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Milan Cortina Olympics: Disqualified Ukrainian athlete

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych meets the press in Milan on Feb. 13, 2026, after the Court of Arbitration for Sport heard his appeal of an International Olympic Committee decision to disqualify him from competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics. He was barred from competing in games for refusing to give up a plan to wear a helmet displaying images of athletes who were killed during Russian attacks on Ukraine.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Disqualified Ukrainian athlete

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych meets the press in Milan on Feb. 13, 2026, after the Court of Arbitration for Sport heard his appeal of an International Olympic Committee decision to disqualify him from competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics. He was barred from competing in games for refusing to give up a plan to wear a helmet displaying images of athletes who were killed during Russian attacks on Ukraine.

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Olympics: Japan figure skater Uno awarded Beijing team silver

Japanese figure skater Shoma Uno poses with his team silver medal from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2024. He belatedly received the medal from the Japanese Olympic Committee after the ceremony had been postponed for over two years following a doping controversy surrounding Russian skater Kamila Valieva.

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Olympics: Japan figure skater Uno awarded Beijing team silver

Japanese figure skater Shoma Uno makes a speech after receiving his team silver medal from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2024. He belatedly received the medal from the Japanese Olympic Committee after the ceremony had been postponed for over two years following a doping controversy surrounding Russian skater Kamila Valieva.

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UK: Protesters Gather Outside Glasgow Hampden Park Ahead Of Women’s Euro 2025 Qualifier Versus Israel

Protesters gathered outside Hampden Park stadium in Glasgow on Friday, May 31, ahead of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifier match between Scotland and Israel to protest against Israel's military operation in Gaza.

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UK: Pro-Palestine Protest In Glasgow Ahead Of World Athletics Indoor Championships

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in Glasgow on Tuesday, February 27, ahead of the World Athletics Indoor Championships, which will start on March 1, protesting against the participation of Israeli athletes.

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Tokyo Olympics:Shooting

Vitalina Batsarashkina of the Russian Olympic Committee displays her gold medal for the women's 25-meter pistol shooting at the Tokyo Olympics. Date: July 30, 2021 Place: Asaka Shooting Range in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo, JAPAN

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Tokyo Olympics:Shooting

Vitalina Batsarashkina of the Russian Olympic Committee displays her gold medal for the women's 25-meter pistol shooting at the Tokyo Olympics. Date: July 30, 2021 Place: Asaka Shooting Range in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo, JAPAN

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IOC suspends Russian Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams speaks during a press conference in Mumbai, India, on Oct. 12, 2023, announcing that the Russian Olympic Committee has been suspended for violating the territorial integrity of the Ukrainian Olympic Committee.

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Chinese New Year greetings from political leaders

STORY: Chinese New Year greetings from political leaders DATELINE: Jan. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:22 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, President of Zimbabwe 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ARIF ALVI, Pakistani President 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): RANIL WICKREMESINGHE, Sri Lankan President 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): NICOS ANASTASIADES, Cypriot President 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): ISHMAEL KALSAKAU, Vanuatu Prime Minister 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (French): LUCIE MILEBOU-AUBUSSON, President of Gabonese Senate 7. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): DINESH GUNAWARDENA, Sri Lankan Prime Minister 8. SOUNDBITE 8 (Russian): OLGA LYUBIMOVA, Russian Culture Minister 9. SOUNDBITE 9 (Spanish): YEIDCKOL POLEVNSKY, Mexican Congresswoman 10. SOUNDBITE 10 (Spanish): MARIO MOCCIA, President of the Argentine Olympic Committee 11. SOUNDBITE 11 (English): FREDERIC FUSSENICH, CEO of Mount Rigi Railways, Swiss tourism practitioner STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, President of Z

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IOC session in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) is escorted by Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, at the venue for the opening ceremony of the 126th IOC session in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Putin, Bach at Sochi Paralympic opening ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin (far R), International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (far L) and others attend the opening ceremony of the Sochi Paralympics in Russia on March 7, 2014.

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IOC head, Russian president join Sochi Closing Ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during the Closing Ceremony for the Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Putin, Bach at Sochi closing ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin (3rd from R), International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (3rd from L) and former IOC President Jacques Rogge (L) attend the closing ceremony for the Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Putin, Bach at Sochi closing ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (C) waves alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin (2rd from R) during the closing ceremony for the Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014. Standing second from left is former IOC President Jacques Rogge.

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Japanese student teaches calligraphy to Russian girl in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Kohei Yoshida (L), a third-year junior high school student from Morioka in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate, teaches Japanese calligraphy to a Russian student at a school in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014, as part of an exchange program organized by the Japanese Olympic Committee during the Sochi Winter Games.

