The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has added breakdancing alongside skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing to the Summer Olympic Games which would be held in Paris in 2024.
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Lukashenko Banned from Olympics for Crackdowns against Protesters
Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, has planned to take the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to court for banning him from Olympics events over discrimination towards athletes.
Belarus’ Olympic Body Faces IOC Punishment Amid Protests
The IOC is still deciding on the formal punishments for Olympic officials in Belarus after the repraisal reports about athletes and demonstrators against the country’s presidential election.
Tokyo Olympic Officials Prepared to Hold Test Events Beginning in March
Tokyo Olympics organizers were encouraged after a gymnastics meet over the week and are now willing to hold test events early next year.
UK Claims Russia Planned Cyberattack on Olympics
The UK disclosed that Russia’s military intelligence service GRU conducted cyber reconnaissance against officials and organizations of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games that were supposed to take place in Tokyo.