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fake elections
Before I turn your attention this week to another Olympic IF scandal (stay tuned) and report on ANOC's General Assembly in Portugal, I don't want to withhold some developments on the obvious election fraud at World Triathlon – with ICAS vice president Antonio Arimany in the center of the conspiracy.
world triathlon
THE TIMES has taken up the reporting on the dubious events in World Triathlon. Other media will follow. THE TIMES reports additionally, that a former candidate has lodged a complaint of bullying and threatened to withdraw from the presidential race.
integrity artists
The fake elections have so far no consequences for those who organised the swindle and are its biggest beneficiaries. There are calls for new elections while the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), of which fake Triathlon boss Antonio Arimany is Vice President, endorses the scam by inaction. Q&A.
election farce
Since we broke the story, more witnesses have come forward to confirm the widespread election collusion at World Triathlon. We have names, documents (as exclusively published), photos and video footage. Is there anyone in Triathlon and the Olympic family willing to stop this madness? The athletes?
election farce
In the elections of World Triathlon, the desired results were already distributed before and during Congress. The two-page list suggests illegal collusion and complete manipulation. The new president Antonio Arimany claims that he was not involved in the dubious events and has no knowledge of them.
antonio arimany
As outlined yesterday, the Spaniard Antonio Arimany was elected today as the third president in the history of the young Olympic Triathlon federation, following an election campaign that was characterised by "collusion, pressure and coercion to manipulate", according to his challengers.
integrity artists
In the next weeks, several presidential posts in Olympic IF will be filled. The first decision will be taken at World Triathlon Congress in Spain on 21 October. Three presidential candidates complained to IOC president Thomas Bach about the dubious machinations of the Spanish Triathlon leadership.
olympic programme
Das IOC hat in einem Schreiben an alle 206 Nationalen Olympischen Komitees erklärt, dass nationale Boxverbände, die weiterhin dem olympisch suspendierten Weltverband IBA angehören, alle Rechte verlieren. Die NOK sollen keine Beziehungen zu diesen Boxverbänden unterhalten. Das ist der Game Changer.
sport & politics podcast
Ein Griff ins Archiv, damit die Podcasts hier an einer Stelle ordentlich aufgelistet werden können. Gespräche mit Theo Zwanziger, Klaus Schormann, Mark Pieth und James Dorsey – in vielerlei Hinsicht, wie lustig, geradezu brandaktuell. Sportpolitik altert irgendwie schlecht.
embedded journalism
Man kann natürlich über ein komisches Olympiastadion in NRW und über eine Olympiabewerbung "berichten", ohne einzuordnen, dass NRW sich gewaltig mit der Universiade blamiert, eine weitere sportpolitische Posse. Das ist dann aber kein aufklärender Journalismus, wie vieles nicht in diesen Monaten …
krieg und spiele
Olympische Bildung: SPORT & POLITICS Podcast #3 zur Frage, wann und unter welchen Bedingungen wieder mit Russland bei den Olympischen Spielen zu rechnen ist. Gesprächspartner: Robert Kempe (freier Journalist, ARD/WDR) sowie Olympiasieger Jens Steinigen (Athletes for Ukraine). 102 Minuten.
nrw universiade-posse
Der Ausstieg der Möchtegern-Olympiabewerber aus NRW bei der paritätischen Mitfinanzierung der Universiade 2025 sei "eine Rufschädigung für den deutschen Sport in einer Art und Weise, die ich so noch nie erlebt habe", kritisierte BMI-Staatsekretär Mahmut Özdemir im Sportausschuss des Bundestages.