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He described Kirsty Coventry as daughter of Sergio Mattarella

Corriere della Sera called opening ceremony “one of most dismal broadcasts” ever aired by Rai and La Repubblica said ceremony “was transformed into a Waterloo stuffed with gaffes blunders and ill-advised censorship”

Lorenzo Tosa criticized Mr. Petrecca’s “embarrassing gaffes sensational blunders incorrect names names not even mentioned and obscured” writing that “as an Italian citizen I am ashamed”

He opened broadcast by calling San Siro the “Olympic Stadium”

In newsroom there are people who have covered 10 eight seven five Olympics

Paolo Petrecca made numerous gaffes while commentating Olympics opening ceremonies for Italy’s public broadcaster

Rai’s union of sports journalists are protesting Mr. Petrecca’s mistakes by withholding bylines from Olympic coverage after announcing they will strike for three days after Games end on Feb 22

The global governing body for the Paralympics lifted a ban on Russia last fall

Thirteen Russians qualified for the games in Italy the lowest number since 1908

Athletes could be cleared to perform in their own uniforms at the summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028

International sports federations would need to vote to allow Russian athletes back in competitions

The Russian team won the most medals in Sochi

International sporting bodies governing judo and taekwondo ended bans on Russia

The team won a silver medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing

Ban came into effect in 2022 after Russian committee absorbed sporting bodies in four occupied regions of Ukraine

Russia's Olympic committee is only one formally suspended from Olympic competition

Mr Heraskevych competes in skeleton sledding event on ice track

Ronaldo extended his contract in Saudi Arabia for two more years

Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez attended an event in Riyadh Saudi Arabia in 2023

Lia Thomas set program records in 100 200 and 500 freestyle during 2021-22 season under eligibility rules in effect at the time