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IOC to propose IOA suspension in Executive Board meeting

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The International Olympic Committee today made it clear that it will propose the suspension of IOA in its Executive Board Meeting early next month if the upcoming IOA elections are held under the gove

IOC chief backs plan for 4-year doping bans

IOC President Jacques Rogge supports proposals to double the length of doping bans to four years as a way of keeping drug cheats out of the Olympics.

The World Anti-Doping Agency is planning to raise

IOC chief backs plan for 4-year doping bans

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IOC President Jacques Rogge supports proposals to double the length of doping bans to four years as a way of keeping drug cheats out of the Olympics.

The World Anti-Doping Agency is planning to raise

Britain's Ainslie calls time on Olympic career

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The most successful Olympic sailor, Britain's Ben Ainslie, on Tuesday confirmed that he will not defend his title at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro to focus instead on a new challenge in the America

Randhir withdraws nomination, Chautala to become IOA chief

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The controversy-marred Indian Olympic Association elections took a dramatic twist today with Randhir Singh withdrawing his nomination for the post of President, clearing the decks for Abhay Singh Chau

IOC warns IOA of ban if Sport code is followed in polls

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In a new twist to controversial elections of the IOA, the International Olympic Committee today warned of a possible ban on the national sports body if government regulations are followed in its poll

IOA lashes out at Sports Ministry

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The Indian Olympic Association today lashed out at the Sports Ministry for writing to the IOC regarding the Sports Code's implementation in the upcoming IOA elections, saying that the government's act

Usain Bolt not legend - yet, says Rogge

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History-making Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt is an icon but not a legend -- yet, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge said on Thursday.

The 70-year-old Belgian spoke to a sele

Olympic flame lit for London Games

The Olympic flame was lit in Ancient Olympia in Greece on Thursday, in a solemn ceremony filled with mystery and tradition that signals the final countdown to the start of this year's summer Games in London.

Bhopal survivors burn effigy of IOC president

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The survivors of the 1984 Union Carbide disaster on Sunday burnt an effigy of International Olympics Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge, who has said that Dow Chemical, the sponsor of the 2012 Lo

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