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Photos: Beijing Olympics close, ending world's 2nd pandemic Games

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach gives a speech during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Beijing National Stadium on February 20, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)BEIJING (AP) - "We welcome China as a winter sport country," Bach said, closing the Games. He called their organization "extraordinary" and.

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US skaters appeal denied to get Olympic medals in Kamila Valieva drug test event

Kamila Valieva of ROC reacts to her score after the Women Single Skating Free Skating on day thirteen of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 17, 2022 in Beijing, China. ((Photo by Nikolay Muratkin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images))ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) - Arbitrators have rejected a last-ditch request by American figure skaters to have their silver medals awarded before the end of the Olympics.The Court of Arbitration for Sport said early Sunday in Beijing that it dismissed the appeal by the nine skaters, who finished second in the team event that was marred by a doping positive by 15-year-old Russian Kamila Valieva.It did not elaborate on its decision, and said it would release details in upcoming days.RELATED: 'I hate this sport!': Winter Olympics figure skating brings rage, teen tears and collapseIn an earlier decision, CAS had allowed Valieva to compete in the women's event after her doping positive went public following the Russians' victory in the team event.

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'I hate this sport!': Winter Olympics figure skating brings rage, teen tears and collapse

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 17: Kamila Valieva of Russia reacts to her score with coach Eteri Tutberidze (L) and Daniil Gleikhengauz (R) at 'Kiss and Cry' during the Women Single Skating Free Skating on day thirteen of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic G BEIJING - The gold medalist said she felt empty. The silver medalist pledged never to skate again.

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Peng Shuai: IOC says it held 2nd video call with tennis player

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The International Olympic Committee said it held a second video call with Peng Shuai but again didn't release any video or transcript nor make any reference to the tennis player's sexual assault allegation against a former Chinese government official.The Grand Slam doubles champion and three-time Olympian dropped out of public view after making her accusation, prompting the women’s professional tennis tour to suspend its tournaments in China.As Beijing finishes preparations to host the Winter Olympics beginning Feb.

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Call between IOC, Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai raises more questions

the IOC said Peng spoke to its president, Thomas Bach, and other officials in a 30-minute video call from Beijing. According to the organization's statement, she reassured them that she was well and thanked them for their concern — while asking for privacy.The IOC posted a photo that shows Bach facing a screen on which Peng appears but did not release video of the call.

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Belarusian sprinter case “deplorable,” IOC president says as officials expelled from Olympics

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach called Belarus sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya’s case “deplorable” on Friday and said the disciplinary commission would continue. Two Belarus officials including Tsimanouskaya’s coach who cut short her Tokyo Games have had their accreditation revoked and were removed from the athletes village, the IOC said on Friday.

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IOC's Thomas Bach cancels Japan trip because of virus cases

TOKYO – IOC President Thomas Bach has canceled a trip to Japan because of surging cases of COVID-19 in the country, the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee said Monday in a statement.

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Tokyo Olympic head says Bach visit to Japan could be 'tough'

TOKYO – The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee said Friday that a visit to Japan this month by IOC President Thomas Bach seemed unlikely with a state of emergency order being extended by the government to Tokyo and other areas until May 31.

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Anti-Olympic petition gains tens of thousands of signatures

TOKYO – An online petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled has gained ten of thousands of signatures since being launched in Japan just days ago.

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Tokyo under 'emergency orders' with Olympics 3 months away

TOKYO – Only three months before the postponed Olympics are set to open, Tokyo and Japan's second largest metropolitan area of Osaka have been placed under emergency orders aimed at stemming surging cases of the coronavirus.

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Olympic host Japan will not take part in China vaccine offer

TOKYO – Japan will not take part in China's offer — accepted by the International Olympic Committee — to provide vaccines for “participants" in the postponed Tokyo Games and next year's Beijing Winter Games.

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IOC and China make vaccine deal for Tokyo, Beijing Olympians

GENEVA – The International Olympic Committee and China have teamed up to offer vaccines to athletes and teams preparing for the upcoming games in both Tokyo and Beijing.

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Tokyo Games will be ‘manifestation of peace, solidarity and resilience’: IOC

The Tokyo Olympics will go ahead safely from mid-July, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Wednesday, as the postponed Games’ organizers race to overcome the challenges presented by hosting the event during a pandemic.

