Multi-sport

International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president Juan Antonio Samaranch has dismissed the prospect of there being a double award of the 2026 and 2030 winter Olympic Games.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has said it will not waver from its two key demands in the roadmap to rehabilitate the Russian anti-doping system, as senior figures again expressed their frustration at the response from authorities in the country.

Councillors in Calgary have voted in favour of a corporation being created to explore the Canadian city’s bid for the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The City of Calgary has moved to clarify the funding situation surrounding its proposed bid for the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games after a report stating that the project had received federal and state financial backing was wrongly posted on its website.

A joint Austrian bid for the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has moved forward after the City of Graz voted in favour of submitting a letter of interest to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

A proposal to return the winter Olympic Games to Turin in 2026 has been hit with instant resistance as plans emerged for a rival Italian bid from the Veneto region.

Sion’s bid for the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has today (Friday) received a fresh boost after its home canton of Valais voted to support the effort by approving a funding package.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has unveiled 25 key recommendations from its Gender Equality Review Project which aim to change the conversation about women in sport.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has moved to reinstate the membership of the Russian Olympic Committee, with ROC president Alexander Zhukov thanking the country’s athletes and fans for not committing acts that could have resulted in further sanctions.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) yesterday (Sunday) declined to allow Russia to parade under its own flag at the closing ceremony for the 2018 winter Olympic Games, but the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) is expected to have its suspension lifted in the coming days.

The Pyeongchang 2018 Organising Committee (POCOG) has said its staging of the 2018 winter Olympic Games will result in a balanced budget, as International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach stated that the event has brought the winter Games to a “new level”.

Bobsledder Nadezhda Sergeeva has today (Friday) become the second Russian athlete to return a positive doping test at the 2018 winter Olympic Games, just hours before the International Olympic Committee (IOC) meets to decide whether to reinstate the country in time for Sunday’s closing ceremony.

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has today (Thursday) said it has paid in full a demand for $15m (€12.1m) made by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as speculation mounts that the country’s athletes may be able to march behind the Russian flag at the closing ceremony for the ongoing winter Olympic Games.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that the Tokyo 2020 summer Olympics will be the first Games to provide an official report on legacy.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has hit back at the latest criticism from Dick Pound over its handling of the Russian doping scandal, stating its longest-serving member is free to leave the organisation.

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has said that the women’s winter Olympic Games tournament could expand to include more teams at Beijing 2022, while the sport’s global governing body also talked up the possibility of a return for the unified Korean team.