Wrestling champion on hunger strike over axe
Double Olympic wrestling champion Armen Nazaryan has decided to go on a hunger strike to protest against the sport's possible exclusion from the Games.
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Updated: March 2, 2013, 2:51 p.m.
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MCC backs Twenty20 Olympic inclusion
The MCC World Cricket committee are backing the inclusion of Twenty20 cricket at the 2024 Olympic Games, believing it could lead to "a potential boost" in the profile of the sport.
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Wrestling dropped from 2020 Olympics
Wrestling has been dropped as a sport from the 2020 Games by the International Olympic Committee's executive board.
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McQuaid steps down from IOC host city panel
Pat McQuaid, the embattled president of the International Cycling Union, has stood down from the panel assessing host cities for the 2020 Olympics, the International Olympic Committee has confirmed.
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Evans looks back over his 2012
Ireland's No 1 badminton star Scott Evans recaps an eventful year, which saw him qualify for his second Olympics at London 2012.
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OCI chief's thoughts turn to Rio 2016
Stephen Martin, Chief Executive of the Olympic Council of Ireland tells RTÉ Sport what plans are in place to ensure that Irish competitors have the best possible preparation for Rio 2016.
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Lochte happy to share his success
Ryan Lochte may have set a new world record in the 200 metres individual medley at the World Short-Course Championships in Istanbul last night but it was images of the five-time Olympic champion giving away his gold medal that commanded as much attention.
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Evans wins Irish Badminton Open
Ireland's Scott Evans has won his first ever international tournament, the men's Carlton Irish Open singles title.
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European Games is given green light
The inaugural European Games has been approved this Saturday by the European Olympic Committees, with Baku, Azerbaijan, to host the first Games in 2015.
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Top seeds advance to finals in Baldoyle
Ireland's Scott Evans and Chloe Magee, the top seeds, are both through to the finals of the Carlton Irish Badminton Open at Baldoyle.
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Quartet stripped of 2004 Olympic medals
Four medallists from the 2004 Athens Olympics have been disqualified and stripped of their medals after testing positive for anabolic steroids, the International Olympic Committee has announced.
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Indian association elects tainted official
The suspended Indian Olympic Association (IOA) defied the IOC and went ahead with its controversial election to pick a tainted official as its new secretary-general.
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India banned by Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) have banned the Indian Olympic Association over elections that could result in a tainted official taking over as the only candidate for secretary-general.
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IOC warns Rio organisers 'time is ticking'
Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics organisers have been warned that they needed to push ahead with their preparations because time was an issue, the International Olympic Committee said.
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Irish Olympian to train abroad in bid for success
Irish Olympic triathlete Aileen Reid is set to leave Triathlon Ireland's high performance team for a new tailor-made programme around the world.
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WADA chiefs confident four-year ban will work
World anti-doping chiefs are confident a minimum four-year ban for serious drugs offences will stand up to legal challenges.
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WADA to introduce four-year doping ban
The Osaka Rule, which banned those guilty of serious doping offences from the following Olympic Games, has been dropped as WADA introduces a four year doping ban.
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Rogge: Games could return to London by 2032
The president of the International Olympic Committee says he would have no problem with London hosting the Games again within the next 20 years.
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Taylor wants to defend Olympic title
Ireland's Olympic gold medallist Katie Taylor has given the strongest indication yet that she intends to stay amateur and defend her title in Brazil in 2016.
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Shot putter Ostapchuk given one-year suspension
Belarus shot putter Nadezhda Ostapchuk, who was stripped of the Olympic gold medal last month after testing positive for a banned anabolic steroid, has been handed a one-year suspension.
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Extended Interview: Magee on Munich
Jimmy Magee remembers the terrible events of the Munich massacre during the 1972 Olympics
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Munich Olympic massacre remembered
Ceremonies are held to mark the 40th anniversary of the Munich Olympics massacre.
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Jason Smyth
Jason Smyth speaks to RTÉ's Adrian Eames after his stunning medal success.
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Darragh McDonald
Speaking after getting his gold medal Darragh McDonald said today was a day he would remember for the rest of his life
Medal Table
| Country | Total | |||
| USA | 46 | 28 | 29 | 103 |
| China | 38 | 28 | 23 | 89 |
| Great Britain | 29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| Russia | 25 | 25 | 32 | 82 |
| South Korea | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
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