#IOC

[cero-sleep]

Sugilite and Alexandrite...

#cero's ocs #sugilite #illusion #alexandrite #illusion of choice #ioc #art #my art #doodle #oc art #oc #original character #original character art #procreate #procreate art #cyborg #cyborg oc #robot #robot oc #villain #villain oc #artists on tumblr #artists on instagram #my art i guess vdkshdk

[ohsalome]

#ukraine #war in ukraine #russia #sports #olympics #tokyo olympics #ioc

[san-demetrio-corone]

#ioc #2024 olympics #olympics #russia #russia is a terrorist state #paris 2024 #paris games 2024 #olympic games 2024

[russianfigureskatinghell]

I'm shocked. Shocked, I tell you. 😐🙃

#figure skating #russian figure skating #adelina sotnikova #doping #russia #ioc #international olympic comitee #olympics #sochi 2014

[britanniabay]

Always the Olympian! Princess Anne at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul from a unique perspective!

Courtesy of Michel

#princess anne #princess royal #british royal family #her royal highness #hrh #royal family #united kingdom #the princess royal #hrh princess anne #anne elizabeth alice louise #olympics #ioc #seoul 1988 #i would keep these as souvenirs if i were her #the best princess

[justinssportscorner]

Robert Dineen at The Telegraph:

Transgender female athletes are at a physical disadvantage compared to cisgender women in several key metrics, research funded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has found. The landmark study reported that physically active transgender women performed worse in certain cardiovascular tests and had less lower-body strength than their cisgender females. Researchers at the University of Brighton also found that, contrary to previous claims, transgender women’s bone density was equivalent to cisgender females. Bone density is linked to muscle strength. The research paper, which has been published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, could have a significant effect on the debate around gender-inclusion in sport.

It is the first research relating to the issue that the IOC has funded and is the first scientific study of “athletes” who have undergone gender-affirming hormone therapy. The authors, who included a member of the IOC’s medical and scientific commission, said their results showed that sporting federations should caution against banning transgender women from the female category without further research into their individual sports. “While longitudinal transitioning studies of transgender athletes are urgently needed, these results should caution against precautionary bans and sport eligibility exclusions that are not based on sport-specific (or sport-relevant) research,” the paper said in its conclusions. They added that the research could be used to inform policy-making at a time when several sports have excluded transgender women from the female category – including athletics, swimming and cycling – but could not on its own provide the basis for decisions.

How the study worked

Designed to examine the effect of transitioning from male to female and vice versa among physically active subjects, the study collected data from 69 volunteers, who had responded to social-media adverts seeking participants in the research.

The cohort comprised 19 transgender women, 20 cisgender women, 19 cisgender men and 11 transgender men. To qualify for the study, they had to be taking part in competitive sport or physical training at least three times a week. The transgender volunteers needed to have undergone hormonal therapy for at least a year. None of the subjects were competing in national or international sport. They were assessed across three categories: cardio-respiratory fitness, strength and body composition. Researchers found that transgender women performed worse than cisgender women in the countermovement jump that tests lower-body strength. It involves jumping vertically with hands on the hips. Transgender women’s average jump was 36.4cm with a standard deviation (SD) of 7.9cm. Cisgender women’s average was 40.7cm with a SD of 5.8cm.

Cisgender women also performed worse in an important test of lung function called the FEV1/FVC ratio, which compares subjects’ Forced Expiratory Volume with their Forced Vital Capacity. The former is the maximum amount of air that is expelled during the first second following a deep inhalation. The latter represents the volume of air that can be exhaled following a deep inhalation and is a measurement of lung size. Transgender women had a lower FEV1, leading to a lower FEV1/FVC ratio of 0.83, with a SD of 0.07, compared to 0.88 and a SD of 0.04 for cisgender women. This, the study says, represents a significant difference and could adversely affect transgender women’s athletic performance. There was no meaningful difference between the two groups’ haemoglobin profiles and bone density – both of which are related to athletic performance – even though, the researchers noted, previous studies of sedentary subjects found that transgender women performed better in both.

The IOC released a study that trans women are at a physical disadvantage compared to cisgender women.

