Sergei Bubka, Alexander Popov deny Rio vote-buying allegations
Olympic gold medalists Sergei Bubka and Alexander Popov have denied claims made in a Brazilian court they were paid to vote for Rio de Janeiro's winning bid to host the 2016 Summer Games. The International Olympic Committee said Friday its ethics commission has contacted both ...
IOC lifts threat to remove weightlifting from Paris Olympics
Weightlifting's place at the 2024 Paris Olympics has been confirmed after an IOC review of persistent doping problems, as long as the sport's governing body meets certain conditions. The International Weightlifting Federation will continue to undergo "very close monitoring" after 18 months of scrutiny, the ...
IOC selects Senegal as first African host for Youth Olympics
The IOC has picked its first African host of any Olympics, formally awarding the 2022 Youth Games to Senegal. Senegal President Macky Sall was present on Monday to see International Olympic Committee members confirm the executive board's preference from four candidates. Senegal will host the youth ...
The mayor of Sapporo and the head of the Japanese Olympic Committee are weighing a bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics, but have declined to say they'll withdraw from the contest to host the games in 2026. City officials last week said a bid for ...
Sapporo declares official interest in hosting 2026 Winter Games
Japan and six other countries are vying to host the games, with the IOC’s selection due in 2019.
The International Olympic Committee dashed Russian athletes' hopes of marching behind their national flag at the Pyeongchang Games on Sunday, deciding against immediately lifting Russia's Olympic suspension after fresh doping violations. Russians have been competing as Olympic Athletes from Russia, with the nation's Olympic ...
Pyeongchang Games ready to welcome world
The competition at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics gets underway on Thursday with events in alpine skiing, biathlon, luge, curling and ski jumping, ahead of the official opening of the Winter Games on Friday night. The Pyeongchang Games mark the first Winter Olympics in Asia since the 1998 Nagano Games ...
Three cities in the United States and Graz, Austria, are considering joining Sapporo and three others in the bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday. On the first day of the IOC Session ahead of the Pyeongchang Games, Sapporo, ...
Contentious IOC meetings kick off with Dick Pound, Gerardo Werthein trading barbs
IOC president Thomas Bach called it "a lively and spirited debate." That's an understatement. With the Winter Olympics set to open in only three days, Bach faced a barrage of criticism — and entrenched support — from roughly 100 International Olympic Committee members on Tuesday over ...
Thomas Bach warns boxing could be knocked out of Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Boxing could be excluded from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics if the sport's worldwide governing body does not resolve problems ranging from governance to anti-doping issues, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said Sunday. Following a meeting of its executive board, Bach said the IOC had ...
"Legacy" or "legacies" has been a key world in the recent history of the Olympic Games. In fact, it is used by officials and administrators, including the International Olympic Committee, to convince host cities and the public that the Summer or Winter Games are not ...
No winners in IOC's decision to ban Russia
If you're looking for winners after the International Olympic Committee's decision to boot Russia from the upcoming Games, keep on looking. There are none. Yes, it's easy to view the IOC's decision as a victory for clean athletes who have been desperately waiting for a day ...
