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  "id": 15044358,
  "title": "IOC shuts down 12 Olympic committees in switch to smaller expert advisory groups",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/ioc-shuts-down-12-olympic-committees-in-switch-to-smaller-expert-15044358",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T20:46:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Today",
    "slug": "japan-today",
    "url": "https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ioc-shuts-down-12-olympic-committees-in-switch-to-smaller-expert-advisory-groups"
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  "summary": "The International Olympic Committee said is shutting down 12 permanent committees focusing on issues like human rights and gender issues, saying Friday it will instead create expert panels…",
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "IOC shuts down 12 Olympic committees in switch to smaller expert advisory groups",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/ioc-shuts-down-12-olympic-committees-in-switch-to-smaller-expert",
        "published": "2026-10-16T17:21:16.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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