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International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has stated he is “very satisfied” with Rio de Janeiro’s preparations for the 2016 Olympics and has dismissed fears over security for next year’s summer Games in the Brazilian city.

The Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, will face an inquiry into alleged misconduct in the development of the new golf course for the city’s staging of the 2016 Olympic Games, the latest setback to affect the controversial project.

Almaty 2022 has expressed its confidence over its bid for the 2022 winter Olympic Games after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today (Wednesday) rounded off a five-day visit to the Kazakh city.

The bid committee for Almaty’s candidacy for the 2022 winter Olympic Games has ruled out the prospect of sharing event hosting with Kazakhstan’s capital city Astana.

Influential former International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Mario Vazquez Rana has died at the age of 82.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said the decision on which new sports are to be added to the Tokyo 2020 programme will be delayed a year until August 2016 in the “interest of transparency.”

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has reiterated that the 2022 Fifa World Cup should not be moved to clash with the winter Olympic Games, stating such a decision would result in a “lose-lose situation.”

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has dismissed the prospect of a joint Olympic Games bid from Saudi Arabia and Bahrain that would see men’s and women’s events staged in separate countries.

The Berlin senate has approved a plan to hold a public referendum on September 13 if the city is selected as Germany’s applicant to bid for the hosting rights to the 2024 summer Olympic Games.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said the venue master plan for the PyeongChang 2018 Games has been finalised, putting an end to speculation that hosting rights to the next edition of the winter Olympics could be shared throughout South Korea, or even outside the country.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today (Thursday) fired the starting gun on the bid process for the 2024 Olympic Games by launching its newly formed ‘invitation phase’.

A panel has been established to determine possible additional sporting events to be added to the programme for the Tokyo 2020 winter Games.

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has moved to play down speculation linking the country with a bid for the 2024 Olympic Games by stating it is fully focused on Durban’s tilt at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Organisers of the 2018 winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang have hit out at fresh claims linking the South Korean resort to possible event-sharing with other cities in the country.

World Karate Federation (WKF) president Antonio Espinos has met with organisers of Tokyo’s 2020 summer Olympic Games in order to make a case for the sport’s inclusion at the event.

Almaty and Beijing today (Tuesday) submitted their candidature files for the hosting rights to the 2022 winter Olympic Games, with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) stating work will continue to reflect the reforms implemented by ‘Agenda 2020’ in their respective masterplans.