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IOC: Palestinian athletes to be invited to Paris Olympics

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Lausanne, Switzerland — Between six and eight Palestinian athletes are expected to compete at the Paris Olympics, with some set to be invited by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) even if they fail to qualify, its head, Thomas Bach, said. Bach told AFP on Friday that qualification events for the Paris Games, which start July 26, were ongoing for a number of sports. "But we have made the clear commitment that even if no (Palestinian) athle…

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The Hindu

Palestinian athletes to be invited to Paris Olympics

The IOC head dismissed suggestions the IOC has treated Russia differently over its invasion of Ukraine compared with Israel and its war in Gaza

18 days ago·India

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NDTV

Palestinian Athletes To Be Invited To Paris Olympics: IOC President Bach

Thomas Bach told AFP on Friday the IOC had made a "clear commitment" that Palestinians would be invited even if they do not qualify for the Games, which open on July 26.

18 days ago·New Delhi, India

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VOA News

IOC: Palestinian athletes to be invited to Paris Olympics

18 days ago·United States

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Het Belang van Limburg

Regardless of whether they qualify or not: IOC President Thomas Bach expects six to eight Palestinian athletes at the Olympics

IOC President Thomas Bach expects six to eight Palestinian athletes to attend the Olympics in the French capital Paris next summer, he announced in an interview with French news agency AFP on Saturday.

17 days ago·Hasselt, Belgium

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Quotidiano Nazionale

I mean, "Palestinian athletes invited to the Olympics, qualified or not."

Six to eight Palestinian athletes are invited to participate in the Paris Olympics, even if they don't have to qualify: the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, said, adding that this is a clear commitment by the IOC, given the opening of the Games, scheduled for July 26. Bach, in an exclusive interview with the Afp agency, also said that the opening ceremony of the Games, scheduled to take place outdoors along th…

18 days ago·Italy

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Libertatea.ro

Palestinian athletes to be able to compete in Paris Olympics even if they fail to qualify

Between six and eight Palestinian athletes are expected to compete at the Paris Olympics, and some of them will be invited by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) even if they do not qualify, said its head, Thomas Bach, according to The Times of Israel and AFP, quoted by France 24. Qualifications for the Olympic Games to begin on July 26th are under way for some sports. "We have made a clear commitment that, even if no athlete (Palestinian)…

18 days ago·Bucharest, Romania

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