Russia, Thomas Bach and Paris

Bach tries to blame on Russia is to blame for the gender scandal at the Games in Paris
This has never happened before, and here it is again! So far, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), a fierce Russophobe and a patented scoundrel, Thomas Bach, has accused Russia of whipping up a scandal at the women's boxing tournament of the Paris Olympic Games — 2024.
Paris Games gender row was product of Russian fake news campaign, IOC's Bach says
The International Olympic Committee had to fight off many similar campaigns before and after the Paris Games, its outgoing president said.
Longtime leader Thomas Bach blames Russian ‘fake news campaign’ for push to change IOC’s policy on transgender athletes
Here's what outgoing IOC President Thomas Bach said about Utah's 2034 Winter Games, and a letter from Republican members of Congress demanding that transgender athletes not participate in the Olympics.
IOC's Bach says Paris Games gender row was product of Russian fake news
Bach, who is stepping down in June, said the IOC had needed to fight off many similar campaigns before and after the Paris Games.
Olympic head accuses Russia of ‘fake news campaign’ over boxers
Olympic head accuses Russia of ‘fake news campaign’ over boxers - Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting found themselves at the centre of a media storm at Paris 2024
Paris boxing gender row was product of Russian fake news
A gender row involving two female boxers at the 2024 Olympics was the result of a Russian fake news campaign, Olympic officials said.
Olympic presidential candidate Prince Feisal sees real-world politics playing a bigger role
The IOC presidential election on Thursday takes place in a political climate that seems a world away from the last contested ...
Russian Olympic Champion Turned Lawmaker Dead After Falling From Window
Ravil Maganov, the chair of Russian oil giant Lukoil, the country's second-largest oil producer, was found dead on September 1, 2022, after falling from a hospital window in Moscow. The circumstances ...
Russia Prepares for 2026 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Selections
Russia is gearing up for the selection of figure skaters who will compete in the qualifying rounds for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo. This significant announcement comes from ...
IOC’s Bach sees ‘new world order’ ahead of LA Olympics and says Trump will ‘fully support’ Games
Thomas Bach says he feels a rare calm in his final weeks as IOC president even as a “new world order” gains speed ahead of ...
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Russia submits skaters for Olympic qualifiers
According to national news agency TASS, the International Skating Union (ISU) received rosters from the sport's respective ...
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Three-time Russian Olympic wrestling champion and ex Putin MP dies 'after plunging from a window' as spate of mysterious deaths involving Kremlin officials continues
This included wins at the Olympics in 1996, 2004 and - his swansong - 2008. A number of Russian officials and prominent businesspeople have died or been seriously injured after falling from ...
IOC candidate Samaranch sees diplomacy with Trump as key priority ahead of 2028 LA Olympics
One of the strong candidates to win the IOC's presidential election next week says meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump should be high on the winner's agenda ...
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Russian Olympic wrestling champ Buvaisar Saitiev dies at 49
Russian three-time Olympic freestyle wrestling champion Buvaisar Saitiev has died at the age of 49, Russian sports officials said Sunday. Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev told Tass news agency ...
His father changed the Olympics. Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. wants his turn.
Decades after his father modernized the Olympics, Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. is running for IOC president and aiming to adapt ...