan American, Olympic Committee, Games, Olympic Games, de Janeiro Pan Am, Olympic, Argentina, South, Pan American Games, Parque Estadio Nacional, Canadian Olympic Committee, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Santiago, Chile, Chilean, Brazil, de Janeiro, Uruguay, Paraguay, Spain, Portugal, Morocco

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Olympic Committee dismissed on Friday claims by Russian President Vladimir Putin of “ethnic discrimination” against athletes who are excluded from international sport. The IOC has advised sports bodies this year to vet Russian athletes for returning to compete as neutral individuals without a national identity ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics while continuing to exclude teams. “We firmly reject the accusations being made that these measures are an ‘ethnic discrimination,'” the IOC said in a statement one day after Putin’s speech. The IOC said Friday the “strict conditions” it has defined for evaluating “individual neutral athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport” comply with the charter. ___AP coverage of the Paris Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/2024-paris-olympic-games

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Putin, ”, “, Thomas Bach Organizations: Olympic, IOC, Beijing Winter, United Nations, Paris, Games, Russian NOC Locations: LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Russian, Belarusian, Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Paris, paris

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