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Japanese student teaches calligraphy to Russian boy in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Mayu Takatsuji (L), a third-year junior high school student from Tomiya in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Miyagi, teaches Japanese calligraphy to a Russian student at a school in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014, as part of an exchange program organized by the Japanese Olympic Committee during the Sochi Winter Games.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizers in study tour at Sochi Games

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games' delegation participate in a special program organized by the International Olympic Committee for an on-site study tour to learn about the Sochi Olympics operations on Feb. 16, 2014, in the Russian resort town.

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Gold medalist Hanyu's photo at Japan House in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - An autographed photo panel of Yuzuru Hanyu, the men's figure skating gold medalist at the Sochi Winter Olympics, is added on Feb. 15, 2014, to the Japanese medalists corner at Japan House, set up in the Russian resort town by the Japanese Olympic Committee to promote the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.

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Ban, Bach, Putin applaud during Sochi Olympics opening ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - Dignitaries including (from L) U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and Russian President Vladimir Putin applaud during the opening ceremony of the Sochi Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Russia on Feb. 7, 2014.

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Putin, Bach attend Sochi Olympics opening ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin smile during the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 7, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Putin, Bach attend opening ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin (center R) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach (center L) wave to the audience in the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 7, 2014.

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2020 Tokyo Olympics blitz under way in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Russian staff members at Japan House, set up in Sochi by the Japanese Olympic Committee to promote the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, show giveaway items such as comic-like illustrations in the Russian resort town on Feb. 5, 2014.

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IOC session in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 126th International Olympic Committee session in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2014. (Pool photo)

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IOC session in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Thomas Bach (L), president of the International Olympic Committee, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands between their speeches at the opening ceremony of the 126th IOC session in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2014. (Pool photo)

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New terminal for Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Photo taken Oct. 28, 2013, shows a new terminal building completed at Adler station in Sochi, southern Russia. A ceremony was held to mark its completion the same day, attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach. The station will be a hub for the Sochi Winter Olympics to be held in February 2014.

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New terminal for Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a completion ceremony for a new terminal building at Adler station in Sochi, southern Russia, on Oct. 28, 2013. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach attended the ceremony. The station will be a hub for the Sochi Winter Olympics to be held in February 2014.

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IOC meeting

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands as an IOC executive board meeting is held in St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 30, 2013.

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One year before Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge (L) speaks during an event at Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 7, 2013, to mark a year before the opening of the Winter Olympics. At right is Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Closing ceremony for Vancouver Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Sochi Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov, the Russian host city of the 2014 Winter Games, waves the Olympic flag, accompanied by International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge (C) during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010.

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World leaders attend reception in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Photo shows (from R to L) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, U.S. President George W. Bush, Chinese President Hu Jintao and International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge attending a reception in Beijing on Aug. 8. (Pool photo)

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Russia's Sochi to host 2014 Winter Olympics

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - Primary school students in South Korea's Pyeongchang show disappointment July 5 after the International Olympic Committee named the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi as the host of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. Pyeongchang was beaten by Sochi in the final round of voting by 51-47 at an IOC assembly after Austria's Salzburg was eliminated in the first round as it got the fewest votes.

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Russia's Sochi to host 2014 Winter Olympics

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - Residents in South Korea's Pyeongchang are seen disappointed July 5 after the International Olympic Committee named the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi as the host of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. Pyeongchang was beaten by Sochi in the final round of voting by 51-47 at an IOC assembly in Guatemala after Austria's Salzburg was eliminated in the first round as it got the fewest votes.

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FINLAND-HELSINKI-BEIJING 2022-ICE HOCKEY GOLD MEDAL-CELEBRATION

(220221) -- HELSINKI, Feb. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People celebrate after Finland won first ever Olympic ice hockey gold medal at Beijing 2022, in Helsinki, Finland, on Feb. 20, 2022. Finland edged past defending champion the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) 2-1 to get its first-ever Olympic ice hockey gold medal at Beijing 2022 in the men's final on Sunday. (Xinhua/Chen Jing)

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FINLAND-HELSINKI-BEIJING 2022-ICE HOCKEY GOLD MEDAL-CELEBRATION

(220221) -- HELSINKI, Feb. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People celebrate after Finland won first ever Olympic ice hockey gold medal at Beijing 2022, in Helsinki, Finland, on Feb. 20, 2022. Finland edged past defending champion the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) 2-1 to get its first-ever Olympic ice hockey gold medal at Beijing 2022 in the men's final on Sunday. (Xinhua/Chen Jing)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CLOSING CEREMONY (CN)

(220220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Athletes of the delegation of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) jump during the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Li He)

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Olympics: IOC's Bach says Valieva figure skating spectacle "chilling"

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach attends a press conference in Beijing on Feb. 18, 2022. A day after 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva suffered a meltdown on sport's biggest stage, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said the doping scandal and its fallout "disturbed" him. In his opening comments at a press conference held Friday to mark the nearing end of the Beijing Olympics, Bach said the way the Russian Olympic Committee skater was received by her entourage after exiting the ice following her disastrous free routine "was chilling."

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