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Olympics May Be Scrapped if They Don’t Take Place Next Year: IOC Chief
21 May 2020
IOC President Bach has clearly stated the improbability of postponing the Games further, citing employment and economic loss as reasons to completely scrap it if they do not take place in 2021.
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Right To Play: The Unsuspecting Casualty of a Pandemic | Outside Edge
10 May 2020
For the young, sport is about indulgence, and for the old, it is a drink in hand and a big match on the telly. The latter is fun, but it is the former that sustains and fuels sport as well as a…
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The Chains Of Sport: Passion, Emotion and a Ruthless Disregard for the Worker Branded a Sportsman
01 May 2020
Big Sport has never encouraged its workforce, the athlete, to band together and unionise. Whether amateur or professional, player unions and the powers they have over the sport associations are…
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AIBA Hits Back, Claims Boxing Federation of India Owed Hosting Fee From 2018 World Championships
30 Apr 2020
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has opposed claims made by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) regarding the shift of venue for the 2021 Men’s Boxing World Championships. The bone of…
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Shady Bank Account and Hasty Decision: Why India Lost Boxing World Championship Hosting Rights
29 Apr 2020
The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) cited multiple problems with International Boxing Association’s (AIBA’s) decision to change the venue for the Men’s World Championships and imposing a fine on…
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Tokyo 2020: IOC Misses Golden Chance to Discard Circus, Bring Back the Olympic Ideal
31 Mar 2020
By announcing new dates for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics a week after calling for postponement, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has betrayed the ideals of the Olympic movement and instead acted…
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Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: IOC Announces New Dates in Summer 2021
30 Mar 2020
The Tokyo Olympics are now scheduled to start on July 23, 2021 and end on Sunday, August 8. The Paralympic Games, originally scheduled for August 25, 2020, will now take place from August 24 to…
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Summer Games Could Get a Spring Window in 2021
26 Mar 2020
“A beautiful jigsaw puzzle” that needs to come together “in the end to have wonderful Olympic Games,” as International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach describes it... The dates of the…
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Tokyo Olympics: After the Postponement, Calm, Relief As Well As Sadness
25 Mar 2020
As sporting bodies jostle and hustle to clear out their own calendars to accommodate the new dates for the Tokyo Olympics, athletes across the world have expressed relief at the decision. Many who…
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Tokyo Olympics Postponed: What it Means for Athletes and Stakeholders (Newsclick Sports Special)
25 Mar 2020
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games was postponed to 2021 by the International Olympic Committee on March 24.