Dragon

Improved from being nowhere to probably the 5th best team in Europe

Absolutely. World Athletics outranks the IOC in these decisions.

https://feministpost.it/dal-mondo/khelif-e-maschio-sono-in-possesso-dei-sex-test-parla-il-giornalista-francese-che-ha-riaperto-il-caso/ Interview with the Algerian journalist involved (in Italian)

If I was an Iranian sportsperson I would be very worried that Trump would not allow me into the USA for the Olympics.

How about this? "2026 Winter Olympics Cancelled after USA Withdraw After US President is Banned From Italy Due To His Criminal Convictions"

This is reaching the climax now. If Khelif's lawyers take this to court then they have to believe they can win the case. If the case gets quietly dropped before it goes to court you can assume they have no confidence in winning

India has proposed Kabbadi to be added to the Games if they win the bid for 2036 Also proposed is competitive Yoga and Kho kho https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kho_kho

The headline reads as follows ; "Top endocrinologists found that Khelif has XY chromosomes, no uterus, internal testicles, and a "micropenis.""

Has everyone seen the leaked report on the Algerian boxer?

It's the first world championship organized by World Boxing but not the first event. They held the "World Boxing Cup" in England in January

Maybe this then?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/l0056mbc/kabaddi-british-kabaddi-league-2024-19th Available outside the UK?

What if India fails to qualify?

The 4th best team in the world beating the 3rd best team in the world is not a huge surprise though.

Remember that Russia's IOC suspension was for a "breach of the Olympic Charter because it violated the territorial integrity of the NOC of Ukraine" not for any other reason. Restoring Russia without that changing would have huge repercussions for other nations.

"once it returns to compliance" would mean it renounces its claim to Crimea... Can't see that happening any time soon.

Lappartient sees the presidency of the IOC as a rung on the ladder towards being President of France

From a veteran IOC watcher.

The Iranian government don't really want to be killed but they have no objection to having Houthi Yemenis get blown up in their place.

Too good and honest.

But also a supporter of Mugabe...

IOC Press Release 11th September 2024 The IOC is pleased to announce the addition of the exciting new winter sport of Lugeage (prounounced Lugg-age) to the 2030 Winter Olympics being held in the French Alps. The sport which combines luge and dressage has a cult following in Germany and its alpine neighbours. Horses and riders judged on speed, technique, artistic impression and survival. In a statement, 1976 Olympic Team Fencing champion and current Weltsportfuhrer Thomas Bach said "It's a mix of balletic precision and high speed action and the only extra expense we expect is the hiring of extra race marshalls with very large shovels if the horses get too excited". When asked if the sport could be considered dangerous if the sleds went out of control, Bach commented "Don't you think we thought of that before adding it to the programme?" In unconnected news Thomas Bach is to join the board of the popular Belgian fast food chain, Kortrijk Fried Pony when he steps down from the IOC next years

Wasn't AC Milan originally a cricket club?

I'll explain what happened. In 2016 the IOC bought our data and asked us to continue updating it for a yearly fee. At the end of 2023 they decided to end this contract because they wanted to pay the same money to fewer to us. We refused because it was unfair that some of us would not get paid. Since then (1 January 2024) the job of updating Olympedia relies completely on the IOC. It has not been successful.

is the most successful nation in F1 but I grew up watching bad drivers in the early 80s being beaten by good drivers And then there were good drivers again... And soon there will be good drivers from