international olympic committee Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/international-olympic-committee/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Fri, 09 Aug 2024 06:26:56 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Jessica Fox elected to IOC as voice for athletes https://www.jwire.com.au/jessica-fox-elected-to-ioc-as-voice-for-athletes/ https://www.jwire.com.au/jessica-fox-elected-to-ioc-as-voice-for-athletes/#comments Fri, 09 Aug 2024 06:26:56 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=161076 Australia’s golden girl Jessica Fox will represent athletes on the International Olympic Committee after being voted in by her peers in Paris. Jessica Fox, Australia’s double gold medallist in Paris, says her election to the International Olympic Committee’s athletes commission is perfectly timed in the lead-up to the 2032 Brisbane Games. Canoeist Fox is among […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/jessica-fox-elected-to-ioc-as-voice-for-athletes/feed/ 1 161076 UK group appeals to Olympic Committee to allow Israeli team in South African tournament https://www.jwire.com.au/uk-group-appeals-to-olympic-committee-to-allow-israeli-team-in-south-african-tournament/ https://www.jwire.com.au/uk-group-appeals-to-olympic-committee-to-allow-israeli-team-in-south-african-tournament/#respond Thu, 23 Mar 2023 03:55:44 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=146013 Three days before an international rugby tournament in South Africa, UK Lawyers for Israel has asked the International Olympic Committee to intervene to ensure that an Israeli team may participate. UKLFI wrote on Tuesday to Girard Zappelli, IOC Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, pointing out that World Rugby (the international federation for rugby union) has […]

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