Jacques Rogge, who led the International Olympic Committee for 12 years, has died at the age of 79. The IOC announced his passing Sunday without providing a cause of death. Rogge, a native of Belgium, succeeded …
The International Olympic Committee has amended its 'Faster, Higher, Stronger' motto to include the word 'Together', its President Thomas Bach said on Tuesday, highlighting the need for solidarity during difficult times such as …
Athletes will not be allowed to take a knee on the podium of Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Russian gold medallists at the Tokyo Olympics are set to hear music by Tchaikovsky as the replacement for their national anthem, which has been banned as punishment for state-backed doping. The International Olympic Committee said …
The Olympic motto "Faster - Higher - Stronger" may be altered in three months, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach said at a press conference. The motto was approved by the first Olympic Congress …
Japan remains tight-lipped over the IOC’s offer to provide Chinese-made vaccines to Olympic athletes
President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach was reelected on Wednesday for another four-year presidential term, according to the IOC website. The election took place during the 137th IOC Session, which has been …
The International Olympic Committee on Monday refused to recognise the election of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko’s son Viktor as head of the country’s Olympic Committee. With both father and son having already been …
The Summer Olympics in Tokyo that had to be postponed by one year might need to be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic is not dealt with by summer 2021, head of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee Yoshiro Mori said in an …
The International Olympic Committee will set dates for the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics in about three weeks, a source familiar with the matter said. According to the source, the IOC may decide to hold the games in spring as requested by …
The Olympic Committee of the United States urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to a later date due to the current novel coronavirus pandemic, the organization said. "To that end, …
The Executive Committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has approved recommendations of the Compliance Review Committee (CRC) to declare Russia non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code for a period of four years. WADA …
The World Anti-Doping Agency said that Russian authorities had failed to provide access to laboratory doping data by their year-end deadline and it will consider sanctions against the Russian Anti-Doping Agency. WADA's Compliance …
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has dropped the Turkish city of Erzurum from a 2026 Winter Olympic bidding contest which had previously seen other possible bids fail. Erzurum had too little experience hosting winter …
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is ready to resume Russia's membership in the organization, the IOC's head Thomas Bach said at a press conference after the meeting of the organization's executive committee. …
Reinstating Russia in the International Olympic Committee and possibly strengthen its positions will be the main task for the Russian Olympic Committee, its President Stanislav Pozdnyakov said, TASS reports. "Of …
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) supports Georgia’s application to host the 2030 Winter Olympics in Georgia, the website of Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said. …
Seven cities, or joint-bidding cities, have expressed interest in hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee said. Canada’s Calgary, Austria’s Graz, Swedish capital Stockholm, Sion in Switzerland, …
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) vice-president Linda Helleland has criticized the "confusing" way in which the International Olympic Committee (IOC) dealt with Russia "before, during and after" Pyeongchang …
