olympic crime
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.
olympic crime
One of the biggest crime stories in the Olympic world takes another surprising turn. The Executive Board of the IOC has suspended the highly influential Sheikh Ahmad Al-Sabah as an IOC member for three years. The consequences are hard to foresee. It has the potential to blow up the Olympic family.
olympic crime
Eine der größten Kriminalgeschichten des Weltsports nimmt eine weitere überraschende Wendung. Das IOC-Exekutivkomitee hat den kuwaitischen Multifunktionär Scheich Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah für drei Jahre als IOC-Mitglied suspendiert. Die Folgen sind kaum abzusehen.
russia
The IOC and the Olympic federations are obliged to punish Russia and its warmonger, Vladimir Putin. Jens Weinreich calls for a comprehensive independent criminal investigation of the longstanding deep connection of the Olympic institutions with the Kremlin within the framework of the EU.
investigative journalism
The most important investigative Olympic journalist has died in the year of the sporting rogue states, with mega events in China and Qatar, with propaganda on a gigantic scale. We honor the legacy of Andrew Jennings by not letting 2022 go unchallenged.
olympic crime
Sheikh Ahmad Al-Sabah has been sentenced to prison. Our author has observed the Kuwaiti Sheikh for many years and has been threatened by the Sheikh’s aides several times. He describes the methods that brought Ahmad to power and the implications of the conviction for Al-Sabah and the Olympic system.
personality cult
Thomas Bach has been re-elected as IOC President for a final term without any opponents or opposition. Using Bach’s doctoral thesis as a departure point, Jens Weinreich describes how constantly planning for the future has provided Bach with an unprecedented hold on power in the Olympic system.