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Indiscreet and unprofessional: the IOC Sun King in a prank conversation with an alleged African politician

Indiscreet and unprofessional: the IOC Sun King in a prank conversation with an alleged African politician

Thomas Bach fell for pranksters. Of course, this has also happened to high-ranking politicians in recent years. However, it surprises how arrogantly amateurish the IOC Sun King acts. What do his many princely-paid directors actually do for a living if they advise Bach incredibly badly?

Ten reasons why IOC's Sun King Thomas Bach is causing irreparable damage to the Olympic movement

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Ten reasons why IOC's Sun King Thomas Bach is causing irreparable damage to the Olympic movement

The IOC President sought to get close to Putin even after the Sochi Doping Games. He fraternised with Xi Jinping. He politicised the 2018 Games in South Korea, driven by the dream of the Nobel Peace Prize. All a miserable failure that dragged the Games deeper into a political quagmire. A commentary.

Back to the Future: Sochi, Kazan and New York City

Back to the Future: Sochi, Kazan and New York City

History was made on 21 February 2024. While the warmonger Vladimir Putin put on another sporting propaganda show in Kazan, the first drug dealer was convicted under the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act in the USA – exactly 10 years after the Sochi Doping Games.

Kuwait sports authority calls for investigation against top Olympic official Husain Al-Musallam

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Kuwait sports authority calls for investigation against top Olympic official Husain Al-Musallam

Did Husain Al-Musallam, president of World Aquatics, award a company owned by his wife and children contracts from public funds? Kuwait's sports authority has handed the case over to the public prosecutor's office. Did he also provide for his family from OCA accounts?

Groundhog Day: the next corruption allegations against the president of World Aquatics

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Groundhog Day: the next corruption allegations against the president of World Aquatics

He calls himself Captain Aqua. Husain Al-Musallam has been linked to a series of dubious dealings. The Kuwaiti was exposed as a bribe payer in FIFA criminal proceedings as the sidekick of the convicted Olympic Sheikh Al-Sabah – and is now once again accused of shady deals.

Olympic status quo: IOC directors earn more money than athletes, Olympic champions – and more than any IF

Olympic status quo: IOC directors earn more money than athletes, Olympic champions – and more than any IF

The salaries of the directors of the International Olympic Committee remain exorbitantly high. Around 50 million dollars are paid over the four-year cycle - probably several million more. Read the full list for 2022 after we published it last autumn for 2021.

IOC vs Al-Sabah brothers: the end of the Kuwait empire

IOC vs Al-Sabah brothers: the end of the Kuwait empire

Exclusive: the (non-independent) IOC Ethics Commission opens proceedings against Sheikh Ahmad. A district court in Lausanne dismisses a complaint by Sheikh Talal. Read the complete document of the IOC in THE INQUISITOR.

Wording of the judgement against Sheikh Ahmad: "Selfish actions, bad collaboration, nil awarness of wrongdoing"

Wording of the judgement against Sheikh Ahmad: "Selfish actions, bad collaboration, nil awarness of wrongdoing"

We provide subscribers with the latest judgement. Read the document and make up your own mind. Ahmad and his supporters are still lying. To this day, the Olympic family continues to perpetuate lie that the criminal conviction is somehow just a private matter – but the case shows Ahmad's true colors.

Sheikh Ahmad's criminal conviction: back to Lausanne

Sheikh Ahmad's criminal conviction: back to Lausanne

Sheikh Ahmad Al-Sabah, the long-time associate of IOC president Thomas Bach, loses both his ministerial post in Kuwait and also in the appeal proceedings against his prison sentence in Switzerland – but his penalty is reduced.

On the value of journalism and devaluation of Olympic principles

On the value of journalism and devaluation of Olympic principles

The day after an exclusive publication, THE INQUISITOR was banned from the Olympic premises in Lausanne. But the new media outlet is not going away. Came to stay! Because the Olympic systems needs proper inquisitions.

The IOC, SportAccord, the IF Forum and Thomas Bach's friend Uğur Erdener

The IOC, SportAccord, the IF Forum and Thomas Bach's friend Uğur Erdener

What is happening in Lausanne right now at the meeting of all Olympic and non-Olympic IFs? SportAccord continues to make itself superfluous in the interests of the IOC. The information provided by SportAccord and its stakeholders is a disaster. Pretentious. Is Uğur Erdener already president?

Nachwuchsförderung im Spitzensport: scheinheilige Begriffe, verfassungswidrige Konzepte

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Nachwuchsförderung im Spitzensport: scheinheilige Begriffe, verfassungswidrige Konzepte

Ein Hauptproblem neuer deutscher Medaillenpläne: Statt zivilgesellschaftliche Verantwortung und Fürsorgepflicht wahrzunehmen, zählt der DOSB die Funktionalisierung der Schulzeit zugunsten des Spitzensports explizit als "ungenutzte Ressource im Vergleich zum Weltmaßstab". KMK und SMK spielen mit.