World Athletics has broken ranks with other sports federations in opting to pay athletes bonuses for medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Some deem this a breach of the Olympic spirit, while others think it’s long overdue.
The World Athletics federation has broken ranks to pay athletes bonuses for medals at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Some sports consider it a breach of the Olympic spirit, while others think it’s long overdue.
The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) President Thomas
Weikert has met with International Olympic Committee (IOC) counterpart
Thomas Bach, at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, with the Olympic bid
process and support for Ukrainian athletes among the subjects
discussed.
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A stunning first half strike from Kenza Dali condemned Germany to a second recent defeat to a major European rival. While the match was only a friendly, it offers coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg food for thought.