International Olympic Committee (IOC)

Athletics
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International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Lamine Diack has confirmed that he will step down from his position in 2015.
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Istanbul 2020 bid leader Hasan Arat is confident that public support in the city will continue to build ahead of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decision in Buenos Aires in September.
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidential candidate Sergey Bubka intends to bring young people into sports more actively and develop sports for the masses should he win the elections in September.
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidential candidate Richard Carrion has played down suggestions that a 'kingmaker' could decide who replaces Jacques Rogge as head of the Olympic Movement.

Wrestling
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Ancient Olympia - the birthplace of the Olympics in Greece - will host an international wrestling competition this weekend as part of campaign to restore the sport to the Games.

Baseball
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Major League Baseball (MLB) commissioner Bud Selig has ruled out the possibility of changing its season to allow top players to compete in the Olympics if the sport was readmitted to the Games.
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidential candidate CK Wu has said that IOC members should be able to visit bidding cities again.

American Football
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The Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) has formally approved General Lassana Palenfo for a third and final term as its president, and long-serving Zimbabwean sports administrator Tomas Sithole was re-elected as secretary-general.
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Sabatino Aracu, president of the International Federation for Roller Sports (FIRS), believes the International Olympic Committee (IOC) should scrap its sports application process.
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Outgoing International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge has dismissed the proposed United World Championships as a threat to the Olympic Games.

Basketball
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Basketball's 3x3 discipline has been denied Olympic inclusion as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ruled out the possibility of increasing the number of athletes for the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
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Ser Miang Ng, International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidential candidate is targeting IOC membership in Africa to help secure votes ahead of September’s elections.
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The six candidates vying to become the next International Olympic Committee (IOC) president yesterday revealed the focus of their manifestos to the governing body in Lausanne.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded Buenos Aires the 2018 Youth Olympic Games (YOG).
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidential candidate Sergey Bubka has said that the governing body needs to improve youth participation.
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The International Olympic Committee has today announced that four new members will join its athletes’ commission.
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The Madrid 2020 Olympic bid team has told International Olympic Committee (IOC) members in its presentation today that its hosting of the Games will not be a risk.
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidential candidate Richard Carrion has said that the organisation would be wrong to ignore the protests in Brazil during the recent FIFA Confederations Cup.