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IOC warns Paris 2024 boycott over Russia presence will "hurt" Ukrainian athletes

  • Paris 2024

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has warned Ukraine against boycotting qualifying events for next year’s Olympics in Paris due to the presence of Russians and Belarusians, claiming it will "only hurt" Ukrainian athletes and "in no way impact the war that the world wants to stop".

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Philip Barker: Remembering Pegasus, the university football giants

  • Inside the Blogs

There were two historic sporting events in London last weekend, including the men's university boat race on the River Thames which continued a tradition begun in 1829.

Twickenham, but the attendance was much smaller last week ©Getty Images"Pegasus came and went like a shooting


International Shooting Sport Federation visits Châteauroux for Paris 2024 talks

  • Shooting

The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) carried out a technical visit to Châteauroux to discuss

headquarters in the French capital.Shooting at the Games is due to take place at the National Sports Shooting

considered too small and would have required a costly regeneration project.France's National Sports Shooting

year, it emerged that Paris 2024 could be forced to rent accommodation in Châteauroux as the French Shooting

Federation scrapped plans to build a complex at the National Sports Shooting Centre.Transport plans,


IOC speeds up three athlete nationality changes in time for Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Changes of nationality for three athletes inside the normal waiting period have been approved by the International Olympic Committee's Executive Board, in time for them to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games in the men's skeet.He also took silver at the 2017 Commonwealth Shooting








OCA Athletes' Forum set to return in Bangkok with 43 countries participating

  • OCA

Representatives from 43 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are set to attend a two-day Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Athletes' Forum, beginning here tomorrow with a video address from International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach.

pic.twitter.com/NZD9CiRhrF— Olympic Council of Asia (@AsianGamesOCA) March 16, 2023Olympic 10 metres air rifle shooting


Bø seals perfect sprint record for season at IBU World Cup in Oslo

  • Biathlon

Norway's Johannes Thingnes Bø finished the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup season with a perfect record in the men's sprint races, earning an eighth victory from eight at his home event in Holmenkollen, Oslo.

However, he eased to victory on his return in the 10 kilometres sprint, despite a penalty in the standing shooting

element at the Holmenkollen National Arena.His miss in the second round of shooting significantly reduced

Ponsiluoma by 23.9sec.Former sprint world champion Benedikt Doll of Germany placed third in 25:41.9 after shooting


International competitions key for Paris 2024 success, says UAE NOC President

  • Paris 2024

Ahmed Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) National Olympic Committee (NOC), highlighted the need for utilising international competitions for Emirati athletes ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics.

medallist ©Getty Images The nation only has one gold at the Olympics, which came at Athens 2004 in shooting