2015 ICF World Championships Slalom
 
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CZ J. PRSKAVEC
PL M. POLACZYK
US M. SMOLEN
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CZ K. KUDEJOVA
DE R. FUNK
DE M. PFEIFER
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GB D. FLORENCE
SI B. SAVSEK
GB R. WESTLEY
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AU J. FOX
CZ K. HOSKOVA
ES N. VILARRUBLA
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DE ANTON/BENZIEN
FR PICCO/BISO
FR KLAUSS/PECHE

Thomas Bach continues evolution Olympic movement

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IOC president Thomas Bach has continued his campaign for the evolution of the Olympic movement. Bach: “Even when everything is going well and everything is positive, it is still necessary to analyze what the future will be, and to prepare for new scenarios." He has a minor revolution in mind, but some of his colleagues are quite conservative, and it will not be an easy task to implement all of Bach’s new ideas.

Politics

"It 's time that sport is no longer isolated from politics. We have always said that we are independent. It 's true, and our independence from politics is always a must, but you need to have a dialogue with the politicians in order to build a better future for society. It makes no sense to be isolated.

We will always be neutral, but we will work with institutions such as the UN to stay close to reality. Talking to politicians will avoid creating fractures and possibly solve some problems more quickly. Our rules are valid all over the world and we must defend them with a constant dialogue with politicians and therefore society."

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Anti-Discrimination Clause To Host City Contract

In an amazing move for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) athletes everywhere, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has taken steps to ensure that future host cities of the Olympic Games cannot discriminate against queer competitors.

Earlier this year, public outrage overshadowed the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia in wake of the nations anti-gay "propaganda" law. This legislation enabled a culture of fear and violence for LGBT Russians, and at the time raised concerns for the safety of LGBT athletes competing in the Games.

In light of this, the IOC has added an anti-discrimination clause to the contract host cities of future Games must sign. The move comes after almost 80,000 All Out members called for such an ordinance to be added and advocacy groups All Out, Athlete Ally, and Human Rights Watch sent an open letter to the IOC president.

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Olympic Program

Bach: "For our younger generations we must closely follow the changes in order to be more adherent to the evolution of the sport. For this reason, we are finding that the best solutions for an immediate response to the new demands  come from society itself."

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