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Thunberg warns world leaders at packed demonstration during Lausanne 2020

  • Lausanne 2020

Climate activist Greta Thunberg issued a warning to world leaders that climate change demonstrations

Thunberg is widely credited with helping to launch a worldwide "Climate Strike Movement", which has seen

So far, during this decade, we have seen no signs whatsoever that real climate action is coming - that

are believed to have attended the demonstration ©Getty ImagesIOC President Thomas Bach has referenced climate

Commissions would consider when examining the potential impact on the Olympic Games.Bach previously claimed climate

summer heat threatens the health of athletes, sports organisers and fans".The IOC claimed it is fighting climate


Climate change activist Thunberg to participate in demonstration during Lausanne 2020

  • Lausanne 2020

Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg is expected to arrive in Lausanne tomorrow as part of

Thunberg is widely credited with helping to launch a worldwide "Climate Strike Movement", which has seen

children skip school to stage demonstrations encouraging leading politicians to take action on climate

encouraging people to "Come see Greta".The event reportedly marks the one-year anniversary of the first climate

IOC President Thomas Bach referenced climate change as one of the areas the organisation's new Future

opting to prioritise investment in summer sports.IOC President Thomas Bach has previously suggested climate



Nancy Gillen: Are the IOC's warnings on podium protests at Tokyo 2020 doing more harm than good?

  • Inside the Blogs

Tokyo was one of the first cities to bring in the New Year, but the start of 2020 had more significance for the Japanese capital than most other places.

if an athlete uses the podium to protest about something which has a broad consensus behind it.Take climate

already burned as bush fires ravage Australia, with scientists having long warned that a hotter, drier climate


IOC confident Tokyo 2020 will achieve carbon-neutral aim

  • Tokyo 2020

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is confident Tokyo 2020 can achieve its aim of staging a "carbon-neutral" Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to President Thomas Bach.

Athletes’ Village generated by renewables, are among the other initiatives designed to help combat climate



Los Angeles seeks for 80 per cent of new vehicles to be electric by time of 2028 Olympics

  • Los Angeles 2028

Los Angeles wants 80 per cent of all new vehicles sold by the time of its hosting of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games to be electric.

the city aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution to the point where it would exceed climate

We can’t turn the tide on the climate crisis until we work across sectors and city limits to put the


National Olympic Committee of Zambia hold Olympic values workshop

  • ANOCA

The National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) has held a two day Olympic Values Education Programme (OVEP) training workshop.

plant today are part of the big campaign by the National Olympic Academy aiming to plant trees for climate

The campaign draws attention to the importance of combating climate change as a way to protect and promote



FIS set April 22 deadline for candidates to succeed Kasper as President

  • Skiing

A deadline of April 22 has been set for candidates to be proposed to succeed longstanding International Ski Federation (FIS) President Gian-Franco Kasper.

controversial incidents.The 75-year-old faced calls to resign earlier this year when he referred to "so-called climate


ITU approves changes in exceptional heat illness prevention guidelines as Tokyo 2020 preparations continue

  • Triathlon

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has approved guideline changes for exceptional heat illness prevention, a document to be distributed to organisers, athletes and coaches to help them prepare for events such as next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo. 

brought forward last month ©Getty ImagesTaking place when Madrid was preparing to host the United Nations Climate

Sustainability Commission.The ITU is one of the few International Federations that has signed the Sports for Climate


Hendricks set to succeed Sam as SASCOC President after election victory

  • ANOCA

Barry Hendricks has been elected as first vice-president of South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), leaving the official in line take charge of the organisation next year.

trust that had been broken because of the damning findings, would not be restored and the negative climate



UK Athletics to hold independent review into their relationship with Salazar

  • Athletics

UK Athletics has commissioned an independent review into its own handling of its relationship with the Nike Oregon Project (NOP) run by Alberto Salazar, the American coach banned for doping. 

under three hours.He was the only legal member of the independent review panel that looked into the climate