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A senior executive from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has criticised Rio de Janeiro’s failure to commit to promises made regarding venue legacy from its staging of the 2016 summer Olympic Games.

Grigory Rodchenkov, the key whistleblower behind the uncovering of Russia’s state-sponsored doping scheme, has labelled the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) overturning of bans handed out to Russian athletes as “unacceptable” and has also criticised the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) handling of the process.

Russia has announced plans to stage alternative competitions for athletes who did not receive invitations to the ongoing winter Olympic Games and next month’s Paralympic Games.

Chinese retail commerce company Alibaba has unveiled a project that will create a “smarter” and more connected Olympic Games, adding that the initiative will make all Olympic stakeholders “more money”.

The organising committee for the Pyeongchang 2018 winter Olympic Games, which got underway in South Korea last week, has confirmed that the event was the subject of a cyber attack during Friday’s opening ceremony.

Larry Probst, the chairman of the US Olympic Committee (USOC), has confirmed that the country will not bid for the 2026 winter Olympic Games.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has today (Friday) dismissed the appeals of 45 Russian athletes to compete at the 2018 winter Olympic Games, stating the ruling made by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) represented an eligibility decision rather than a sanction.

InfrontRingier, the Infront agency’s joint venture with Swiss media company Ringier, has been appointed as the exclusive marketing partner for Sion’s bid to host the 2026 edition of the winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The World Boxing Council (WBC) has launched a campaign to maintain the sport’s place in the Olympic Games amid growing concern over escalating tensions between the International Boxing Association (Aiba) and International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Salt Lake City has become the first US city to confirm its intention to bid to host the 2030 winter Olympic Games.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has announced it will issue a ruling tomorrow (Friday) on the 45 Russian athletes seeking entry to the 2018 winter Olympic Games, as it rejected a late plea from a further six athletes.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today (Wednesday) formalised plans to take the 2022 summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) to Africa, with Senegal already stating its intention to bid.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has unveiled a new scheme which aims to slash over $1.5bn (€1.23bn) from the cost of staging summer and winter Olympic Games through an “ambitious” set of 118 reforms.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport said today (Wednesday) that it had received a new urgent application from 15 Russian athletes and coaches to appeal against being barred from the winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said it is open to a third consecutive winter Olympic Games in Asia and has hailed the “extraordinarily successful” commercial programme in place for the 2020 summer Games after reporting that Tokyo has now generated close to $3bn (€2.45bn) in sponsorship revenue.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today (Monday) moved against last week’s ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) concerning sanctions imposed on Russian athletes amid the country’s doping scandal by refusing to grant invitations to the 2018 winter Olympic Games to 13 athletes and two coaches.