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Sebastien Coe elected IAAF President

Lord Sebastien Coe has been voted in as the new President of world athletics’ governing body IAAF replacing Senegalese Lamine Diack, who has been in

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Rio's polluted waters will be safe - IOC

Organizers for next year’s Olympics have played down concerns over athletes’ safety in Rio’s polluted waterways for next year’s Games.

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Designer for Tokyo's 2020 Olympic Games logo denies plagiarism

The Japanese artist responsible for Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic logo design, Kenjiro Sano, has rubbished claims that he plagiarized a Belgian theatre

Brazil

Rio police 'trigger happy' says Amnesty as Olympics loom

Amnesty International claim that Brazil’s military police have been responsible for the deaths of over 1,000 people in Rio de Janeiro between 2010

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Malaysia

'Ultimate Frisbee' scores Olympic accreditation

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Beijing selected as 2022 Winter Olympics host

China

Beijing to host 2022 Winter Olympics

The host city of the 2022 winter Olympics has been announced. Beijing was awarded the games just seven years after hosting the summer Olympics in

Sport

IOC set to vote between Beijing or Almaty to host 2022 Winter Olympics

The International Olympic Committee on Friday will decide who will host the 2022 Winter Games at the 128th IOC session in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The

USA

IOC blasts Boston for breaking Olympic bid promises

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European Youth Olympic Festival - day three

Georgia’s Robinzon Beglarishvili thrilled the partizan crowd on Wednesday when he won the – 60kg judo title at the European Youth Olympic Festival in

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Boston Olympic bid withdrawal top priority at IOC Session

Germany

Jewish athletes gather in Berlin for Maccabi Games

14th European Maccabi Games - a major Jewish sporting event - are being staged in Germany for the first time on the site of the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Sport

2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival begins

Competition at the 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Tbilisi got underway on Monday. The city’s brand new Athletics Stadium greeted the

Sport

Boston ends bid for 2024 Olympic Games

Boston has withdrawn its bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. The city and the U.S. Olympic Committee severed ties following a low level of support

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Beijing and Almaty await 2022 Winter Olympic decision

The International Olympic committee will decide the host city for the 2022 Winter Olympics on Friday in Kuala Lumpur. The IOC members will choose

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Tbilisi hosts European Youth Olympic Festival

Japan

Tokyo 2020 unveils Olympic and Paralympic emblems

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Europe's young Olympic hopefuls compete in Tbilisi

The Olympic flame in the centre of the Georgian capital Tbilisi welcomes young athletes from all over Europe to compete in the European Youth Olympic

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Tom Daley "can't wait" to compete at Rio 2016

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Athletes' village for 2016 Games close to completion

With just over one year to go before the 2016 Rio Olympics, the athletes’ village is 85 percent complete – according to the company building it