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Yearender: Beijing 2022 wades through challenges in pandemic-disrupted year (Xinhua) 13:28, December 24, 2020 BEIJING, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) If we should choose key words for the year 2020 which is finally coming to an end, COVID-19 is definitely one of them. The coronavirus pandemic decimated the international sporting calendar and forced a historic first postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, as well as bringing challenges and difficulties to preparations for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Adjusting accordingly with flexible and innovative measures, the Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee (BOCOG), in a joint effort with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Paralympic Committee (IPC), International Winter Sports Federations (IFs) and other stakeholders, managed to keep preparations well on track towards honoring its promise five years ago when the city was awarded the Games.
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December 21, 2020
The General Court of the European Union (“
General Court”) delivered three Judgments on 16 December 2020 which confirmed different aspects of the scope of the powers enjoyed by the European Commission (“
the Commission”) in its application of competition rules in the European Union (“
EU”). In a nutshell, the General Court has confirmed that the Commission:
is entitled to apply competition rules to sports activities;
has a very wide discretion in determining whether or not there is sufficient “Community interest” for it to pursue an infringement action under Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (“
TFEU”); and
(CN) Siding with two Dutch speed skaters, an EU court ruled Wednesday that the International Skating Union has been illegally forcing skaters to compete only in events it sanctions.
The General Court, a lower EU court based in Luxembourg, said the International Skating Union is breaching the EU’s laws against anti-competitive behavior by saying its members must only compete in ISU-approved events or face lifetime bans.
The ruling marks the first time for the General Court has decided a case that examines whether a sports federation complies with EU competition law, the court said in a news release. As such, the decision could have far-reaching consequences, though the General Court’s finding can be appealed to the European Court of Justice, the EU’s highest court, where it could be struck down.