All posts tagged "Olympic Games"

LA 2028 Olympics committee chair Casey Wasserman was under fire and facing calls to resign on Tuesday after reports surfaced that he sent "racy emails" to Ghislaine Maxwell.

Wasserman has said that he regretted the messages between himself and Maxwell, which were discovered in the most recent trove of Epstein files released by the Department of Justice last week, according to The Los Angeles Times.

High-ranking politician Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn, who represents parts of Southern Los Angeles and coastal communities, is working with the organizing group to plan the Olympic Games, urged Wasserman to step down from his role on the Olympic committee, The Times reported....

In the battle against drug use at the Paris Olympics, the International Testing Agency (ITA) plans to deploy a more streamlined, high-tech approach to identify and target potential cheats.

In an interview with AFP, Benjamin Cohen, Director General of the ITA, said potential tools as its disposal included biological and performance passports as well as a mountain of other data.

Upgraded software, possibly using artificial intelligence, could also help; an investigative unit aided by whistleblowers was making inroads; and increased cooperation with sports bodies and police was bearing fruit....