TSX RECAP: Milan unveils “Look of the Games” and pictograms; Coe apologizes for how track & field Olympic prize money was announced
● For November 8,?2024?●
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≡ THE 5-RING CIRCUS ≡
● MILAN CORTINA 2026: "Look of the Games" and pictograms unveiled, featuring lines to form figures and shapes. It’s a handsome design concept as shown in the demonstration photo. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4f8jay5
● INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE: In an interview, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe criticized the IOC’s age limits, which would have to be changed for him to be elected President. He also called the way the World Athletics revealed its prize money for the Paris 2024 Games “discourteous.” Read more here: https://bit.ly/3YVEktu ?
≡ PANORAMA ≡
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● Paris 2024: The IOC said it was aware that Algerian women’s boxing gold medalist Imane Khelif will file a lawsuit against a French outlet that published a leaked medical document that said she had male (XY) chromosomes.?
? Australian break dancer Rachael Gunn (Raygun) said she is retiring from competitive breaking after the torrent of negative comments following her Olympic performance, where she lost her three battles by 180-0.?
? The bell rung by the track & field winners at the Stade de France during Paris 2024 was handed over to the Notre Dame cathedral, where it will replace a bell destroyed during the 2019 fire. The cathedral is scheduled to re-open on 8 December.?
● Russia: At a meeting of the executive committee of the Russian Olympic Committee, President Stanislav Pozdnyakov agreed to step down on 13 November. A new President, expected to be replaced with Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev, with the ROC election scheduled for 13 December.
● Athletics: A French high court decided that Papa Massata Diack of Senegal, convicted of corruption and embezzlement for actions when he was a marketing consultant for the IAAF (World Athletics) must be re-tried. Diack is in Senegal and is unlikely to leave; he never appeared during his trial.?
● Canoe-Kayak: The International Canoe Federation voted to move its headquarters from Lausanne to Budapest, as Hungary is one of the leading powers in the sport.?
● Ice Hockey: The U.S. women opened the 2024-25 Rivalry Series with Canada by taking a 5-0 lead in the first period and cruising to a 7-2 win.?
● Nordic Combined: A grant from the International Ski & Snowboard Federation (FIS) will allow Nordic Combined USA to continue with a co-training program with Norway. After a cut in funding, Nordic Combined USA has now raised about 60% of its budget for the 2024-25 season.
● Swimming: World Aquatics will offer $2.16 million in prize money for December’s World 25 m (short course) Championships, the same as in 2022, but a third less than in 2021.? ?
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