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IOC urges sports and governments to avoid Russia-organized possible rival to Olympic Games

GENEVA (AP) — Facing a Russia-organized potential rival to the Olympics, the IOC urged sports and political leaders on Tuesday not to take part in the event dubbed the Friendship Games that is set to launch weeks after the Summer Games in Paris.

The International Olympic Committee announced what it called intensive diplomatic moves to promote the inaugural event in September as “a cynical attempt by the Russian Federation” to bring politics into sports.

“The IOC strongly urges all stakeholders of the Olympic movement and all governments to reject any participation in, and support of, any initiative that intends to

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Sudbury news: Search for next generation of Olympic talent comes to town

The Canadian Olympic Committee’s official talent search, RBC Training Ground, was in Sudbury on Sunday.

The program is open to athletes ages 14-25.

“The function of this program is to kind of look for athletes who are currently with some sport and see if their physical characteristics will then apply over to other sports, as well,” said Ben McKellar, a sports scientist with the Canadian Sport Institute.

“So the function of the event is identifying those kinds of athletes and then seeing how they can progress within other sports.”

More than 60 athletes had measurements taken and were given the

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Uno Shoma leads after men’s short program, ahead of Kagiyama Yuma, Ilia Malinin

Uno Shoma leaning back on the ice, pumping his fists in celebration after what would be scored as one of his best short programs ever.

The two-time and reigning world champion had reason to be happy, his 107.72 vaulting him to the lead after the men’s short at the World Figure Skating Championships on Thursday (21 March) in Montreal, ahead of rivals Kagiyama Yuma and Ilia Malininrespectively.

But Kagiyama and Malinin were just two points back from Uno, scoring 106.35 and 105.97, respectively, setting up for a must-see men’s free skate Saturday night (23 March).

He was chilling in

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What to watch in Olympic sports this weekend

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One of Canada’s world-title droughts ended last night. Another could go down on Sunday. And Canadians can sweep the World Cup trophies in one of winter’s most dangerous sports. Here’s what to know for an exciting weekend of Olympic sports:

After a great night in Montreal, another Canadian duo goes for gold at the figure skating world championships.

Last night at the Bell Centre, the pair team of Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps capped

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Laura Kenny: Britain’s most successful female Olympian retires from cycling

Earlier in March, British Cycling performance director Stephen Park said Kenny had only a “slim chance” of competing in Paris.

“I was getting these hesitant feelings,” said Kenny.

“Going on to win another gold medal, as much as I would love to do that, it wasn’t giving me the energy. I wanted any more, it just wasn’t.

“I wasn’t thinking, ‘I really want to go on and win one’. I was thinking, ‘I really want to stay at home with the children’.”

Kenny said the logistics of being on the road with Albie during her bid to compete in the

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Paris Olympics chefs take veggie gamble

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Alexandre Mazzia is used to working under pressure at his Michelin three-star restaurant in Marseille, where he serves up combinations of smoked eel and chocolate, harissa-flecked raspberry sorbet and bite-sized creations on beds of moss.

But from July Mazzia and a handful of other French chefs will be taking on a task of a different magnitude: feeding 15,000 athletes at the Paris Olympic Games, under new constraints for the event that includes sourcing the majority of ingredients close by.

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Queensland government denies planning for Brisbane Olympic Games in ‘shambles’ after rejecting key review proposal for new stadium

The Queensland government has doubled down on its decision to reject key recommendations from an independent review into infrastructure costs for Brisbane’s Olympic Games.

Premier Steven Miles initiated the review as one of his first acts in the state’s top job to explore cheaper options for projects ahead of 2032, including the $2.7 billion Gabba rebuild.

The government has accepted 27 of the 30 recommendations in the report, but knocked back the proposal to build a new stadium in Victoria Park due to its $3.4 billion price tag.

Speaking to Sky News Australia host on Tuesday, State Development and Infrastructure

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Paris 2024 Forum celebrates life-changing legacy of sport

Other initiatives

In line with the reforms of Olympic Agenda 2020 to bring lasting benefits to host communities, Paris 2024 is also promoting a more inclusive society for people with disabilities. Starting with 40 sports clubs in Paris, support has been provided to widen access to their facilities. This year the partnership will involve more than 3,000 clubs nationally.

In Saint-Denis, where half of 11-year-olds could not swim, Paris 2024 recruited qualified trainers and provided free swimming and water safety lessons for all ages. The 1,2,3 Swim! program was extended across France in 2023 to more than 26,000 children.

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