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Thomas Bach re-elected as IOC president until 2025

GENEVA – Thomas Bach was re-elected as president of the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday for a final four-year term with his immediate focus on this year’s delayed Tokyo Games.

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Australian bid put on IOC fast track to host 2032 Olympics

GENEVA – The Australian state of Queensland became the strong favorite to host the 2032 Olympics after the IOC gave it the status of its preferred bidder on Wednesday.

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Tokyo Olympic organizers reiterate 'we will hold the games'

TOKYO – The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee had a simple message Tuesday for fellow members of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

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Fans or no fans? Tokyo Olympic organizers still mum

TOKYO – One of the biggest unanswered questions about the Tokyo Olympics deals with fans.

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IOC backing Tokyo Olympics despite pandemic

The Tokyo Olympics is top of the agenda when the International Olympic Committee's executive board meeting started yesterday.

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2021 Tokyo Olympics remains of track, logistics for public health measures still needed says IOC president

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Wednesday said the 2021 Tokyo Olympics will still be taking place this summer after being postponed from 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic – but he said it’s still a matter of “how” they will be taking place in regards to minding public health measures.

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'I've never heard such a thing': Tokyo officials deny reports that Olympics will be canceled

TOKYO (AP) - IOC President Thomas Bach and local organizers are pushing back against reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be canceled.Now set to open July 23, the Tokyo Games were postponed 10 months ago at the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, and now the event appears threatened again.The Times of London, citing unidentified government sources, reported that the games will have to be canceled. It quoted an unidentified senior member of the ruling government coalition."No one wants to be the first to say so but the consensus is that it’s too difficult," the source said.

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Amid cancellation talk, Tokyo Olympics `focused on hosting'

TOKYO – IOC President Thomas Bach and local organizers are pushing back against reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be canceled.Now set to open July 23, the Tokyo Games were postponed 10 months ago at the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, and now the event appears threatened again.The Times of London, citing unidentified government sources, reported that the games will have to be canceled. It quoted an unidentified senior member of the ruling government coalition.“No one wants to be the first to say so but the consensus is that it’s too difficult,” the source said.

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2020 sports quiz: Brady to Bundesliga, Big Ten to Brooklyn

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IOC accused of ignoring human rights for 2022 Beijing Games

sent an open letter to IOC President Thomas Bach and IOC member Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., who oversees preparations for the Beijing Games. Obtained by The Associated Press, the letter says the IOC has “turned a blind eye to the widespread and systematic human rights violations being committed by the Chinese authorities.” Rights advocates are asking to see evidence — which the IOC says it has received — that China will abide by human rights commitments that it made when it was awarded the games in 2015.

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Tokyo governor: Japan can host Olympics despite virus spike

TOKYO – Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike remains firm about being able to safely hold the Olympics next year despite growing concerns about Japan's recent resurgence of COVID-19 infections.Japan has experienced an uptick of the infections this month with a nationwide daily total exceeding 2,000 as the government tries to balance preventive measures and business activity without further hurting the pandemic-hit economy.“As the host city, I'm determined to achieve the games whatever it takes," Koike told a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.Her comment comes a week after International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach's visit to Tokyo, where he held a series of talks with Japanese Olympic officials, including Koike, to showcase their

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Tokyo Olympics: Q&A on vaccines, fans, qualifying, and costs

TOKYO – We're at the halfway point. The Tokyo Olympics were postponed eight months ago, and now are to open in eight months: July 23, 2021.

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Tokyo sees record number of new cases amid nationwide spike

TOKYO – Authorities in Tokyo announced nearly 500 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday, the biggest daily increase in the Japanese capital since the pandemic began, amid a nationwide spike in infections and as the country discusses with Olympic officials how to safely host next summer’s games.The Tokyo metropolitan government said there were 493 new cases, surpassing the city's previous high of 472 recorded on Aug.

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Bach says Tokyo Olympic "participants" may need vaccinations

TOKYO – Olympic participants and fans arriving for next year's postponed Tokyo Olympics are likely to face requirements to be vaccinated to protect the Japanese public, IOC President Thomas Bach said Monday after meeting with new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.It was Bach's first meeting with Suga and his first trip to Japan since the Olympics were postponed almost eight months ago. “In order to protect the Japanese people and out of respect for the Japanese people, the IOC will undertake great effort so that as many (people) as possible — Olympic participants and visitors will arrive here (with a) vaccine if by then a vaccine is available,” Bach said.

