Organisation: Irish Olympic Committee

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IOC boss misses Paralympics amid ‘witness’ claims

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach will not attend any of the Paralympic Games which started in Rio yesterday, with reports suggesting he would be subpoenaed as a witness in the ticketing scandal if he came to Brazil.

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Embattled Pat Hickey faces fight of his life

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On the slippery slopes to Olympic glory

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Russian gay laws prompt ambassador demand

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Olympics chief feard IRA-inspired demonstration

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Doping blame game kicks off

From Berlin ’36 to Beijing ’08, the Olympic torch is passed to tyrants

WHAT are you doing this summer? Just think: if it weren’t for Juan Antonio Samaranch, one-time crony of Spanish dictator General Franco, we might all be looking forward to a fortnight on the sofa this August taking in a blissfully uncontroversial Olympic Games from the shores of Lake Ontario.

Wed, 02 Apr, 2008

Call to boycott Olympics over Burma

Ireland should boycott the 2008 Olympics in Beijing if China doesn’t use its influence on the political crisis in Burma, Trocaire said today.

Sun, 30 Sep, 2007