#IOC #Olympics #Transgender Sports #Transgender #Women #Women's Sports #British Journal of Sports Medicine

[jinxedshapeshifter]

The funniest thing about the IOC owning the Mario and Sonic at the Olympics games is the fact that not only does the legal side of it seem incredibly complicated (Nintendo probably needs a license from Sega to use Sonic characters in game development, the IOC probably needs licenses from both Nintendo and Sega to own games featuring Nintendo and Sega characters, that doesn't even account for the non-character licensing issues on the IOC's side) but also the IOC would've had to approach Nintendo, said "we want a video game that features Mario and Sonic going to the Olympics", Nintendo had to say yes to it after getting the okay from Sega to use Sonic characters in the game, and now we have 7 games that amount to "goofy plumber and co and rival furries and their enemies go to the Olympics and compete for medals and apparently some of these things have a story mode." All for frankly unnecessary promotion for the Olympics because it's already the biggest sporting event on the planet.

The IOC literally essentially commissioned a video game featuring popular video game characters competing in the Olympics to promote the Olympics despite the potential legal nightmare it could be even though they didn't really need to (and Sega and Nintendo didn't need to either because Mario and Sonic are both incredibly popular video game franchises) and it's ridiculously funny to me.

#mario and sonic at the olympic games #international olympic committee #ioc #nintendo #sega #im really curious about how complicated the legal process actually is though #with nintendo and sega its probably not too complicated because both companies go by japanese law (i would assume) #but the ioc is based in switzerland #how does that work

[porterdavis]

#ioc #olympics #slava ukraini

[princessanneftw]

Princess Anne at an event in Lausanne, Switzerland to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the International Olympic Committee on 31 July 1990

#clearing out my drafts #lmao she looks so bored #me trying to concentrate at work #I love how much tension there was when she joined the ioc #and wasn’t having any of the bribery bullshit #and sent all the gifts back #she was so done with all of them #princess anne #princess royal #british royal family #brf #throwback #ioc

[tromroan]

The Old Bridge 🌧 (this illustration is from my webcomic In The Woods Somewhere, you can find it on: Tapas or Webtoon! (or on Tumblr, at: @inthewoodssomewherecomic but it's still catching up here!)

#in the woods somewhere comic #watercolor illustration #life drawing #the old bridge #black and white comic #Tromroan #my art #ioc #oc #andrew #annie #in the woods somewhere

[cherrybombflash]

(( cherrys salacious knee curse hits once again. His knees too sexy, too sensuous for tumblr, by far

#ioc #tbd

[cero-sleep]

Two possible endings

#cero's ocs #sugilite #illusion #illusion of choice #ioc #oc #oc art #my art #art #my art i guess vdkshdk #original character #original character art #video #edit #chromatic aberration #glitching

[opiatemasses]

Time for IOC policy change, now! A decade of evidence

Everything about sport is brilliant, right? This isn’t the case! There’s a concept known as ‘the great sport myth’, coined by Jay Coakley, which is the ideology that sport isn’t always the great phenomenon that most of us believe it to be.

The Olympic Games are no different from other sporting events, in that they hold some negative connotations and have consequences for the host nation. The Games are meant to be for the people and should leave a legacy, in terms of long-term regeneration, economic growth and social improvement. This doesn’t always happen and now is the time for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to make changes to its policies. Here's some of the evidence from the past decade illustrating the reasons why.

How would you like it if you were one day forced to move from your home? You wouldn’t, would you? One key impact that the Olympic Games have on people is displacing them from their homes and communities where they feel a sense of belonging. The relocation of people has been a consistent theme throughout the Olympic movement, and over the past 50 years, an estimated 2 million people have been moved because of construction, rent increases and gentrification. It’ll continue to happen if something doesn’t change now! Do you think the entertainment of the many is more important than the livelihoods of the few? See the specifics from the past decade below:

London 2012 - a minimum of 1000 people were moved to make way for the Olympic Park

Rio de Janeiro 2016 - construction of venues moved over 22,000 families

Tokyo 2020 - 300 households of people were moved for the Olympic sites

In the past, businesses have also been displaced. For the London 2012 Games, there were 350 businesses that either closed or were moved, which affected thousands of customers and employees! Within the UK construction industry, some short-term temporary roles were created, but these are insecure and don’t represent a positive impact from hosting a Games. This was the case in Brazil and after the Olympic site was constructed, roughly 30,000 people were let go. There weren’t many job opportunity improvements in Rio either, despite many believing a Games would bring benefits to a host nation. Remember, the Olympics are meant to be ‘for the people’. This doesn’t particularly sound like the brilliant mega-event you thought it was, does it?

