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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Iran judo federation’s appeal against a four-year ban from international events for refusing to let its athletes face opponents from Israel was heard on Tuesday. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said the Iranian appeal against an International Judo Federation ruling was held by video link. A verdict is expected to take at least several weeks.
Sailing’s world governing body’s accounts also released its deficit for 2020 was lower than expected despite the pandemic
Rio de Janeiro (dpa) - Brazil will increase the number of soldiers patrolling the streets of Rio de Janeiro during next month‘s Olympic Games in response to a crime wave, the country‘s interim defence minister said Wednesday.Raul Jungmann said that a rash of armed robberies and deadly shootings on busy thoroughfares in recent weeks had prompted Rio de Janeiro state Governor Francisco Dornelles to ask the military for more help keeping the Olympic and Paralympic Games safe.More than 21,000 soldiers will assist civil and military police units to protect expressways, the Olympic Vill...
MONTREAL (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency has expressed concern over the “sudden” replacement of three out of seven board members at the suspended Russian anti-doping agency. WADA said it would look into the process by which three new supervisory board members were appointed Wednesday after three others resigned. The interim CEO of the Russian agency, Mikhail Bukhanov, told state news agency RIA Novosti that the process was rushed.
Rio de Janeiro (dpa) - Rio de Janeiro is ready for the Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Monday in a show of support for a Games that could use one.In a press release after her final visit to Rio ahead of the opening ceremony August 5, Nawal El Moutawakel, director of the IOC‘s Coordination Commission that tracks preparation for the event, said