Etiket: Olympic games
the Barcelona mess that benefits Salt Lake City, Sapporo and Vancouver
The messes of the Olympic candidacy of Barcelona are more than welcome in Sapporo, Vancouver and Salt Lake City. What do these three cities have in common? That they have…
“Too much politicking has been done with the candidacy for the 2030 Olympic Games”
In 2013, when I was in office and the resignation was made in 2022, the economic crisis was heavy. Sufficient consensus was not generated in the municipal groups to dare…
Hundreds of people demonstrate in Puigcerdà against the Winter Olympics
The convening platform considers the celebration of the Olympic event as a “nonsense” in the context of the climate crisis The president of the ANC, Elisenda Paluzie, warns that, if…
After the Olympic drama: biathlon ace celebrates personal success
After two dramatic collapses at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold was removed from the Norwegian biathlon team. In the meantime, however, the 25-year-old is doing better again, even…
Sanctions extended: Russia’s EM bid inadmissible
Nyon (dpa) – The European Football Union has specified and further tightened the sanctions against Russia because of the invasion of Ukraine. Russia is not allowed to apply for the…
Champions League – verdict: Fortuna Düsseldorf does not want to play against Russians
Dusseldorf (dpa) – The German table tennis champion Borussia Dusseldorf does not want to compete against one of the two Russian clubs Fakel Orenburg or UMMC Yekaterinburg, even if the…
IOC President Bach at “Honeymoon” meeting in Brisbane
IOC President Thomas Bach has praised Brisbane as the venue for the 2032 Olympic Games, but also voiced slight differences. “It was like a honeymoon meeting,” said the International Olympic…
IOC Vice Coates resigns after 32 years in Australia
With the voluntary resignation of John Coates as chairman of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) for Australia, an era has come to an end for sport on the fifth continent.…
Olympic champion Röiseland is happy about her husband’s job
Oslo (dpa) – The three-time biathlon Olympic champion Marte Olsbu Röiseland is happy about the new job of her husband Sverre, who will be the new discipline trainer of the…
More game-fixing possible due to the Corona crisis
Nyon (dpa) – The European law enforcement agency Europol and the European Football Union UEFA believe that more match-fixing is possible as a result of the corona pandemic. “Organized crime…