IOC STARTS DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES AGAINST 28 RUSSIAN ATHLETES FROM SOCHI 2014

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FOLLOWING THE PUBLICATION OF THE COMPLETED WADA INDEPENDENT PERSON (IP) REPORT ON 9 DECEMBER 2016, THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT 28 RUSSIAN ATHLETES* WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES SOCHI 2014 ARE NOW SUBJECT TO A DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE.

The IOC is initiating disciplinary cases against all 28 athletes for whom there is evidence of manipulation of one or more of their urine samples that were collected at the Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014, as detailed in the IP report earlier in December.

Prof. McLaren had investigated 95 samples of Russian athletes provided to him by the IOC. They led to the 28 athletes with evidence of sample manipulation. They have now been repatriated back to the Lausanne Anti-Doping Laboratory, and re-analysis has already begun on these samples looking for any Adverse Analytical Findings (AAFs).

At this point in time, these 28 new cases are not AAFs, like a positive doping test. However, the manipulation of the samples themselves could lead to an Anti-Doping Rule Violation and sanctions.

“This is the immediate follow-up to Professor McLaren’s Report. The IOC will go beyond the findings of the IP Report by re-analysing all the samples of all the Russian athletes who participated in the Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014 as well as all those who participated in the Olympic Games London 2012,” IOC President Thomas Bach said.

As of now, 27 Russian athletes have already been sanctioned by the IOC as a result of the IOC’s own re-analysis programme for the Olympic Games Beijing 2008 and London 2012, which began prior to the Olympic Games Rio 2016, and is still ongoing (for London). The IOC will also re-analyse all samples from Russian athletes at the Olympic Winter Games Vancouver 2010. 

The protection of clean athletes and the fight against doping are top priorities for the IOC, as outlined in Olympic Agenda 2020, the IOC’s strategic roadmap for the future of the Olympic Movement.

* Please note that for legal reasons the IOC cannot currently give more detailed information on the cases. This will follow in due course.

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FIRST-EVER REFUGEE OLYMPIC TEAM SENDS MESSAGE OF HOPE

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY, A TEAM OF REFUGEE ATHLETES COMPETED AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES RIO 2016, SENDING A MESSAGE OF HOPE AND INCLUSION TO THE MILLIONS OF REFUGEES AROUND THE WORLD. 

Their participation was also an important signal to the international community that refugees are our fellow human beings and an enrichment to society.

This video tells the story of how this team of ten refugee athletes made Olympic history, inspiring the world with the strength of their human spirit.

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BILES MAKES DREAMS COME TRUE IN RIO

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AT JUST 146CM TALL, US GYMNAST SIMONE BILES TURNED OUT TO BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST STARS OF RIO 2016. APPEARING AT HER FIRST OLYMPIC GAMES, THE TEENAGER FINISHED WITH FOUR OUT OF THE FIVE GOLD MEDALS IN HER SIGHTS, AND DAZZLED AUDIENCES WITH HER SUBLIME SKILLS.

In and out of foster care from an early age, the youngster was eventually adopted by her maternal grandfather and his wife. Shrugging off her early hardships and applying herself to artistic gymnastics with hard work and perseverance, she has gone on to prove in recent years – and no more so than in Rio - that “dreams do come true”.

Since her breakthrough at the World Championships in Antwerp in 2013, Biles has soared to stardom with a record 10 world titles. And she got her first ever Games underway by spearheading the US team that took gold in the team all-around event. Finishing a massive 8.209 points clear of Russia and China, the Americans blew away the competition to retain their title.

By the time Biles stepped up to do her floor routine, the destination of the gold was already clear, there was no sense of anti-climax as she thrilled the crowd with a stunning display set to Brazilian music and scored an incredible 15.800.

Two days later she took the individual all-around title prompting words of congratulations from Romanian gymnastics legend Nadia Comaneci, who described her victory as “a beautiful success.”

On 14 August, the American teenager secured her third gold medal, this time in the vault. The last to compete, Biles scored 15.966 which was enough to deliver her title on this apparatus. A day later Biles made her only lapse in Rio, when she ceded gold in the beam to Dutchwoman Sanne Wevers. An uncharacteristic slip saw her slip into the bronze medal position.

However, her best was still to come. Biles secured her fourth gold medal in style with a brilliant performance on the mat. Biles stormed to gold with a near-perfect performance and a score of 15.966, thanks to a samba-influenced routine that showcased her power, agility and creativity, and sent the Rio crowd wild.

Her final gold saw the little Texan enter the history books by equalling the record of four titles won at the same Games that has been achieved by four gymnasts – the Soviet Union’s Larissa Latynina and Hungary’s Agnes Keleti in 1956, Czechoslovakia’s Vera Caslavska in 1968 and Romania’s Ecaterina Szabo in 1984. Not only does she join this quartet in the record books, but also in the pantheon of Olympic greats.

With typical understatement and modesty, Biles summed up her Rio experience as follows: “My first Olympics and I’ve walked away with five medals, that's not disappointing at all.”

