is that enough for the ioc to be fine lifting this?onathan: right from the start of ioc had been not preventing clean athletes whose lifelong dream was to compete in olympic games. punishing russia as the country, let's not forget the reason for this state-sponsored date -- doping uncovered by that man, a huge scandal. it has been dragging on for years, overshadowed the only pyeongchang, it was also rio a few years ago. and in the reports that helped show this, 1000 athletes over many sports implicated. ioc said it undermines the integrity of the entire olympic movement. brent: what does lifting the ban mean? it does not mean doping has stopped in russia. what does it mean for the next olympics and the russian athletes? jonathan: as far as russia is concerned, it is business as usual. they seem keen to draw a line at all of this. we saw president vladimir putin is welcoming the russian athletes to the kremlin, presenting those who did win medals, honoring them. as far as russia is concerned, these are russian athletes that one those me

ioc is also there is any interest.other internet brands such as tender and 0k cupid. that is the latest business news headlines. shifting our attention to india. a lack of support from the government is the reason farmers are protesting. it joined government is the reason farmers are protesting. itjoined other states in waiving of billions of dollars in farmers loans. many are saying they have not received the benefits. we travelled there to find out if the policy of debt forgiveness has any economic sense. this woman and her family have been struggling to get food on the table. three years ago, her husband had his own life. he had borrowed $500 to build his house. but he wasn't able to make enough money from the family farm to repay the debt. she says money was a constant worry for him. she is now hoping a government plan to forgive loans for farmers will help ease the burden for her family. translation: my son and i work on some deals's farm. together we earn $3 per day. that is not sufficient given the high debt we

the ioc is reviewing things. they do not control the asian games.enomenon? hasn't been building up for a number of yea rs been building up for a number of years in asia? -- has it. you have some fantastic career players. it has been around for a long time. at the elite level, the biggest tournament is the dota international, in august, with a winning prize pool of around $30 million. what is the point of it in the asian games in beijing? what happens when it debuts? in asia, they call it a sport. in poland, a sport as well. and the german government have just announced esports will become a sport. in the uk, asi esports will become a sport. in the uk, as i said, it is a game. a great activity and alternative to passive media for children. in asia, it is a natural extension of how they classify it. all right, thank you so much. from videogames to singing. alienette coldfire started singing as a child. most people who dream of becoming singers come across challenges along the way, but alienette faced an extra one, being blind. but this never stopped h

. >> so, if you could, how would you reform the ncaa and the ioc to benefit student-athletes. >> that's a loaded question. that's something i haven't been able to put too much thought into, and i don't think i'm necessarily going to be the one that is able to make any impact in those areas, but i think becoming a professional athlete now, i'll kind of pay a little more attention to the -- what our governing bodied are doing, what fema is doing, what the ioc is doing, usoc and try to get involved in small ways and make sure athletes voices are being heard and raise issues i may see over the years, but i don't know if i'm the one and it's not going to take one person to make any big changes. i don't know if there are any big change that need to be made, but i'm just excited for the opportunities that all potentially have to compete at the olympics, to compete on the international stage, and i'm very fortunate to have that he opportunities i've head -- had to compete in the ncaa and that's something i've really been thoughtful about and happy with because i do know the history of the ncaa,

a return to the olympic fold for russia, the ioc lifts its suspension for doping.netherlands at the track cycling world championships. hello, and welcome to the programme, where we start with the news that holders juventus are through to the final of the coppa italia after a 2—0 aggregate win over atalanta. the seocnd leg played in the turin snow finished 1—0 with just a miralem pjanic penalty 15 minutes from the end proving the difference in the match, but it was comfortable win, which takes massimilliano allegri's side through to a fourth successive appearance in the final of this competition having won the last three. and they'll face milan who won 5—4 on penalties against last year's beaten finalists lazio after both legs and extra time of the second

they were banned from the debris games by the ioc after state—sponsored doping, but despite this, 160. if you don't follow serving you might not know who mick fanning is, but he has announced he will retire from the sport. aside from the titles, this is what made him famous in 2015 as he fought off a great white in south africa. he was plucked to safety from the water in the same venue last year. the biggest names in formula 1 were taken to the track in barcelona for the third day of pre—season testing on thursday but after snow postponed the morning session it was not the drivers getting all the attention. it was the mercedes of new recruit, the snowman, the mercedes of new recruit, the snowman, and world champion lewis hamilton was a big fan of the little fellow as well. not everybody was impressed by the conditions. daniel ricciardo posted this on social media. you can get the latest sports news on our website. from may, that is your thursday sport briefing —— from me. after a massive renovation the 136—year—old palace cinema in brussels has officially reopened. its owners will sho

