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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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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:30:57 GMT</pubDate>
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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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            <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:42:26 GMT</pubDate>
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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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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:00:29 GMT</pubDate>
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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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            <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 06:10:20 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[IOC allows Russian athletes back at the Olympics, prompting criticism from Ukraine and Sweden]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Russian athletes are allowed to participate in the Olympics regardless of political stance, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announces. "Hasty" and "unfounded," Ukraine says. A very sad and unfortunate decision, says Hans von Uthmann, chairman of the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK), to TT.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:50:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Opens the door for Russians in the Olympic Games]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The International Skating Union (ISU) opens the door for Russian and Belarusian athletes to qualify for the Olympic Games in Milano and Cortina 2026.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:10:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Olympic Gold Medalist in New Gender Row]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The gender controversy in boxing continues. Taiwan's Olympic Games gold medalist Lin Yu-Ting withdraws from a major tournament in Sheffield after her gender identity was questioned, but the organizer claims that she was never registered for the event.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:08:43 GMT</pubDate>
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