International Olympic Committee (IOC)

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Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, has said he is confident spectators will be able to attend next year's Tokyo Olympic Games, following a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister…
Finance & Law

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has agreed to boost the Olympic Solidarity budget for the next four-year cycle by 16 per cent, and has expressed renewed confidence that it will have fans in venues…
Multi-sport
Events

Japan will lessen Covid-19 immigration curbs for athletes traveling to the country for competition or training in the run-up to next year’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, government sources said.
Cycling
Finance & Law

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), cycling’s world governing body, has outlined the financial cost it would suffer if the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympics are cancelled, while also revealing the l…
Events

Vancouver City Council will tomorrow (Wednesday) discuss a motion that could lead to the Canadian city launching a bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics
Governance

Lee Kun-hee, the chairman of electronics giant Samsung and an honorary International Olympic Committee member, has died at the age of 78
Multi-sport
Governance

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said the Olympic Games must avoid turning into a “marketplace of demonstrations”. "The Olympic Games are firstly about sport. Th
Media

Australian free-to-air commercial broadcaster Seven will broadcast the Beijing Winter Olympics Games in 2022 after renegotiating its current deal with the International Olympic Committee following the…
Weightlifting
Governance

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has reiterated its concern over the governance of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) after interim president Ursula Papandrea was ousted from her…
Boxing
Governance

Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has reiterated the body’s “strong concerns” over the governance of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and threatened the s…
Multi-sport
Events

The International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee have announced that the streamlining measures outlined for next year’s Games are set to contribute to a saving of ¥30bn (€240m/$280m).
Multi-sport
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British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has hinted that the UK could boycott the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics over China's treatment of the Uighur Muslims
Events

French prosecutors and police investigators who have expanded their investigation of former World Athletics president Lamine Diack and his son Papa Massata Diack have said they are surprised by the level…
Events

The International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee have announced a series of 52 measures they intend to take to ensure the delivery of a safe, simplified Games next year
Governance

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach raised the possibility of next year's Olympics in Tokyo going ahead without a Covid-19 vaccine being available, in an optimistic address yesterday…
Events

The task force set up to manage the Covid-19 threat during next year's Olympics in Tokyo is considering using an app or pre-submitted movement plans to track athletes during the Games, and frequent testing,…
Events

Organisers of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics have said their preparations are on track as they passed the 500-days-to-go mark on September 21
Athletics
Events

A consulting firm working for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic bid committee paid $370,000 (€315,196/£289,227) to Papa Massata Diack, the controversial son of former IOC member and World Athletics president Lamine Di…