Former Hiroshima mayor and 120 advocacy groups petition the IOC to hold a minute of silence for 1945 atomic bomb victims
The IOC rejected a request by Hiroshima officials for all Games participants to stand for a minute of silence August 6th, the day the United States dropped the first atomic bomb on the city.
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FrancsJeux: Au Japon, une petition appelle a l'arret des Jeux de Tokyo
FrancsJeux reports en francais on a petition in Japan calling for the cancellation of Tokyo 2020.
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World Boxing Council Starts Olympics Petition -- Federations Focus
(ATR) Professional boxers punch back against IOC warnings with a petition to stay in the Olympics regardless of AIBA troubles.
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Winter Sports Head Will Ignore Trump -- 2024 Update
(ATR) Also: Budapest 2024 seeking to increase youth involvement in sport; Paris introduces Olympism in schools.
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Petition Circulating to Oust Kanye West from Pan Ams Closing Ceremony
(ATR) A petition to swap Kanye West for a local performer at Pan Am closing ceremony has over 18,000 signatures.
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