International Olympic Committee (IOC)
World Netball launches drive for Brisbane Olympics inclusion
World Netball has declared its intention to work with Netball Australia to make a “compelling case” for the sport’s inclusion in the Brisbane 2032 summer Olympic Games, maintaining there is “significant growth …
IOC allows Executive Board to suspend weightlifting from programme
The International Olympic Committee has given its Executive Board power to suspend a sport from the Olympic Games programme in what is being interpreted as the latest challenge to the crisis-hit International…
Tokyo 2020 to benefit ‘generations to come’ as Bach plays down public cost
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has said Japan will be reaping the benefits of its investment into the Tokyo 2020 Olympics for “generations to come” as he played down the costs to …
Instagram ‘blocks’ Thompson-Herah for sharing non-rights-holder Olympic footage
Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah, who this week became the first woman to retain both the 100-metre and 200-metre Olympic titles, says that she has been "blocked" by Instagram after posting footage…
Lumme insists empty stands haven’t hit Tokyo 2020 viewing figures
The absence of spectators from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has had no impact on viewing figures around the world, according to Timo Lumme, managing director of the International Olympic Committee’s Television a…
Panasonic recommits to ‘IOC Young Leaders Programme’ sponsorship
Worldwide Olympic Partner Panasonic has extended its support for the International Olympic Committee’s Young Leaders Programme through to 2024.
India leads Tokyo 2020 digital engagement, says OBS chief
India has posted the biggest digital engagement figures of the Tokyo Olympic Games, higher than hosts Japan, according to Yiannis Exarchos, chief executive of Olympic Broadcasting Services, the host broadcast…
IOC’s Voigt seizes ‘amazing opportunity’ to join Whoop after Tokyo 2020
Christian Voigt, vice-president of marketing development within IOC Television and Marketing Services (TMS), is to move from the role after Tokyo 2020 to join the wearable fitness brand Whoop
ISA president renews call for full Olympic revenues for Paris 2024
In an interview with SportBusiness, Fernando Aguerre, the president of the International Surfing Association (ISA), repeats his call for sports that appear at consecutive Games to receive a full share of Olympics revenue. Theo Andrew reports.
Spectators appear at Olympics in small numbers
Modest numbers of fans have been attending events at the Tokyo Olympics, taking advantage of official and unofficial gaps in the broader spectator ban
Simon Chadwick | Tokyo 2020 is not the first ‘geopolitical Olympics’, and it won’t be the last
The Olympics has always been a stage for nations to set out grand political ambitions, for better or worse. Tokyo 2020 will be no different, says Professor Simon Chadwick.
US lawmakers call on IOC to ‘delay or move’ Beijing 2022 Olympic Games
A cross-party group of US lawmakers has urged the International Olympic Committee to postpone and relocate the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, unless China ends what the US perceives as an ongoing genocide …
Attention turns to athletes as Tokyo 2020 begins
The Tokyo Olympics was boosted by a strong opening weekend for athletes from host nation Japan, who won five gold medals and a silver
Ice Cube reiterates call on ‘archaic’ Fiba to allow Big3 players to compete at Olympics
In the latest of a series of articles about the new sports making their debut at the Tokyo Olympics, Big3 co-founder Ice Cube speaks to SportBusiness about the wider opportunities for 3x3 basketball amidst the sport's Olympic debut, and why he thinks Big3 players should be allowed to compete at future Games. Bob Williams reports.
Anson: New deals help BOA to negotiate Tokyo delay but one eye fixed on Paris 2024
British Olympic Association chief executive Andy Anson explains how the organisation has added six new sponsors since the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and predicts there will be even greater commercial opportunities at Paris 2024 – 'the nearest thing to a home Games' for the NOC. Ben Cronin reports.
Indonesia, India prepare for 2036 Olympics bids
Indonesia and India are among the countries keen on pursuing a bid to host the 2036 Summer Olympics, after Brisbane secured the 2032 Games this week
VTV Olympic broadcasts threatened by financial curbs, Venezuelan president claims
Nicolás Maduro, the President of Venezuela, has said that 'financial persecution' risks the free-to-air broadcasting of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in the country.
IOC coordination commission chair: We need spectators at Beijing 2022
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will need to have spectators in attendance for it to be successful, Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr, chair of the International Olympic Committee coordination commission said…