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Members of the Austrian biathlon team had their Olympic Village residences raided by Italian authorities, who were investigating doping charges. Russian biathlete Olga Medvedtseva was stripped of her silver medal won in the individual race, due to positive drug test. A two-year ban from any competition was imposed.
Paraguay’s Luana Alonso made waves at the 2024 Paris Olympics resulting in her expulsion from the Olympic Village. "Her presence is creating an inappropriate atmosphere within Team Paraguay ...
These 100-year-old photos showcase everything from Olympic glory to behind-the-scenes moments, including athletes during their downtime in the Olympic Village to Edward VIII (then the Prince of ...
During the negotiations, the mayor of the Olympic Village, Walther Tröger, along with Willi Daume, Manfred Schreiber, the Munich Police President and the head of security for the Games of the XX Olympiad, Bavarian Minister of the Interior Bruno Merk, and Federal Minister of the Interior and Vice President of the German NOC, Hans-Dietrich ...
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Avery Brundage, himself an American, deemed it to be a domestic political statement unfit for the apolitical, international forum the Olympic Games were intended to be. In response to their actions, he ordered Smith and Carlos suspended from the US team and banned from the Olympic Village.
Olympic athlete Husein Alireza, who captured Italian swimmer Thomas Ceccon napping outside his designated room, is sharing new details about the viral photo. “Lots of fake news coming out of my ...
On 5 August 2016, the Greek team in the Olympic village reported to officials that many personal items had been stolen from their rooms in the Olympic village including mobile phones, clothes and medical equipment. [64] On 12 August 2016, an athlete had $20,000 stolen by an Olympic Village employee. The worker was arrested and the money ...
Harry How/Getty Images For Team USA swimmers, the 2024 Paris Olympics is a business trip. That means there’s no leaving the Olympic Village without permission — under any circumstances. Kayla ...