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The Japan Times

More than 400 Olympians from nearly 90 countries around the world have joined in a call for the winner of next week's International Olympic Committee presidential election to make climate their top priority. japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025 #olympics #climatechange #emissions #ioc #thomasbach

The Japan Times · Olympians make climate plea to IOC presidential candidatesBy Nick Mulvenney
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Barbara Monaco

@GreenFire I would love to see our former allies attend and protest meaningfully.
No business as usual!
Jesse Owens did not avoid the nazi-fied 1936 Olympics. He went there, and his 4 gold medals were a rebuke to white supremacy.
This photo from the 1969 Olympics was seen around the globe not only as a protest against domestic racism but against social injustice here and abroad.
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1969 Olympics in Mexico City. American medal winners, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, wearing black US ream tracksuits, are on the reviewing stand, heads bowed, with arms raised in the Black Power salute. Although they were stripped of the medals and sent home, this remains one of the most iconic protest photos of the era.
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"Seven people have been summoned to appear in court in #Paris on Wednesday in connection with #cyberbullying targeting the artistic director of last summer's Paris #Olympics’ opening and closing ceremonies.

Thomas Jolly filed a complaint for death threats after receiving #homophobic and #antisemitic abuse on social networks. The online attacks erupted after Jolly’s acclaimed but controversial opening spectacle on the Seine in July – a #queer-inclusive, high-energy fusion of tradition and modernity."

france24.com/en/europe/2025030

FRANCE 24 · Seven go on trial over cyberbullying of Paris Olympics' ceremonies directorBy FRANCE 24
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CBC Ottawa

Already a skeleton world champion, Hallie Clarke's 'crazy journey' could lead to bigger things
Canadian skeleton star Hallie Clarke days ahead of her senior title defence in Lake Placid, N.Y., and less than a year away from her potential Olympic debut in Milan, struggles to contextualize her 'crazy journey so far.'
#sports #championship #skeleton #LakePlacid #Milan #Olympics
cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/

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CBC Ottawa

Ottawa's Patrick Chan among Skate Canada Hall of Fame's elite 2025 class
Skate Canada announced an elite class of 2025 to its Hall of Fame on Tuesday led by two-time Olympic ice dance champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and three-time men's world champion Patrick Chan.
#sports #iceskating #Olympics #WinterSports #FigureSkating
cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/

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CBC Thunder Bay

Get to know the teams competing at this year's Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2025 Scotties Canadian women's curling championship begins on Friday in Thunder Bay, Ont., and runs through Feb. 23. Get to know who will be vying to become this year's national champions.
#sports #curling #championship #ThunderBay #Ont #Olympics
cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/

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