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            <title><![CDATA[Olympic cyclist Amir Ansari feared deportation, now he faces fresh uncertainty over his future in Sweden]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[After receiving his second deportation order in Sweden, Amir Ansari considered taking his own life. Cycling became his salvation, and he made his Olympic debut with the IOC Refugee Olympic Team. But now he is back in limbo, without a professional contract and with his residence permit set to expire. One dream is to become a Swedish citizen and escape the uncertainty, he says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish Olympic Committee Condemns Moscow World Championships Decision but Rules Out Boycott]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC) condemns the decision to award the World Weightlifting Championships to Russia. However, a boycott is not an option. “We will support him in every way we can,” says Fredrik Joulamo, acting secretary general of the SOC.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ukraine to Appeal Decision to Award Russia 2030 World Weightlifting Championships]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ukraine's Sports Minister Matviy Bidny is furious about the announcement that Russia will host the 2030 World Weightlifting Championships. In a social media statement, Bidny said Ukraine would appeal “the shameful decision.”]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Weightlifting Federation Awards 2030 World Championships to Moscow, Shocked Swedish Official Says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Weightlifting is opening its doors to Russia in earnest - becoming the first Olympic sport to do so. The 2030 World Championships will be held in Moscow. “I’m shocked,” says Helene Johage, chair of the Swedish Weightlifting Association, to TT.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russian skiers may compete at Falun World Championships, raising security concerns for organizers]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[There is a strong likelihood that Russian skiers will compete in the World Ski Championships in Falun in February, creating challenges for the organizer, especially in terms of security. “It places very high demands on us,” says Kajsa Sjösvärd, CEO of the Falun World Ski Championships.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russian Table Tennis Players Face Restrictions at European Championships in Slovenia, With Some Denied Visas]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The European Table Tennis Federation welcomes Russian players back. But at the European Championships in Slovenia, they are competing under restrictions - and some have not been allowed into the country.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russian Minister Says Ukraine Should Not Interfere in IOC Decisions on Russian Athletes]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ukraine has no right to interfere in the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to allow Russia to return, Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 01:51:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[India and Qatar Among Seven Countries Seeking to Host the 2036 Olympics]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[India and Qatar are among the countries that will bid to host the 2036 Olympics, the IOC confirms.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:39:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Biathlon keeps Russia and Belarus out of World Cup circuit, IBU says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The International Biathlon Union (IBU) will not allow Russian and Belarusian biathletes to compete, the announcement came on Saturday without a formal vote.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:43:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russian oligarch close to Putin paid for part of Trump Jr.’s wedding, ProPublica says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[When Donald Trump Jr. got married in the Bahamas, a Russian businessman with close ties to Vladimir Putin paid for part of the celebration, according to an investigation by the news site ProPublica. The revelation raises questions. “What did he get in return?” asks Democrat Robert Garcia.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:44:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[World Athletics refuses to let Russia back in, Sebastian Coe says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[There is no place for Russia in athletics right now, World Athletics chairman Sebastian Coe reiterates.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 06:58:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[WADA promises vigilance over Russian athletes ahead of Los Angeles Olympics]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[WADA will be vigilant about Russian athletes ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, according to Olivier Niggli, director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:50:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Louise Hansson still waiting for ISL prize money five years later]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Five years after her success on the lucrative ISL tour, European championship star Louise Hansson has still not received her prize money of almost SEK 600,000. “That would be a very secure income, but here we are five years later and I haven’t been paid,” she says. Now she has found a job alongside swimming.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 03:30:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Wictor Petersson wins historic European Championship bronze in shot put]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Wictor Petersson takes the European Championship bronze in shot put. The medal is the first official blue-yellow medal in shot put at an outdoor championship in history. It was great out there. Coming home with a medal - it feels great, he tells SVT.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:34:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Coco Gauff calls for nuance after WTA introduces gender testing rules]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Tennis star Coco Gauff is calling for more nuance on the issue of transgender women in tennis after the WTA introduced new regulations that include gender testing.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 02:46:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ukraine appeals IOC decision to allow Russian athletes back into Olympics]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Russia was given the green light and allowed back into the Olympic fold by the International Olympic Committee, IOC. Now Ukraine is appealing the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:08:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russian fencer wins World Cup gold under national flag for first time since reinstatement]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A Russian has won World Cup gold in fencing under his own flag - for the first time since the country was allowed back in. Pavel Graudyn, 19, won the men's sabre final against South Korean Do Gyeong-Dong.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:45:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[IOC rejects Infantino complaint over alleged Trump support after ethics review]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A human rights organization filed a complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino for violating the rules on political neutrality. The complaint has now been rejected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Russia and Belarus are being welcomed back by more and more international sports federations. On Wednesday, it is handball that welcomes the nations back into the fold again.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden and eight EU countries want to cut EU support for sports bodies that admit Russian athletes]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sports ministers from Sweden and eight other EU countries want to cut EU support for sports organizations that let Russian athletes compete.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s ties put FIFA chief Gianni Infantino under pressure ahead of World Cup]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A peace prize and the World Cup trophy on parade in the White House. Despite a charm offensive toward Donald Trump, the road to the World Cup in the United States has not been painless for FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Trump has thrown Infantino under the bus, says sports and political journalist Karim Zidan.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Biathlon keeps ban on Russian athletes despite IOC's 2028 Olympics decision]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish beach volleyball stars surprised as FIVB lifts Russia restrictions]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) is letting Russia back in. I didn't see this coming, says beach volleyball star David Åhman.]]></description>
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