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Last-minute Winter Olympics appeal for 32 Russians

The Court of Arbitration for Sport for has announced that 32 Russian athletes have begun a procedure against the decision not to invite them to the Pyeongchang Games.

Paris 2024 • 06 Feb 18

IOC president Thomas Bach said some of the information did not go into specifics

IOC rejects Russia's proposal for Winter Olympics

The International Olympic Committee has rejected a request from the Russian Olympic Committee to invite 13 athletes and two coaches to the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang.

Other sport • 05 Feb 18

Michael Conlan was subject to a controversial judging decision in Rio

Bach warns that boxing could be dropped from Olympics

Boxing's place at the 2020 Olympic Games could be in jeopardy, warned International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach.

Paris 2024 • 04 Feb 18

Russian athletes competed as neutrals at last year's World Championships

'All they've done is scratched the name off the jersey'

John Treacy believes that the decision to allow a team of 169 'neutral' Russian athletes to compete at the Winter Olympics sends the message that bigger countries will get special treatment on doping.

Paris 2024 • 01 Feb 18

Skeleton gold medallist Alexander Tretiakov is one of 28 athletes who were banned for doping at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics

CAS clears 28 Russians banned for doping

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld the appeals of 28 Russians who were banned by the International Olympic Committee for doping at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.

Paris 2024 • 01 Feb 18

Seamus O'Connor, Tess Arbez, Pat McMillan and Brendan Newby of Team Ireland

Newby 'stoked' after securing Winter Olympics berth

Half pipe skier Brendan Newby has had a nervy wait to secure a place in the Irish team for the Winter Olympics, but he is "stoked with everything" as he gets set to represent his birth country in South Korea.

Other sport • 30 Jan 18

North Korea last attended the Winter Olympics in Vancouver in 2010

North Korea will send team to Winter Olympics in South

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has "warmly welcomed" North Korea's decision to take part in next month's Winter Games in South Korea.

Paris 2024 • 09 Jan 18

State-sponsored doping and the subversion of anti-doping will not be tolerated will be tolerated, according to John Treacy

Sport Ireland: Russian ban sets 'strong precedent'

Sport Ireland has welcomed the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to suspend the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) from participation in the PyeongChang Games.

Athletics • 06 Dec 17

The IOC announced a raft of sanctions against senior officials

Russia banned from Pyeongchang Games - IOC

Russian athletes will be allowed to compete at PyeongChang 2018 in certain circumstances under the name 'Olympic Athlete from Russia' and will compete in uniform bearing that name, the IOC said.

Athletics • 06 Dec 17

Russia have no plans to boycott the Winter Olympics

Russia deny any plans to boycott Winter Olympics

The Kremlin said it is not discussing a possible boycott by Moscow of the 2018 Winter Olympic in Pyeongchang if the International Olympic Committee decides to ban Russia from the Games over alleged state-sponsored doping.

Other sport • 04 Dec 17

WADA remains unconvinced by Russia's doping clean-up

Russia still 'non-compliant' with anti-doping code

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said that Russia remains "non-compliant" with its Code, dealing a major blow to the country's hopes of being cleared to compete at February's Winter Olympics.

Athletics • 16 Nov 17

WADA finds fresh evidence of systemic Russian doping

Russia's chances of avoiding a total ban from the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang received a huge blow on Friday when the World Anti-Doping Agency revealed it has new evidence of its systemic cheating.

Athletics • 10 Nov 17

South Korean representatives at the Olympic medal unveiling ceremony in 2017

IOC issue statement on Korean games amid French unease

Olympics organisers sought on Friday to ease French concerns about next year's winter Games in South Korea, saying the safety of athletes was their priority and nations in the region had no doubts that the event would go ahead.

Other sport • 22 Sep 17

The 2014 Winter Olympics were held in Sochi

Ban Russia from Winter Olympics - anti-doping agencies

A representative group of national anti-doping associations have lashed the International Olympic Council for their perceived lenience on Russia and called for the country to be banned from February's winter games in South Korea.

Paris 2024 • 14 Sep 17

Ireland's Brendan Doyle pushes off at the start of a skeleton run

Financial aid for Irish Winter Olympic hopefuls

Five Irish Winter Olympic hopefuls have been handed financial support worth over €100,000 to help in their bid to qualify for Pyeongchang 2018.

Paris 2024 • 06 Apr 17

Pyeongchang will the Winter Games in February 2018

Russia could still face Winter Paralympics ban

Russian athletes could still be banned from next year's Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, according to the president of the International Paralympic Committee.

Paris 2024 • 24 Jan 17

Hickey will step down as president after 28 years following the Rio Games

Departing Pat Hickey defends Russian IOC decision

Pat Hickey has defended the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision not to impose a blanket ban on Russian athletes, while also confirming he will step down as president of the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) following the Rio Games.

Paris 2024 • 26 Jul 16

The Almaty submission arrives at the International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne

Almaty and Beijing file bids for 2022 Winter Games

The two remaining cities bidding to host the 2022 Winter Olympics have submitted their candidature files and guarantees to the International Olympic Committee.

Other sport • 06 Jan 15

Sochi in Russia hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics

Oslo out of running for 2022 Winter games

Oslo has become the latest city to officially withdraw from the race to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

Paris 2024 • 02 Oct 14

Pilot Alexander Zubkov, Alexey Negodaylo, Dmitry Trunenkov and Alexey Voevoda of Russia make a run

Zubkov seals Sochi bobsleigh double

Russian Alexander Zubkov secured a golden finale for the Sochi Games hosts on Sunday by adding the Olympic four-man bobsleigh crown to his two-man title.

Other sport • 23 Feb 14

Jean Frederic Chapuis, in green, leads the way

Chapuis leads French sweep in ski cross

Jean Frederic Chapuis skied calmly through the chaos to take freestyle ski cross gold at the Sochi Games today and lead France to their first Winter Olympics podium sweep.

Other sport • 20 Feb 14

Conor Lyne reacts to a fall in his giant slalom run

Lyne out of giant slalom after fall

Conor Lyne exited the men’s giant slalom after a fall in his first run in Sochi this morning.

Cricket • 19 Feb 14

Florence Bell during the Women's Alpine Skiing giant slalom

Bell fails to finish as Maze takes gold

Florence Bell bowed out of the giant slalom after failing to complete the course in extremely difficult conditions this morning.

Other sport • 18 Feb 14

Florence Bell will race the giant slalom in Sochi

Bell set for Sochi giant slalom

Florence Bell will become the fourth Irish athlete in action at the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi tomorrow as the 17-year-old competes in the women’s giant slalom (5.30am Irish time).

Other sport • 17 Feb 14

Meryl Davis and Charlie White claimed gold for the USA

Davis and White win ice dance gold

Meryl Davis and Charlie White produced a sultry and spellbinding performance to Scheherazade to become the first Americans to win the Olympic ice dance title.

Other sport • 17 Feb 14