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The Sports Examiner: New USOPC Board readies for Tokyo, wants no Beijing boycott, still negotiating on Nassar survivor settlement

March 12, 2021 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● While the International Olympic Committee was re-electing Thomas Bach, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee was also busy with its own Board meetings, concluding on Wednesday. There were no blockbuster […]

The Sports Examiner: Appointment of Edwin Moses and Han Xiao gives EOPAAA Commission 10 of 16 members needed; where are the others?

January 14, 2021 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● Hurry up! Amid all the tumult in Washington, D.C. these days, Tuesday (12th) was a significant day for the in-formation Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and […]

The Sports Examiner: “If the U.S. becomes a rogue state I think we will start looking at whether the Games in Los Angeles should proceed”

January 11, 2021 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● Commonwealth Games gold medalist and Canadian Olympic swimmer Richard W. “Dick” Pound became a member of the International Olympic Committee in 1978 and has been one of the most important, […]

The Sports Examiner: USOPC’s Hirshland outlines priorities for 2021, including more athlete voices, NGB support and international influence

December 25, 2020 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● Well, 2020 was a terrible year for a lot of people. Let’s all hope that 2021 is better – a lot better – and the United States Olympic […]

The Sports Examiner: IOC’s “Olympic Summit” needles U.S. Congress and USOPC, pushes away from “gaming”; is AIBA’s election of Kremlev its doom?

December 15, 2020 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● Let’s start by stating that the cliche “perception is reality” has a lot of truth to it. What appears to be true may or may not be, but if […]

The Sports Examiner: Trump signs S. 2330 into law, so now what happens?

November 3, 2020 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● The legislative chapter of the Larry Nassar scandal has been completed with the signing of S. 2330, the “Empowering Olympic, Paralympic and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020” on […]

The Sports Examiner: U.S. House passes S. 2330 in eight minutes; bill that could suspend U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee heads to White House

October 2, 2020 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● With all the drama of checking out a book from a library, the U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 2330, the Empowering Olympic, Paralympic and Amateur Athletes Act […]

The Sports Examiner: U.S. House set to vote on key Olympic reform bill as soon as Tuesday

September 28, 2020 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● A bill which could place the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee in jeopardy of suspension by the International Olympic Committee is set to come to the floor […]

The Sports Examiner: Conspiracy theorists alert! IOC and WADA could BOTH suspend U.S. for Beijing 2022 Winter Games!

September 7, 2020 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● The war of words between the United States and the World Anti-Doping Agency is heating up and the ultimate losers could be American athletes. And it’s only one […]

The Sports Examiner: U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee annual report says to Congress: “Hey, we heard you!” but is it too late?

August 5, 2020 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● First came the thunder, followed a day later by the lightning. The question is whether anyone got hurt, or will be. On Monday, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic […]