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Int’l Olympic Committee relaxes guidelines on transgender athletes
Transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in the Olympics and other international events without undergoing sex reassignment surgery, according to new guidelines adopted by the IOC.
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Olympic Committee adds sexual orientation to non-discrimination policy
The International Olympic Committee has approved a wide-ranging reform package that includes rewording of its non-discrimination policy to include sexual orientation.
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IOC adds anti-discrimination clause to Olympic host city contract
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The International Olympic Committee has added an anti-discrimination clause to its host city contract, hoping to avoid a repeat of the turmoil caused at the Sochi Olympics when Russia passed a law prohibiting so-called gay “propaganda” before the Games. IOC spokesman Mark Adams said the language is based on Principle 6…
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IOC pressured by All Out, U.S. lawmakers to ban anti-LGBT discrimination
The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday came under increased pressure to prohibit anti-LGBT discrimination and ensure future host countries do not have discriminatory laws on their books.
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Paralympics chief: No need for human rights assurances from host countries
SOCHI, Russia — Countries bidding to host the Olympics and Paralympics should not be compelled to provide assurances about human rights standards, according to the head of the International Paralympic Committee.
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Human rights pledge urged for future Olympic host countries
Citing widespread dismay with Russia’s anti-gay laws, a coalition of more than 30 human rights and gay rights groups is calling on the International Olympic Committee to ensure that future Olympic host countries do not have discriminatory laws on their books.
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Olympic committee defends Monday’s removal of gay rights activist
SOCHI, Russia — The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday defended the removal of an Italian gay rights activist from a Sochi arena, saying she was “escorted from there peacefully” and not detained.
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UN chief to attend Sochi Olympics, give keynote address at IOC assembly
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will take part in Friday’s opening of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia and deliver a keynote address to the International Olympic Committee’s general assembly, the first by a U.N. secretary-general, officials said Monday.
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IOC president: Criticism of Russia’s anti-gay law will not detract from Sochi
SOCHI, Russia — International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach says heavy security and criticism of Russia’s anti-gay law will not detract from the Sochi Olympics.
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Sochi organizers back-track on free speech rights of athletes
SOCHI, Russia — A day after the head of the Sochi organizing committee appeared to contradict International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on the rights of Olympic athletes to freely express themselves at news conferences, organizers issued a back-pedaling statement Thursday “to clarify” their position.