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Bach comes to Tokyo as cheerleader for next year's Olympics

TOKYO – The IOC and Tokyo Olympic organizers have been shouting the message for months now, that despite the continuing pandemic, the Games will open on July 23, 2021.The volume will be turned up louder on Monday and Tuesday. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will be in Tokyo making the rounds, shaking hands and posing for photos in his first visit since the Olympics were postponed 7 1/2 months ago.Bach will make his point to supportive politicians, and to a skeptical public distracted by the pandemic and ambivalent about the Games.

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More questions on human rights for Beijing Winter Olympics

human-rights groups sent an open letter a month ago to IOC President Thomas Bach, asking that the games be removed from China. In reply, the IOC arranged an on-line meeting last week that included groups representing Tibet, Hong Kong and others.In a statement to the AP, the IOC said: “Awarding the Olympic Games to a national Olympic committee does not mean that the IOC agrees with the political structure, social circumstances or human rights standards in its country.

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Bach and Mori give pep talk to heads of Olympic delegations

TOKYO – IOC President Thomas Bach and Yoshiro Mori, the head of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, gave an online pep talk Monday to national Olympic committee representatives to allay fears about the postponed games.About 200 national Olympic committees are expected to be represented next year in Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics Q&A: Should athletes be priority for vaccine?

TOKYO – It's been six months since the Tokyo Olympics were postponed until next year by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the last few weeks, everyone from new Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to IOC President Thomas Bach have tried to assure the Japanese public and deep-pocketed sponsors that the Olympics will take place.Exactly how the Games will happen is another story, and it's likely to be unclear well into next year.

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Bach offers pep session for Tokyo Games and talks up vaccine

TOKYO – IOC President Thomas Bach delivered a pep talk to Japanese government officials and local organizers on Thursday that included suggestions that “hundreds of millions” of doses COVID-19 vaccines would be available before the postponed Olympics open in July.Bach was speaking from Switzerland in an on-line gathering of officials in Japan during the first of two days of meetings focused on how to pull off the delayed Tokyo Games.Bach pointed out that major sports events like the Tour de France have been held with limited fans and without the vaccine.

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Tokyo needs to convince sponsors Olympics will really happen

TOKYO – The only thing more difficult than staging next year's Tokyo Olympics in a pandemic might be convincing sponsors to keep their billions of dollars on board in the midst of economic turbulence and skepticism.To make the point this week, IOC President Thomas Bach will join a number of Japanese government and city officials, local organizers, and other top International Olympic Committee leaders in repeating a message they've failed to convey forcefully enough to deep-pocketed sponsors: Trust us, the Tokyo Olympics will open on July 23, 2021.Bach and IOC Vice President John Coates — who oversees Tokyo preparations — are expected to speak remotely to Japanese officials as they meet on Thursday and Friday.

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New Japanese PM gets word out: He supports Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO – Japan’s new prime minister has gotten the word out to the president of the International Olympic Committee that he is behind next year’s delayed Tokyo Games.Yoshiro Mori, the head of the local organizing committee and also a former prime minister, said Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has a “strong commitment" to the Tokyo Olympics.Mori said that was the message he conveyed on a call to IOC President Thomas Bach.“Mr. Bach was very pleased when he heard this," Mori said, speaking on Thursday at the organizing committee offices.

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Human rights groups ask IOC to move Olympics from China

TOKYO – China's repression in Tibet, the status of the exiled Dalai Lama, and its treatment of ethnic minorities spurred violent protests ahead of Beijing's 2008 Olympics.It could happen again.China is host to the 2022 Winter Olympics with rumblings of a boycott and calls to move the games from Beijing because of alleged human rights violations.International Olympic President Thomas Bach was presented with that demand ahead of the body's executive board meeting in Switzerland on Wednesday by a coalition of human-rights groups representing Tibet, Uighurs in China's Xinjiang region, Hong Kong and others.

