International Olympic Committee (IOC)
German lab finds 266 doping cases this year
A German anti-doping laboratory using a new steroid test has found 266 positive cases in the past year and is finding other positives in retesting of old samples.
IOC confirms 2020 Youth Olympic bidders
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that it has received two bids to host its 2020 winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG), following today’s application deadline.
Dodd replaces IOC president Bach at ICAS
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has been replaced on the International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS) panel by FIFA executive committee member Moya Dodd.
Bach: Olympic sports may be increased for 2020
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has revealed that the number of Olympic sports could be increased for the 2020 summer Olympics in Tokyo.
IOC appoints two female executives
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has appointed Lindsay Glassco international co-operation and development director and Lana Haddad chief finance officer.
Bach to discuss Olympic reforms at private meeting
Newly-elected International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has reportedly scheduled a four-day executive meeting to discuss sports on the Olympic programme.
Bach: Softball/baseball may see 2020 Olympic return
Newly-elected International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has revealed that softball and baseball still have a chance of being included on the Olympic programme at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Istanbul vows to make Olympic bid after 2020 failure
Istanbul 2020 Olympics failed bid leader Hasan Arat has vowed to return with the “strongest bid yet”.
IOC confirms six 2022 Olympic bidders
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that six cities have bid to host the 2022 winter Games, which is twice as many that bid for the 2018 Olympics.
Breaking the Olympic cycle: The IOC’s bidding dilemma
As tonight’s bidding application deadline for hosting the 2022 winter Olympics approaches, The Sport Consultancy’s Robert Datnow asks whether the candidate cities – and the communication consultancies that steer their bid strategies – will find the rules of the game beginning to change?
Oslo to spend $5.32bn on 2022 Olympics
Oslo has revealed that it will spend $5.32 billion on hosting the 2022 winter Olympics, should its bid be successful.
IOC hires IRB Rugby World Cup head
The International Rugby Board (IRB)’s Rugby World Cup head Kit McConnell will join the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as sports director, ahead of rugby’s return to the Olympic fold from 2016.
Swiss-based sports bodies generate $5.1bn
International sports organisations based in Switzerland generated $5.1 billion (CHF4.7 billion) for the country’s economy in 2011, according to a report released this month by research consultancy Rutter+Partner.
Hamburg decides against 2024 Olympic bid
Hamburg Sports Federation (HSB) president Guenter Ploss has revealed that the city will not bid to host the 2024 Olympics, following Munich residents’ vote against a 2022 winter Games bid at the weekend.
Stockholm bids for 2022 winter Olympics
Stockholm has confirmed that it will bid to host the 2022 winter Olympics, becoming the first Swedish city in history to do so.
Munich votes against 2022 Olympic bid
Following a failure to gather support in a local referendum, Munich has decided against submitting a bid to host the 2022 winter Olympics.
Oslo confirms 2022 winter Olympics bid
Oslo has confirmed it will bid for the 2022 winter Olympics, seeking to bring the Games back to Oslo for the first time since 1952.
Bubka signs off Lviv 2022 Olympic bid
Ukraine’s national Olympic committee (NOC) president Sergey Bubka and Lviv mayor Andriy Sadovyy have signed letters of declaration expressing the city’s intent to bid to host the 2022 winter Olympics.