International Olympic Committee News

[intoronto 5,641]

Bach's predecessor Jacques Rogge has passed away, shortly after the last games he awarded.

RIP

[Federer91 2,797]

RIP to the last good IOC President 

[Olympian1010 7,976]

From this morning’s IOC EB meeting.

 

[thepharoah 2,405]

That's too unfair and they wouldn't have dare to take such such decision if it was USA or GB or Germany or any other big country, in a world wide epidemic u can't force anyone to participate in a very crowded OG 

[LDOG 2,418]

They should be banned from international sport for a multitude of other reasons but not this.

[Vic Liu 1,682]

So does it mean that North Korea is banned to participate Beijing 2022? Actually many North Korean live in Beijing and they don't have to travel or quarantine, some of them can participate if granted wild card.

[opruh 129]

A country is banned for taking precautions against a pandemic. Meanwhile other like the USA is free to drone strike kids in Afghanistan without any repercussions. 

[hckošice 14,834]

4 hours ago, Vic Liu said:

So does it mean that North Korea is banned to participate Beijing 2022? Actually many North Korean live in Beijing and they don't have to travel or quarantine, some of them can participate if granted wild card.

They can participate but under Olympic flag as IOA. However, lets be real, chance to qualify is almost inexistant, so no one will really notice.

 

The punishment is mainly about IOC financial support which will be cut during the ban period

[AustralianFan 27]

On 6/11/2021 at 8:30 AM, intoronto said:

1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008 hosts have all gotten a second games after hosting. Only leaves 2004 (which ain't happening anytime soon) and 2010 hosts. Is 2030 going to Vancouver if the pattern holds lol? 

 

(Personally I hope not)

1896 Athens, Greece - the first Games of the modern era.  The birthplace of the Olympic Movement.

2004 Athens, Greece - this was their second Games.

[Olympian1010 7,976]

List of candidates for the IOC Athletes Commission election to be held during Beijing 2022:  https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/News/2021/10/IOC-AC-election-candidates-Beijing-2022.pdf