again. >> reporter: she says she suffered years of abuse, and called for an inspect investigation of ioc and usa gymnastics. the u.s. olympic committee forced the entire usa gymnastics board to resign. >> the moment of reckoning that we are experiencing in the united states is extremely painful on many levels and most especially for the women involved. we owe everyone a thorough, thoughtful and transparent, independent investigation. >> reporter: raisman's lawsuit coming just one day after embattled usoc head, scott blockman, stepped down, citing health concerns. while the usoc hasn't placed a timeline on its investigation, raisman addressing her lawsuit in a statement. saying, i refuse to wait any longer for these organizations to do the right thing. it is my hope that the legal process will hold them accountable and enable the change that is so desperately needed. i would just add in the past, usa gymnastics supports the inspe independent investigation launched by the usoc. the independent is the key aspect to gain trust of independent athletes and fans. on thursday, a michigan gymnast

those of us who were here in in 1990, remember when samurai, the head of the ioc, who made the announcement. i was wondering if in the book you talk about more of some of the lavish trips he had alleged to have granted some of the people and officials here in atlanta? prof. hobson: yes, i do. this is a great question. one of the things i have been fortunate to do in my career is i am a political historian. but i am an olympics historian as well. i have been able to travel to 30 international olympics cities and do studies on how cities are franchise. -- franchised. itending on where you are, manifests itself differently. in the united states, race becomes the touchstone. in australia, race becomes the touchstone. class, there were aspects of race, but there were other categorizations in south america. yes, i am very familiar and brazil. i am very familiar with several trips. one of the trips i remember and write about most eloquently was around tape i took stay. there was this patrick's parade. there were several trips to the city that would be mentioned. violins andave butlers and play "ge

i would like to follow up on moulton's question about lowering the ioc. we got rid of the initial indoc but i don't want to spend too much time on that. senator, i would like to ask about the 30 year shipbuilding plan. it's an unusual document. in no uncertain term it states a plan to achieve today's war fighting requirement represents an unacceptable pace in context with worldwide with worldwide threats we're facing and i want you to elaborate if you can on the factors that make this plan unacceptable from the navy's perspective and why the navy put forth the plan in the first place that failed to meet this basic threshold. >> the whole reason for that document to be put out is to have the discussion we're having right now. we wanted to put forth the two curve wes talk about in the document. one is a curve that is sustainable within the budget and portfolio management that i've been charged with and two, if, in fact, we wanted to enhance that curve it allows you to see where the industrial capability was to tackle that. i cannot sit here and balance, to

those of us who are here in '96 or in '90 remember antonio, the head of the ioc. >> of course. >> who was wondering if in the book you talk about some of the lavish trips that he was alleged to have granted some of the people and officials in atlanta. >> yes, i do and this is a great question. one of the things that i've been fortunate to be able to do in my career is i am a political historian and i am an olympic historian and i've traveled between tokyo, seoul, melbourne and australia and do comparative studies on how cities are franchised and depending where you are, it manifests itself differently. the united states race becomes a touchstone, and australia race becomes a touchstone and in beijing it's a caste system. in rio, it was caste, but it was class caste and there are aspecs of race and there are 118 racial categorization in south america, but yes, i'm very familiar in brazil and i am very familiar with several trips and one of the trips that i remember most -- that i write about most eloquently in the book is in savannah around st. patrick's day. there was a st. pat ruk's

a return to the olympic fold for russia, the ioc lifts its suspension for doping.nd it was an impressive opening day for hosts the netherlands at the track cycling world championships. hello, and welcome to the programme, where we start with the news that holders juventus are through to the final of the coppa italia after a 2—0 aggregate win over atalanta. the seocnd leg played in the turin snow finished 1—0 with just a miralem pjanic penalty 15 minutes from the end proving the difference in the match, but it was comfortable win, which takes massimilliano allegri's side through to a fourth successive appearance in the final of this competition having won the last three. and they'll face milan who won 5—4 on penalties against last year's beaten finalists lazio after both legs and extra time of the second leg finished goalless. alessio romagnoli scored the winner after luiz felipe ramos marchi failed to convert his spot kick for lazio. tottenham are through to the fa cup quarterfinals after a crushing 6—1win over rochdale at wembley stadium in theirfifth round replay

i would like to follow up on moulton's questions about lowering of standards of ioc. we've gotten rid of the ndoc but i don't want to spend much of my time on that. secretary spencer, i would like to ask about the 30 year ship buildings plan. i do think it is an unusual document. on one hand in no uncertain terms it means a plan to achieve today's war fighting effort is an unacceptable pace in context with worldwide -- unacceptable pace with worldwide threats we are facing. i want you to elaborate if you can on the factors that make this plan unacceptable from the navy's perspective and why the navy put forth a plan in the first place that failed to meet the basic threshold. >> the whole reason for that document to be put out there, congressman, was to have the discussion we are having right now. we wanted to put forth the two curves we talk about in that document, one is a curve sustainability in the budget and portfolio management i've been charged with and, two, if we wanted to enhance that curve it allowed you to see where the industrial capability was to tackle t