International olympic committee

March 30, 2020

Sports

Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games dates revealed

The International Olympic Committee has acted quickly, setting the new dates for the 2021 Olympic Games.

A poster that will need some changing.Source:AFP

March 22, 2020

Sports

Olympic chiefs set 4-week deadline to decide on fate of coronavirus-threatened Tokyo 2020 Games

Tokyo 2020 organizers have set a four-week deadline in which to decide on a potential postponement of the Games, as the Covid-19 outbreak continues to threaten the event.

March 22, 2020

Sports

Canada & Australia will NOT send teams to Tokyo in 2020 as Japan admits postponing Olympics over Covid-19 ‘may become an option’

The Canadian and Australian Olympic Committees have decided not to send teams to the Tokyo 2020 games, urging the IOC to postpone the event for one year, due to a global health crisis that is "far more significant than sport."

February 18, 2018

Rio Olympics 2016

Russian athlete suspected of doping at Olympics

The Russian delegation at the Pyeongchang Olympics has announced that one of its athletes has failed a drug test.

A Russian supporter waves a flag before the preliminary round of the men's hockey game between the team from Russia and the United States at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung,

December 04, 2017

Sports

IOC prepares to decide whether to ban Russia from 2018 Winter Olympics

The eyes of the sporting world will be on the International Olympic Committee's headquarters in Lausanne on Tuesday evening when President Thomas Bach announces whether he and his board have banned Russia from the 2018 Winter Olympics.

July 31, 2017

Sports

Los Angeles reaches deal to host 2028 Olympics, according to report

Casey Wasserman, LA 2024 chairman and CEO of Wasserman Media Group, describes Los Angeles' Olympic bid and what sets it apart. USA TODAY Sports

August 07, 2016

Sports

Rio 2016 Olympics

Russian athletes have been banned from competing at the Rio 2016 Paralympics following the country's doping scandal.

Rio will host the 15th edition of the summer Paralympic Games

August 02, 2016

A la Une

Olympics 2016: How Brazil's grand plan for the Games went from party to disaster

That day in 2009 – celebrating the chance to redefine this city and country – seems a long, long time ago.

A polluted canal stands next to the Olympic Park. (Getty Images)

August 01, 2016

A la Une

Rio’s Olympics Woes Sour IOC on Developing World as Games Site

Officials backing away from previous goal of opening up games to broader selection of cities.

Two women take a selfie in front of the Olympic Rings in Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro. The Olympic Games will take place in Rio from Aug. 5 to Aug. 21. PHOTO: MICHAEL KAPPELER/EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY

July 31, 2016

Rio Olympics 2016

IOC not to blame for WADA’s lack of action, ignorance of previous doping reports – Olympic president

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had nothing to do with the timing and reasons for the publication of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s McLaren report, which led to over a hundred Russian athletes being banned from the Olympics, IOC president Thomas Bach said.

July 27, 2016

Sports

Rio 2016: Vladimir Putin says Olympics 'less of a spectacle' without Russians

Russian President Vladimir Putin says medals won at Rio 2016 will be devalued by the banning of Russian competitors.

Russian president Vladimir Putin (left) speaks to his sports minister Vitaly Mutko, whose request to the IAAF to reinstate Russia's track and field athletes for the Rio Olympics was rejected

July 24, 2016

A la Une

Rio Olympics 2016: Wada criticises IOC for failing to ban Russian team

Olympic organisers have been accused of a lack of leadership and creating a "confusing mess" over the Russia decision.