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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach visits Pyongyang

TheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)announcedonThursdaythatitsPresidentThomasBachispayingavisittotheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)withaseven-memberdel

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Russian Olympic Committee reinstated by IOC

RussiawasreinstatedbytheInternationalOlympicCommitteeonWednesdayaftertheremainingtestsofthecountry’sathletesatthePyeongchangWinterOlympicswereallreturnednegativ

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Russia could be reinstated to IOC in coming days: Russian IOC member

ARussianmemberoftheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)saidonMondayRussiacouldbereinstatedtotheIOConTuesdayorWednesdaythisweek,theRIAnewsagencyreported.ShamilTarp

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IOC votes to lift Russia ban if no further doping violations

Russia'sOlympicbanwillbeliftediftherearenomoredopingviolationsfromtheirathletesatPyeongchang2018,theInternationalOlympicCommitteehasruled.However,theIOCsaysRuss

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IOC debates Russia's Olympic fate as clock ticks

Russia'sfatehunginthebalanceastheInternationalOlympicCommitteemetSaturdaytodecidewhethertoliftitsbanformassdopingbeforethePyeongchangWinterGamesclosingceremony.

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Olympics: IOC apologises after British member sent home

TheInternationalOlympicCommitteehasapologisedafterIOCmemberAdamPengillywassenthomefollowinganincidentinvolvingasecurityofficeratthePyeongchangOlympics."TheIOCwi

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DPRK criticizes IOC for not include Tok Islets on Korean Peninsula flag

TheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)onThursdaycriticizedtheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)fornotputtingtheTokIsletsontheKoreanPeninsulaflagusedatthePye

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Winter Olympics: fading barriers herald fortnight of fierce competition

ThethawingofrelationsbetweenDPRKandSouthKoreahasofferedtheIOCagoodnewsstoryaftercriticismoveritsreactiontoRussiandopingattheSochiGamesin2014Ofcourse,itwasawkwar

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Olympics: Russia's athletes 'hugely disappointed' with IOC verdict

Russia'sOlympicAthletesCommissiononTuesdayexpressed"hugedisappointment"overtheInternationalOlympicCommitteedecisionnottoinvitetoPyeongchang15Russianathletesands

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'We're in trouble' - Pound lashes IOC response to Russia doping

Formerworldanti-dopingchiefDickPoundslammedtheOlympicresponsetotheRussiandopingscandalonTuesday,warning"wetalkmorethanwewalk"andsayingthattheGames'credibilityha

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IOC decision on Russian athletes shameful: Russian PM

RussianPrimeMinisterDmitryMedvedevonMondaydenouncedtheInternationalOlympicCommittee's(IOC)decisiontobar15RussianathletesfromtheWinterOlympicGamesasshameful,unfa

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No Olympics for Russians who had life bans lifted

FifteenRussianswhoselifebansfordopingwereliftedlastweekhavebeenbarredfromthePyeongchangWinterGames,theInternationalOlympicCommitteesaidonMonday,asRussia'sdrugsc

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Russians reprieved by Cas await Winter Olympics fate

Fifteenofthe28RussianathleteswhohadtheirlifetimeOlympicbansoverturnedbythecourtofarbitrationforsportlastweekwillknowbyTuesdaywhethertheycancompeteintheWinterOly

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IOC in the dock as Russia rejoices in absolution of its doping damned

AmonthbeforeRio2016areportauthoredbytheCanadianlawyerRichardMcLarenfoundoverwhelmingevidenceofstate-sponsoreddopinginRussia.Sowhy–morethan18monthslater–areweawe

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Doping bans overturned for 28 Russian athletes ahead of Olympics

Thedopingbansof28RussianathleteswereoverturnedonThursday,creatingafreshcontroversyaroundtheInternationalOlympicCommittee'spositiononRussia'sparticipationatthisy

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IOC confirms 169 Russians cleared to compete in PyeongChang

TheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)hasconfirmedthat169Russianathleteshavebeenclearedtocompeteatnextmonth’sPyeongChangWinterOlympicGames.TheIOCbannedRussialast

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IOC ‘worried’ by new Aiba president’s heroin trade and organised crime

Amateurboxing’sgoverningbody,Aiba,hasbeenplungedintoafreshcrisisaftertheInternationalOlympicCommitteeadmitteditwas“extremelyworried”thatamanlinkedtoorganisedcri