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The Court of Arbitration for Sport said today (Wednesday) that it had received a new urgent application from 15 Russian athletes and coaches to appeal against being barred from the winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said it is open to a third consecutive winter Olympic Games in Asia and has hailed the “extraordinarily successful” commercial programme in place for the 2020 summer Games after reporting that Tokyo has now generated close to $3bn (€2.45bn) in sponsorship revenue.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today (Monday) moved against last week’s ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) concerning sanctions imposed on Russian athletes amid the country’s doping scandal by refusing to grant invitations to the 2018 winter Olympic Games to 13 athletes and two coaches.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has today (Friday) formally invited North Korea to participate in its first winter Paralympic Games, as Russia outlined the team that it hopes will compete in Pyeongchang.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has recommended that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) use an earlier 2016 model BEREG-KIT security bottle during this month’s winter Olympics in Pyeongchang amid a potential integrity issue surrounding new-generation bottles.

South Korea has maintained that future winter Olympics projects with North Korea will go ahead as planned despite Pyongyang pulling the plug on a joint cultural performance scheduled for next week.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has today (Monday) opted to maintain its suspension of the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) but has opened the door to certain athletes competing in five sports at the 2018 winter Paralympic Games.

North Korea will compete at the 2018 winter Olympic Games in three sports, including a historic joint women’s ice hockey team with South Korea, following an agreement reached with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). 

South and North Korea have today (Wednesday) reached an agreement to field a joint women’s ice hockey team at the 2018 winter Olympic Games along with marching together under a “unified Korea” flag at the opening ceremony, while the North has also committed to its first winter Paralympic Games.

North Korea has requested that working talks on taking its athletes to the 2018 winter Olympic Games be held on Wednesday at the truce village of Panmunjom, as South Korean officials maintained women’s ice hockey is the only sport being considered for a possible joint team at next month’s event.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said it will stage a meeting on January 20 to determine the exact nature of North Korea’s participation at the 2018 winter Olympic Games.

Hackers are attempting to steal sensitive data from organisations involved with the 2018 winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, internet security company McAfee has warned.

South Korean officials have said a North Korean delegation will attend the 2018 winter Olympic Games as landmark talks between the two countries commenced today (Tuesday).

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today (Monday) made further efforts to encourage North Korea’s participation at the 2018 winter Olympic Games by extending the registration deadline for athletes from the country.

North Korea is “likely to participate” at the 2018 winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, according to the country’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) member.

North Korea has accepted an offer to attend talks with South Korea next week about the country’s participation in the 2018 winter Olympic Games.