The raw feelings created by the Russian doping scandal spilled onto the floor and into the hallways of the International Olympic Committee meetings Friday, with less than five months until the Winter Games and still no decisions made about the fate of the country's athletes. IOC members received updates on two ...
The International Olympic Committee approved Tsunekazu Takeda remaining as an IOC member until the end of the 2020 Tokyo Games, ...
Paris was awarded the 2024 Summer Olympics and Los Angeles was handed the 2028 edition on Wednesday, as the International ...
The International Olympic Committee is moving to postpone the retirement of member Tsunekazu Takeda until after the 2020 Tokyo Games, sources told Kyodo News on Monday. Takeda, the Japanese Olympic Committee president, hits the age limit of 70 for IOC members in November, but can ...
What was supposed to be a stress-free meeting of the International Olympic Committee turned into something quite different Monday, when IOC president Thomas Bach was forced to spend nearly an hour defending the handling of a mushrooming bid scandal and insisting the IOC is ...
LS Kitami will represent Japan in the women's curling competition at next February's Pyeongchang Winter Olympics after claiming its third win over Chubu Electric Power in a domestic qualifier Sunday. Kitami, runner-up at last year's world championship, entered the final day of the best-of-five series ...
A top IOC member wants his organization to act with "more teeth" in response to a vote-buying scheme to land last year's Rio Olympics. Dick Pound said the Olympic body is taking "hit after hit in the eyes of the world." Carlos Nuzman, an IOC member ...
Brazilian and French authorities said Tuesday they uncovered an international corruption scheme aimed at buying votes in awarding the 2016 Olympics. It is the latest allegation to sully the legacy of the Rio Games, the first Olympics in South America. The disclosures came as police ...
Sometimes, the sport you are playing might not be the right fit for you, and you might have the potential to excel in something else. So why not switch sports? The Japan Sports Agency and Japan Sports Association have launched a new initiative called the Japan ...
Federal police in Rio de Janeiro are searching the house of the president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee. An Associated Press photographer saw police at the house of Carlos Nuzman early Tuesday. Authorities did not take questions at the scene. Police declined comment. A news conference ...
The final of the women's soccer competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics may be held at the new National Stadium in place of the men's final, which is likely to be moved to another venue, a source close to the matter said Monday. Games organizers ...
Legendary distance runner Billy Mills, whose performance at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics catapulted him to global fame, is receiving a special honor close to home. Mills, who captured the gold with an amazing finish in the men's 10,000 meters in Tokyo, is among a quartet ...
The new National Stadium being built for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be used exclusively for team ball sports like soccer and rugby after the games, sources told Kyodo News on Tuesday. Government officials, the sources said, are finalizing plans to build seats on top ...
The final of the men's soccer final at the 2020 Tokyo Games could be moved from the new national stadium, a source said Thursday. The bid plan had the soccer final during the day and athletics in the evening of Aug. 8 at the venue. ...
The International Olympic Committee on Friday approved the Tokyo 2020 Olympic event program in a move that will increase female participation while reducing the total number of competitors. The decision by the IOC's executive board will see 15 more events than were competed in last ...
