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Meet Olivia Coffey, A Private Equity Staffer Eyeing Gold At Olympics
Private equity staffers regularly frequent the basement gym at 510 Madison Avenue in Manhattan. Among them: an athlete preparing to don the red, white and blue in her second Summer Olympics.
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United States Backs IOC Call For Russia Sports Ban
US Olympic chiefs threw their support behind International Olympic Committee calls for Russian athletes to be barred from international competition following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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"Shameful": US After China Makes Galwan Soldier Olympics Torchbearer
A top lawmaker from the powerful US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has condemned China's decision to make an army officer, who was injured in a clash with Indian soldiers, the torchbearer for the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Chinese Olympic App Has Serious Security Flaws: Report
A smartphone app that's expected to be widely used by athletes and others attending next month’s Winter Games in Beijing has glaring security problems that could expose sensitive data to interception, according to a report.
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Olympic Body 'Respects' US Diplomatic Boycott Of Beijing Winter Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Monday it respected the US government's announcement of a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Over 700 Olympic Community Members In Afghanistan After US Pullout
The International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday more than 700 members of its community remain in danger in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime.
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Simone Biles, Fellow American Gymnasts Slam FBI, USA Gymnastics, Olympic Committee Over Larry Nassar Abuse
Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman and Maggie Nichols excoriated USA Gymnastics, the US Olympic Committee and the FBI in a Senate testimony.
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Tokyo Games: US Shot Putter Raven Saunders In First Olympic Podium Protest
Tokyo Games: Raven Saunders' protest is the first test of International Olympic Committee rules which ban protests of any kind on the medal podium at the Olympics.
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Relocate 2022 Winter Olympics If China Does Not End Abuses: US Lawmakers
A group of US lawmakers has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and relocate the games unless China ends the ongoing "genocide" against Uyghurs and other minority groups.
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Pfizer, BioNTech To Supply Vaccines For Olympic Athletes
US drugs giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech on Thursday announced a deal with the International Olympics Committee to provide vaccines to competitors and staff at the Tokyo games.
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Nikki Haley, Top Republicans Call For US Boycott Of China Winter Olympics
Accusing China of "horrific" human rights abuses, some top Republican leaders, including Indian-American politician Nikki Haley, have demanded that the US boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and called on the International Olympic Committee to select a new site for the event.
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Coronavirus: USA Swimming Calls For 2020 Tokyo Olympics To Be Postponed
USA swimming federation chief executive requested the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) to "advocate for the postponement of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 by one year," to 2021.
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Four Women Sue US Olympic Committee, Taekwondo Body Over Sex Trafficking
Four women athletes accuse the US Olympic Committee and USA Taekwondo of sex trafficking in a federal lawsuit, alleging they were forced to train and travel with known sexual predators.
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IOC Wants Statue Of Liberty Image Removed From US Women's Hockey Goalie Masks: Report
The International Olympic Committee is reportedly asking the US women's hockey team to remove Statue of Liberty images from two goaltenders' masks because they violate IOC policy against political symbols.
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US House Passes Bill To Protect Young Athletes From Abuse
Legislation to protect young amateur athletes from sexual abuse moved a step closer to enactment on Monday when the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill in the wake of a scandal involving a former U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) doctor.
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Meet Olivia Coffey, A Private Equity Staffer Eyeing Gold At Olympics
Private equity staffers regularly frequent the basement gym at 510 Madison Avenue in Manhattan. Among them: an athlete preparing to don the red, white and blue in her second Summer Olympics.
-
United States Backs IOC Call For Russia Sports Ban
US Olympic chiefs threw their support behind International Olympic Committee calls for Russian athletes to be barred from international competition following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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"Shameful": US After China Makes Galwan Soldier Olympics Torchbearer
A top lawmaker from the powerful US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has condemned China's decision to make an army officer, who was injured in a clash with Indian soldiers, the torchbearer for the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Chinese Olympic App Has Serious Security Flaws: Report
A smartphone app that's expected to be widely used by athletes and others attending next month’s Winter Games in Beijing has glaring security problems that could expose sensitive data to interception, according to a report.
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Olympic Body 'Respects' US Diplomatic Boycott Of Beijing Winter Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Monday it respected the US government's announcement of a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Over 700 Olympic Community Members In Afghanistan After US Pullout
The International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday more than 700 members of its community remain in danger in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime.
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Simone Biles, Fellow American Gymnasts Slam FBI, USA Gymnastics, Olympic Committee Over Larry Nassar Abuse
Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman and Maggie Nichols excoriated USA Gymnastics, the US Olympic Committee and the FBI in a Senate testimony.
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Tokyo Games: US Shot Putter Raven Saunders In First Olympic Podium Protest
Tokyo Games: Raven Saunders' protest is the first test of International Olympic Committee rules which ban protests of any kind on the medal podium at the Olympics.
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Relocate 2022 Winter Olympics If China Does Not End Abuses: US Lawmakers
A group of US lawmakers has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and relocate the games unless China ends the ongoing "genocide" against Uyghurs and other minority groups.
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Pfizer, BioNTech To Supply Vaccines For Olympic Athletes
US drugs giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech on Thursday announced a deal with the International Olympics Committee to provide vaccines to competitors and staff at the Tokyo games.
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Nikki Haley, Top Republicans Call For US Boycott Of China Winter Olympics
Accusing China of "horrific" human rights abuses, some top Republican leaders, including Indian-American politician Nikki Haley, have demanded that the US boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and called on the International Olympic Committee to select a new site for the event.
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Coronavirus: USA Swimming Calls For 2020 Tokyo Olympics To Be Postponed
USA swimming federation chief executive requested the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) to "advocate for the postponement of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 by one year," to 2021.
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Four Women Sue US Olympic Committee, Taekwondo Body Over Sex Trafficking
Four women athletes accuse the US Olympic Committee and USA Taekwondo of sex trafficking in a federal lawsuit, alleging they were forced to train and travel with known sexual predators.
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IOC Wants Statue Of Liberty Image Removed From US Women's Hockey Goalie Masks: Report
The International Olympic Committee is reportedly asking the US women's hockey team to remove Statue of Liberty images from two goaltenders' masks because they violate IOC policy against political symbols.
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US House Passes Bill To Protect Young Athletes From Abuse
Legislation to protect young amateur athletes from sexual abuse moved a step closer to enactment on Monday when the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill in the wake of a scandal involving a former U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) doctor.
