Tag: IOC
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North Korea will take part in next two Olympics – IOC chief
North Korea will take part in the next two Olympic Games in Japan and China, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Saturday after meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang. Bach traveled to Pyongyang on Thursday in a visit that comes after North Korea’s participation in the Pyeongchang Winter Games helped…
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IOC approves mixed-gender events for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved mixed-gender events in athletics, swimming, table tennis and triathlon for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The Games will include a 4×400 metres mixed relay in athletics and a 4×100 metres medley mixed relay in swimming. IOC president Thomas Bach said the Games will be “more youthful, more urban…