Watch more videos of Simone Biles on the Olympic Channel.

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DEVELOPING STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING FOR YOU

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IOC/CAMPBELLBEING PHYSICALLY READY TO COMPETE IS CRUCIAL FOR ANY ATHLETE SEARCHING FOR SUCCESS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR SPORT; AND STAYING TRUE TO A COMPREHENSIVE STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING PROGRAMME IS AT THE HEART OF THIS.

But what is a strength and conditioning (S&C) programme? In this latest video, Young Ambassadors Scott Kneller (AUS) and Panagiota Tsakiri (GRE), both winter Olympians themselves, explore what S&C means and delve deeper into the key aims of S&C as we get advice from some of the best on how to develop an S&C programme that works for you.

Want to go further? You can also find some great tips and advice on the Athlete Learning Gateway.

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IOC PRESIDENT VISITS VIETNAM

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IOC PRESIDENT THOMAS BACH SPOKE AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE OLYMPIC COUNCIL OF ASIA (OCA) IN DA NANG VIETNAM THIS WEEKEND.

The President praised the Asian National Olympic Committees for their great success at the Olympic Games Rio 2106. "Asia is going from strength to strength," he said. He noted that five NOCs had won a first gold medal:Bahrain, Jordan, Tajikistan, Singapore and Vietnam. 

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Also at the General Assembly was IOC Member Sheikh Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, President of the OCA and of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC). IOC Member Gunilla Lindberg, who is also Secretary General of ANOC, gave a presentation on ANOC’s activities. A number of other IOC Members were present, including IOC Vice-President John Coates.

Earlier, the IOC President, accompanied by Sheikh Al-Fahad Al-Sabah and IOC Vice-President John Coates, met with the Vietnamese Prime Minister ahead of the opening of the Asian Beach Games being held in the Vietnamese coastal city. 

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Coinciding with the OCA General Assembly, the President attended the opening ceremony of the Asian Beach Games accompanied by Sheikh Al-Sabah. Later, the President attended the Beach Games, watching competitions in two combat sports, ju-jitsu and muaythai.

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PRESIDENT BACH AND MEMBERS OF REFUGEE OLYMPIC TEAM TAKE PART IN UN HUMAN RIGHTS EVENT

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PRESIDENT BACH JOINED MEMBERS OF THE REFUGEE OLYMPIC TEAM (ROT) TODAY AT THE UNITED NATIONS IN GENEVA. SITTING ALONGSIDE TEGLA LOROUPE, THE THREE-TIME OLYMPIAN AND CHEF DE MISSION OF THE ROT FROM KENYA, AND 800M RUNNER ROSE LOKONYEN, HE PARTICIPATED IN A MEETING THAT TOOK PLACE DURING THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.

President Bach joined members of the Refugee Olympic Team (ROT) today at the United Nations in Geneva. Sitting alongside Tegla Loroupe, the three-time Olympian and Chef de Mission of the ROT from Kenya, and 800m runner Rose Lokonyen, he participated in a meeting that took place during the UN Human Rights Council.

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Joined by IOC Honorary President Jacques Rogge, who is the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Youth Refugees and Sport, President Bach told the meeting that the Refugee Olympic Team at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 “had provided a much needed opportunity for the world to think differently about refugees and migrants in the light of the current crises and beyond that. Their participation was proof that refugees are an enrichment to society, just as they are an enrichment to our Olympic family.”

The side event was organised by the Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations Office in Geneva with the IOC and looked at “sport and integration” and “the promotion of human rights for refugees and migrants”.

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ROT member Rose Lokonyen from South Sudan, who was the ROT flag bearer, told the audience that it had been a dream come true when she joined the ROT in Rio de Janeiro: “The creation of the Refugee Olympic Team by IOC President Thomas Bach gave us hope. He gave us an opportunity, and he gave us the chance to live a dream,” she said. “Never could I have imagined that sport could take me so far. But through a lot of hard work, hours of training and great support and guidance from the Tegla Loroupe Foundation, and Tegla herself, we achieved great success.”

In 2003, Tegla Loroupe founded the Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation (TLPF). It is a Peace and Development organisation that promotes peaceful co-existence and socio-economic development of poor and marginalised individuals and communities in Northern Kenya and the Greater Horn of Africa Region. Six out of the ten members of the ROT came from the programmes Tegla Loroupe is organising in Kenya. “Every day we use sport as a tool to provide a platform for dialogue among young people and communities in conflict,” she said.

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IOC Honorary President Rogge pointed out that more than 50 per cent of the world’s 60 million refugees and displaced persons are children and youth: “I salute here the work of UNHCR and many other organisations that recognise the importance of sport as an effective tool to engage youth. It enables us to tackle a number of key issues ranging from protection, gender-based violence, and the empowerment of girls, to education, health, trauma recovery and peace-building.”

The attendees included Mr Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees; Ms Kelly Clements, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees; Ms Kate Gilmore, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights; and Ms Laura Thomson, Deputy Director General of the International Organisation for Migration.

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