Olympics
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PublishedDecember 8, 2023
Russian athletes get OK to compete at Paris Olympics with approved neutral status
Each sport's governing body will assess neutral status for athletes who have not supported the war and are not contracted to military or state security agencies.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2023
Olympic sports have a Russia dilemma, and ‘neutrality’ is a cop-out
Commentary: There are no easy answers, but the Olympics should either be all in or all out on allowing Russian athletes to compete.
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PublishedJune 20, 2023
Olympics headquarters in Paris searched as scandal rocks a third straight Summer Games
Tuesday's search and other related raids were linked to two preliminary investigations of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2023
IOC responds to Paris mayor on Olympic plan for athletes from Russia, Belarus
After the Paris mayor calls for an Olympic ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes, the IOC says there will be no delegations but some 'neutral athletes' may be welcomed.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2022
Maranacook High grad Ruslan Reiter ready for his second Paralympics
Reiter, 22, will compete in Nordic skiing and biathlon at the Beijing Games beginning Saturday.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2022
Beijing’s Olympics close, ending safe but odd global moment
The 2022 Winter Olympics were a success on many levels, but not without their controversies.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2022
Olympic roundup: Sophia Laukli 15th in her Olympic debut; Frank Del Duca ties for 13th in 4-man bobsled
Sophia Laukli of Yarmouth fares well in the 30-kilometer mass start cross-country event, and Frank Del Duca of Bethel matches his result in the 2-man bobsled.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2022
Shiffrin, U.S. edged out for medal in team event
Mikaela Shiffrin and her American teammates lose a tiebreaker against Norway in the bronze medal match.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2022
Sustaining women’s hockey growth still post-Olympics issue
Players hope for one central league, where all of the worlds players can compete, and put a bigger spotlight on the sport for women.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2022
Olympic ideal exposed as a farce on sad night in China
Commentary: From the games being held in China, to the Russian getting pass after pass, to the saga of Kamila Valieva, these Olympics show the games need a reset in priorities.
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