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Tokyo Olympics will go ahead 'with or without Covid': Official

'Monumental task' Coates said the Japanese government "haven't dropped the baton at all" following the postponement, despite the "monumental task" of putting the event back a year."Before Covid, (IOC president) Thomas Bach said this is the best prepared Games we've ever seen, the venues were almost all finished, they are now finished, the village is amazing, all the transport arrangements, everything is fine," he said."Now it's been postponed by one year, that's presented a monumental task in terms of re-securing all the venues...

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LA2028 unveils diversity logo; CEO preaches need for change

On a day the Los Angeles Olympic organizing committee unveiled an interactive logo it hopes will represent the diversity of the city, the chairman of LA2028 reiterated the need to push for a change to the long-standing rule that bars political protests on the medals stand.“I don't believe anti-racist speech is political speech,” Casey Wasserman said. “I believe it is a political standard we all need to be operating on.”Wasserman has sent a letter to IOC President Thomas Bach outlining his position and the need for reform of Rule 50, which bans protests on the medals stand — the most famous of which came from U.S.

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Bach warns against Olympic boycotts, seeks re-election

GENEVA – IOC president Thomas Bach warned against Olympic boycotts on Friday while also confirming he will seek re-election next year.Bach seems certain to get four more years in 2021 after almost half of the 100 International Olympic Committee members from around the world praised him in an online version of their annual meeting.“As you can imagine, I could hear this forever,” Bach quipped during nearly a full hour of tributes to his leadership since his eight-year first term started in 2013, and from members welcoming his candidacy for the second term.The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will be an early highlight and a potential test of Bach’s second and, according to current IOC rules, final term in office.Although serious talk of a boycott

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IOC to open talks about easing protest ban at Olympics

GENEVA – Amid a global wave of demonstrations against racism, the IOC said Wednesday it would open talks that could let athletes make stronger protests at the Olympic Games.Only five months ago the Olympic body strengthened its ban on political statements by specifying that gestures such as taking a knee or raising a fist on a medal podium remain prohibited.But the IOC's public stance eased slightly on Wednesday when its president Thomas Bach said the in-house athlete committee would “explore different ways” opinions could be expressed during the games — while still "respecting the Olympic spirit.”“The Olympic aims are a very powerful global demonstration against racism and for inclusivity,” Bach said at a news conference after an

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Postponed Tokyo Olympics could be downsized and simplified

TOKYO – The Japanese public is being prepared for the reality of next year’s postponed Olympics, where athletes are likely to face quarantines, spectators will be fewer, and the delay will cost taxpayers billions of dollars.

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Countermeasures needed for Olympics, but what will they be?

TOKYO – Tokyo Olympic organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto spoke Thursday about the need to take “countermeasures” to combat the coronavirus at next year's postponed games.

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WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the International Olympic Committee MoU signing event

Thank you, President Thomas Bach, Dr Richard Budget, and your colleagues at the IOC for your work in fostering this collaboration.

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Coronavirus outbreak: IOC’s delayed Tokyo Olympics will make ‘necessary decisions at the right time’

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said the IOC would “take all the necessary decisions at the right time” about the staging of the delayed Tokyo Olympic Games in July 2021.

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IOC says postponing Tokyo Olympics will cost it $800M

GENEVA – The IOC set aside $800 million on Thursday for loans and payments arising from the pandemic that forced the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to be postponed.

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Delay costs IOC 'several hundred million'; Japan pays rest

TOKYO – The International Olympic Committee will face “several hundred million dollars” of added costs because of the postponement of the Tokyo Games, the body's president said.

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Drug cheats banned from Tokyo 2020 Olympics free to compete in rescheduled 2021 Games

The decision was taken in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but it will not change the suspensions that were handed out for specific lengths of time and not for specific tournaments.

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AP Interview: 33 sports vote unanimously on Olympic dates

ROME – Despite some early differences of opinion, the 33 sports that make up the Summer Olympic program voted unanimously on Monday to delay the Tokyo Games by a full year.

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The Tokyo Olympics Officially Has a New Start Date for 2021

The Tokyo officially has a new start date after being due to the pandemic."The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will be celebrated from 23 July to 8 August 2021," the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Monday, March 30. The Paralympic Games will follow, running from August 24 through September 5."With this announcement, I am confident that, working together with the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Japanese Government and all our stakeholders, we can master this unprecedented challenge," IOC President Thomas Bach said, per .

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