The organisers of the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne and the 2021 Winter Universiade in Lucerne have met in the Olympic capital to exchange ideas.
Olympic gold medallists Tatjana Hüfner of Germany, Canada's John Morris and Hungarian Viktor Knoch have been named among the first 13 athlete role models for next year's Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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With the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics about to head into their final year of preparations, Mike Rowbottom speaks to IPC President Andrew Parsons about the most pressing concern and the hope for a lasting legacy.
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