Lars Jørgensen
Freelance journalist
Lars Jørgensen is born in 1961. He graduated from the Danish School of Journalism in 1987. Since then, he has worked for B.T., Greenland’s Radio, Denmark’s Radio (DR), Ekstra Bladet, the journal ‘Journalisten’, and Politiken.
His main focus is the Olympic Games and the IOC. He has covered the sport of sailing since 1999 from i.e. the Olympics in Sydney and America’s Cup in Auckland and Valencia.
Author of the books:
- “Sømænd af verden – danske drømme om America’s Cup” from 2007
- ”Frederik og Flammen – Prinsen der ville lege med den Olympiske ild” from 2009
Nominated for the prestigious Danish Journalism Award ”Cavlingprisen” in 1999 and 2000
Play the Game
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Playing with dictators behind closed doors: Athletes pay the price
09-12-2021
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Head of NOC: Sports federations need more demands from society
25-11-2021
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Beijing 2022: Olympic boycott battle over China’s ‘Genocide Games’
14-10-2021
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Human Rights Watch: FIBA president should go after sexual abuse case in Mali
20-09-2021
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Whistleblowers call on the UN to close human rights gap in sport
28-04-2021
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The character assassination of an anti-doping advocate
19-01-2021
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Athlete activism is getting a female face
24-11-2020
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Belarusian athletes take lead in battle for democracy
23-10-2020
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Ten years of testosterone trouble
14-10-2019
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Russian whistleblower: “The fight is not over yet”
13-10-2019
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Inside Qatar: Business as usual
02-10-2019
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A German role model: “More investigative journalists could cause earthquakes in sport”
20-09-2019
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WADA president “welcomes feedback” from iNADO after call for a separation of powers
27-08-2019
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‘WADA and CAS should be independent of both sport and politics’
02-08-2019
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EOC defends placing the European Games in Belarus
14-06-2019
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‘A timely and provocative paper’
25-04-2019
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New study points to systemic shortfalls of scientific integrity in anti-doping
25-04-2019
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Anti-Semitism in sport: Discrimination and death threats
21-03-2019
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Two decades of sport and politics inside WADA
21-02-2019
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A World Cup of spies
08-06-2018
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As the IOC brand gets stronger, so do the advantages of being situated in Switzerland
09-10-2009
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Dutch Crown Prince makes controversial proposal in the IOC
05-10-2009
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The “secret” Olympic Congress is now open
04-10-2009
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The secret Olympic Congress in Copenhagen
03-10-2009
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Limited media access to the IOC hotel in Copenhagen
02-10-2009
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Political doping of the IOC before the election of Olympic host city
02-10-2009
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Ring of security around IOC in Copenhagen
02-10-2009
Idrættens Analyseinstitut
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