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# ioc - Today’s News
# ioc - Saturday 4 May, 2013
‘I’d rather not talk about it until I have to decide what to do’ – McIlroy on Olympics choice
Meanwhile, the Northern Irishman is currently three shots behind leader Phil Mickelson at Quail Hollow.
# ioc - Tuesday 12 February, 2013
If the IOC board had looked at these 10 photos this morning, wrestling would be safe
Officials voted to cut wrestling from the 2020 Olympics earlier today.
And the loser is… IOC board want to axe wrestling from 2020 Olympics
Associated Press reports that wrestling will be dropped by the executive board of the International Olympic Committee.
# ioc - Friday 7 December, 2012
ISA critical of ‘malicious’ Olympic betting allegations
Peter O’Leary escaped with a warning following an Olympic betting investigation, but Irish sailing bosses still have questions about the motive and timing of the allegations.
# ioc - Thursday 6 December, 2012
IOC strips four medals from 2004 Athens Olympics, Armstrong safe for now
The IOC has said they will readjust the results and rankings from the Athens Games.
# ioc - Tuesday 4 December, 2012
Olympics: India suspended from IOC – source
The suspension comes amid an ongoing row between the Indian Olympic Association and the organisation.
# ioc - Friday 30 November, 2012
IOC ready to take away Armstrong’s Olympic bronze
The fate of the cyclist’s medal will be addressed when the organisation’s executive board meets next week in Lausanne.
# ioc - Monday 27 August, 2012
VIDEO: It’s never too late for one last London 2012 montage
It’s grand, there’s only two more sleeps until the Paralympics starts.
# ioc - Friday 3 August, 2012
German rower quits over ‘neo-Nazi’ boyfriend
The athlete affirmed her commitment to the “Olympic ideals” but quit the Olympic village so ‘as not to be a burden on the team’.
# ioc - Saturday 28 July, 2012
IOC warning as Olympics hit by first doping case
Albanian weightlifter Hysen Pulaku tested positive for a banned steroid in London this week.
Team Ireland shaken by alleged betting scandal
On the eve of the Games, the IOC received a complaint that an Irish athlete had allegedly bet on an opponent in a previous event.
# ioc - Friday 27 July, 2012
Explainer: Why are there four Olympic athletes with no country?
There’s four athletes competing under the Olympic flag, with no country to represent. Here’s how that came about.
Anti-doping measures are working – Rogge
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) president says the number of bans is proof that progress is being made.
# ioc - Thursday 26 July, 2012
London 2012: Hickey signs up to IOC top table
Dubliner Pat Hickey was elected today to the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
# ioc - Monday 23 July, 2012
London 2012: Rogge stages minute’s silence for 1972 victims
“They came to Munich in a spirit of peace and solidarity. The debt we owe them is to maintain this spirit in life and to remember them.”
# ioc - Sunday 22 July, 2012
IOC against minute’s silence for Munich victims
The organisation’s president has dismissed calls for a minute’s silence to commemorate the event.
# ioc - Friday 25 May, 2012
London 2012: Still no decision on eligibility for Saudi women
The IOC hopes that Saudi Arabia will enter their first female competitor at this summer’s Olympics, but discussions are ongoing.
# ioc - Sunday 13 May, 2012
Winter Olympics terrorist attack foiled, says Russia
Russian government security officials say they have foiled plans to attack Olympics host city before and during the 2014 games.
# ioc - Saturday 5 May, 2012
Where did I park that stadium? Olympic venue gets test run
Seb Coe and a healthy dollop of armed police officers were on hand for the trial day at London 2012 headquarters.
# ioc - Saturday 31 March, 2012
Tweet dreams: Irish Olympic athletes free to use Twitter at London 2012
Pat Hickey knows what a London Bus looks like but, by the looks of it, he prefers vintage technology.
# ioc - Monday 19 March, 2012
Hopes for Saudi Arabia’s female athletes after Olympic talks progress
Saudi Arabia is one of three countries that has never included women in its Olympic teams, along with Qatar and Brunei.
# ioc - Thursday 8 December, 2011
Olympic torch to visit Dublin on 6 June
OCI President Pat Hickey celebrates “the culmination of a dream” as Olympic officials confirm the torch’s visit to Ireland next summer.
# ioc - Monday 5 December, 2011
Havelange resigns from IOC ahead of ethics hearing – reports
Former FIFA President Joao Havelange is reported to have resigned from the International Olympic Committee days before an investigation into alleged kickbacks opens.
# ioc - Wednesday 16 November, 2011
London 2012 chairman backs Dublin visit for Olympic torch
Sebastian Coe said a symbolic visit to the Republic “would speak eloquently and powerfully for sport”.
# ioc - Thursday 6 October, 2011
American star Merritt wins appeal against Olympic ban, others may follow
LaShawn Merritt, who had been banned from competing at next year’s Olympic Games due to a doping offence, has appealed successfully to get the ruling overturned.
# ioc - Thursday 16 June, 2011
Olympic officials set to withold Gaddafi tickets ‘until situation becomes clearer’
Following an intervention from David Cameron, it has been confiirmed that Gaddafi or his affiliates will not be issued tickets.














































