Recent articles by Gustavo

IOC leaves Paris 2024 door open for Russian athletes

IOC leaves Paris 2024 door open for Russian athletes

The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, assured on Friday that the decision on the participation of Russian athletes in the Paris Games had not yet been taken, but hinted that they would be able to take part without a flag and under certain conditions.









Paris 2024: The capital's public transport will not be 'ready' for the Olympic Games, says Anne Hidalgo

Paris 2024: The capital's public transport will not be 'ready' for the Olympic Games, says Anne Hidalgo

The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, stated on Wednesday, November 22, that "we will not be ready" for public transport in the capital during the 2024 Olympic Games", citing insufficient numbers and frequency of trains in certain areas. Interviewed on the Quotidien show, the Mayor of Paris mentioned "two things on which the capital o France will not be ready," namely "transport" and "shelter for the homeless."





Sol2023 Pacific Games opening ceremony

Sol2023 Pacific Games opening ceremony

The Sol2023 Pacific Games officially began on Sunday night with a vibrant Opening Ceremony at Solomon Islands’ newly built National Stadium in Honiara. The multi-sport event happens every four years among athletes from Oceania and this year it's being hosted by Solomon Islands from November 19 to December 2.


Oleg Matytsin: “Friendship Games are no alternative to other competitions”

Oleg Matytsin: “Friendship Games are no alternative to other competitions”

Russia has never positioned the Friendship Games as an alternative to other competitions, Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin said. Earlier, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) sent a letter to the National Olympic Committees recommending that they refuse to participate in the Friendship Games. On June 22, IOC head Thomas Bach said that Russia was trying to organize "politicized sports competitions."


WADA expresses concerns over Friendship Games taking part in Russia

WADA expresses concerns over Friendship Games taking part in Russia

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is concerned over the 2024 Friendship Games taking place in Russia, WADA Director General Olivier Niggli said during the Foundation Board meeting. "Russia has the intention of potentially organizing a multi-sports event in 2024 that is called the Friendship Games", Niggli said. "This seems to be completely organized outside the framework of sport, to the extent that even the chairman or the president of the organizing committee would be the president of a federation that just lost its recognition from the sports movement".