International Olympic Committee (IOC)

Winter Sports
Events

The Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) has confirmed that its official bid to host the 2026 Olympic Games will comprise Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, with Turin dropping out.
Multi-sport
Events

The Japanese city of Sapporo has become the latest candidate to drop out of the race to host the 2026 Olympic Games, while the Calgary City Council has voted to continue with its bid
Events

Senegal is set to become the first African nation to host an Olympic event after the IOC executive board recommended it to host the Youth Olympics in 2022
Multi-sport
Events

In what continues to represent a stand-off between the Olympic movement and the world of esports, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach (pictured) has reiterated his insistence that violent …
Multi-sport
Events

The International Olympic Committee provisionally lifted a ban on Kuwait late yesterday (Thursday), just two days before the start of the Asian Games multi-sport event in Indonesia
Governance

The International Federation of Kitesports Organisations (IFKO) has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to intervene in a dispute over the positioning of kiteboarding in the sports movement
Ice Hockey
Events

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has reportedly put forward four options to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the sport’s potential participation at the 2022 winter Olympic G…
Multi-sport
Events

Mary Moran has been appointed as chief executive of the organisation leading Calgary’s bid for the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, as the Canadian city’s council approved the wording of the que…
Multi-sport
Events

The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) has opted to change course with its bid for the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games by putting forward a joint proposal from Cortina d’Ampezzo, Milan and Turin.
Multi-sport
Governance

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has issued a rebuke to US calls to force through a law that would allow officials to police doping that occurs outside its borders
Multi-sport
Events

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has maintained a Calgary bid for the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games would represent low risk as the Canadian city continues to assess its options
Martial Arts
Events

The International Judo Federation (IJF) has opted to suspend scheduled events in Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the treatment of Israeli athletes in both countries
Boxing
Governance

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has elected to maintain conditional status on the place of boxing at the 2020 summer Olympic Games and weightlifting on the programme for Paris 2024, highlighting…
Multi-sport
Events

The city councils of Milan and Turin have both voted in favour of backing prospective bids for the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games
Multi-sport
Governance

John Coates, chair of the International Olympic Committee’s Coordination Commission for Tokyo’s 2020 summer Olympic Games, has urged local organisers to seek help from International Federations (IFs) whe…
Multi-sport

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that International Paralympic Committee (IPC) president Andrew Parsons and International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) counterpart Morinari Watanabe…
Multi-sport
Events

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved the introduction of seven new disciplines for the 2022 winter Olympic Games in a move that will ensure Beijing’s event has the highest representation o…
Athletics

Vin Lananna has resigned as president of TrackTown USA and chairman of the local organising committee (LOC) for the 2021 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, stating he wants to devote more…