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The IOC Climate Action Awards:  The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the winners of the first-ever Climate Action Awards, honoring athletes, International Federations (IFs) and National Olympic Committees (NOCs) for their efforts to fight against climate change.

The IOC set up three award categories -- sustainable travel, innovation and athlete advocacy, and received more than 70 applications from across the Olympic Movement, reports Xinhua.

British fencer Marcus Mepstead won the sustainable travel award in the athlete category, and World Sailing and the Spanish Olympic Committee won the award in the IF category and the NOC category respectively.