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International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach reacts to a growing diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics in February, prompted by what the Western allies argue are widespread rights abuses by China. "The Games are about and for the athletes, and therefore you will hear the same comment from us for every political decision from any government," Bach says, adding, "the rest is politics, and there our political neutrality, the principle is applied." SOUNDBITE. TO COMPLETE VIDEO 9UA32F
Brisbane was awarded the 2032 Olympics on Wednesday, becoming the third Australian city to host the Summer Games after Melbourne and Sydney. IMAGES
The International Olympic Committee has given the go-ahead for a number of new sports to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. According to CNN, one notable newcomer will be breakdancing. It will be the first DanceSport event to appear at an Olympic Games, having been staged at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires two years ago. The IOC executive board also announced that skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing will be featured in Paris, too. Those three events were due to debut at the postponed Tokyo Games. Today is a historic occasion, not only for b-boys and b-girls but for all dancers around the world. Shawn Tay President, World DanceSport Federation
The IOC "cannot set a deadline now" for making a decision on whether or not to hold the Tokyo Games, president Thomas Bach tells AFP in an exclusive interview. SOUNDBITE FILMED BY THE IOC
"The impact is huge, as you can imagine. It never happened that we had to organise a postponed Olympic Games," IOC President Thomas Bach tells AFP in an exclusive interview. "We are looking, together with our Japanese partners and friends, on ways how we can simplify the organisation of the Games," he adds. SOUNDBITE FILMED BY THE IOC
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