Throughout the years, there have been many cases of ‘White Elephant’ structures left derelict in host nations. Rio’s citizens were promised that the Olympic facilities would be turned into leisure areas and recreational grounds. These turned out to be empty promises. There was also hope that educational improvements would be made, and facilities would also be turned into schools. However, many have been left abandoned in certain host countries, like Rio.

So, why talk about this now? As we can see from the clear evidence of the past decade, there are obvious issues. It’s evident that the problems affect people and the entertainment of the many does in fact disrupt the lives of the few, which arguably shouldn’t be the case. Did you know that the IOC doesn’t have any sanctions for a host nation if they inhibit their people in any way? Nor are there any for harming the environment, which has a knock-on effect for people as well.

I think highlighting these issues is important, as I’m sure many people may not be aware of them. Some organisations have had successful campaigns to highlight the issues and have succeeded in spreading awareness and educating people. The NoBoston2024 organisation managed to be the catalyst in stopping its country’s bid for the 2024 Olympics, for example. See their social displacement piece here.

So, what do I think needs to happen? The IOC needs to change its charter policies, to consider the people of a Games’ host nation and to put appropriate sanctions in place. How could we get the IOC to do this? Through spreading awareness via a social media campaign, which educates people about the issues that exist, much like the NoBoston2024 organisation managed to do. This would be a great catalyst and has proven successful time and time again. I think a petition needs to be written as well, to encourage the IOC to review its conditions and finally prevent similar problems from happening again in future Games.

Until reading this today, did you realise how much people were affected? That is exactly the case for the majority of people - until they’re exposed to the hard reality of the Games. Now is the time to act.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this subject and if you think these actions would help – please do share your views below.

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#Time for Change #IOC #the olympic games #olympics

[msclaritea]

Still shaking with shock and DISGUST, knowing now that some Men, worship themselves SO HARD, the weak ones have convinced themselves that they can replace women. We should not be going through this! And Tuberville can grovel all he likes. It won't help.

#WOMEN'S SPORTS ARE UNDER THREAT AT EVERY LEVEL #INCLUDING AR THE OLMPICS #IOC #Women #Trans Identifying Males #VP Kamala Harris #Dr Jill Biden #Democratic Party #Deviant Pritzker Billionaires #WEF #Hebrew Paganism #Israel #Adam Kadmon

[grandmaster-anne]

Princess Anne, who sits on the International Olympic Committee as a representative of Britain, attends the flag-raising ceremony held at the athletes village ahead of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics on Feb. 11, 2010. (Getty)

#princess anne #princess royal #ioc

[tomorrowusa]

From @visegrad24

The tone-deaf International Olympic Committee (IOC) is considering letting Russians participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Russia was banned from the World Cup and deserves the same treatment for the Olympics.

If the IOC refuses to change its stand, the French government should hint that it would refuse entry to Russian athletes next year for the games.

Russia, Belarus, North Korea, and Iran can hold their own totalitarian games elsewhere if they wish. 

The IOC has had fascism issues dating back to the 1930s.

Who can forget the Hitler Olympics?

Juan Antonio Samaranch was head of the IOC from 1980 to 2001. But before that he was a loyal follower of Spain’s fascist dictator Francisco Franco. He even served as Franco’s Minister of Sports from 1967 to 1971. As late as 1974 he could be seen in public giving fascist salutes.

^^^ Samaranch had the most Hitlerian style in that crowd. Some of the other people there were more flaccid and even more kept their hands down totally. It’s not like he was obliged to do that.

The IOC needs to make a clean break with its fashie past. It can start by not caving to Putin.  

#invasion of ukraine #russia #fascism #2024 paris olympics #ioc #international olympic committee #1936 olympic games #adolph hitler #juan antonio samaranch #francisco franco #russian killing of ukrainian athletes