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IOC imposes 15-year ban on former Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait

The IOC suspended former Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait for 15 years due to a forgery conviction upheld by a Swiss court this year.
The suspension will start from his previous ban date for unethical conduct during an Olympic Council of Asia election.
Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah's sanction was approved by the IOC executive board for violating his oath and damaging the IOC's reputation.

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IOC imposes 15-year ban on former Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait

14 days ago·United States

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IOC imposes 15-year ban on former Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait

The IOC has suspended former Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait for 15 years after his conviction for forgery was upheld on appeal this year at a Swiss criminal appeals court

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Channel News Asia

IOC bans Sheikh Ahmad for 15 years

BERLIN : Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has been banned for 15 years from all positions within the International Olympic Committee over ethics breaches, the Olympic ruling body has decided.In a letter seen by Reuters, IOC Director General Christophe De Kepper informed all IOC members of the Execu

14 days ago·Singapore

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Winnipeg Free Press

IOC imposes 15-year ban on former Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait

GENEVA (AP) — The IOC has suspended former Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait for 15 years after his conviction for forgery was upheld on appeal this year at […]

14 days ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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IOC imposes 15-year ban on former Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait

The IOC has suspended former Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait for 15 years after his conviction for forgery was upheld on appeal this year at a Swiss criminal appeals court.

14 days ago·Minneapolis, United States

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IOC imposes 15-year ban on former Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait

GENEVA (AP) — The IOC has suspended former Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait for 15 years after his conviction for forgery was upheld on appeal this year at a Swiss criminal appeals court. Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah’s sanction for “a betrayal of his IOC Member’s oath, as well as the seriousness of the damage to the IOC’s reputation” was approved by the Olympic body’s executive board in a decision seen by The Associated Press. It wa…

14 days ago·Washington, United States

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