Nick Butler Senior Reporter

Since joining insidethegames.biz in 2013, Butler has travelled to a variety of major global sporting events, including the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games as well as the most recent editions of the Asian, European and Pan American Games in Incheon, Baku and Toronto. He has also attended the last four International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sessions and has particularly enjoyed tackling the politics and diplomacy of the Olympic Movement.

Nick Butler

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OCA considering common policy on headgear after Qatar hijab ban

By Nick Butler at the Main Press Centre in Incheon

Qatar's female baskeball team withdrew from Incheon 2014 after being banned from wearing headgear, despite most other sports adopting a different approach ©AFP/Getty ImagesA common policy on head coverings is being pursued by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) in order to avoid a repeat of problems seen here at the Asian Games, where Qatar's female basketball team withdrew from the tournament after being banned from wearing hijabs.





Barshim to spearhead Doha bid for 2019 IAAF World Championships

By Nick Butler at the Main Press Centre in Incheon

Mutaz Barshim celebrating his gold medal at Incheon 2014 ©Getty ImagesQatar's Mutaz Barshim, the high jumper who sealed a dominant season by winning the Asian Games title here, is set to become the public figurehead of Doha's bid to host the 2019 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships.