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Manizha Talash, Yemisi Ogunleye, Imane Khelif, the pathetically cowardly Thomas Bach, Denis Oswald and the question: what is (Olympic) propaganda?
About the IOC's non-transparent disciplinary commission, the decision of commission chair Denis Oswald to caution a courageous Afghan woman, which in turn led to her disqualification by the world federation - and about other practices under the Great Olympic Leader.
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A global agency to fight crime in sport, or: squaring the circle
Play the Game published a paper for an entity called ClearingSport. On the one hand commendable, on the other hand, after a variety of consultations, core problems are only insufficiently described in it. Compromises beyond recognition. Can an agency be forced on the sport system ruled by the IOC?
Time to Say Goodbye: a letter and a song for the most popular Olympic Sheikh ever
This newsletter is exclusively for you, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. You are no longer an IOC member – not even one suspended. You have not been a member at all since the closing of the 144th session. Allow me to look back, respectfully, on the many years we spent together.
Act, Madam President-elect! Act, dear readers.
The 144th IOC Session has come to an end. And because it was so pleasurable in the luxurious Greek resort, the IOC decided to return to the next luxury resort for the 2027 session: the Lopesan Costa Bavaro Resort, Spa & Casino, Punta Cana. Money is no object, after all.
Tommy's Girl (2): President-elect Kirsty Coventry
The first female president in the 131-year history of the IOC is Kirsty Coventry, a 41-year-old two-time Olympic champion from Zimbabwe. Kirsty Coventry is the president Thomas Bach wanted. Because Bach is convinced that Coventry is the best person to administer his legacy.