Efimova Among List of Seven Russian Swimmers Banned from Rio 2016 by FINA
Seven Russian athletes have been banned from competing at next month’s Olympic Games by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in the wake of the International Olympic Committee’s decision not to...
View ArticleIOC President Thomas Bach’s Speech on the Occasion of the Opening Ceremony of...
Boa noite, cariocas, Boa noite, Brasil, Dear fellow Olympians, Distingués représentants des autorités brésiliennes, Votre Excellence, Monsieur le Secrétaire général des Nations Unies, Ban Kimoon,...
View ArticleOlympic Leaders Express Commitment to Gender Equality
“Gender equality is not a ‘women’s issue.’ It is a basic human right of profound importance and fundamental principle of the Olympic Charter,” said Thomas Bach as the IOC President and Joël Bouzou,...
View ArticleIAAF Reforms Will Make “Massive Difference” to Sport, Promises Coe
Major changes to the governance of world athletics, approved 10 August 2016 by the International Association of Athletics Federations Council, will make “a massive difference” to the sport, according...
View ArticleFormer FIFA President and IOC Member Joao Havelange Dies at Age 100
Former FIFA President João Havelange has died at the age of 100 in Rio, having been hospitalized since July with pneumonia. Havelange became FIFA President in 1974, replacing England’s Sir Stanley...
View ArticleRio 2016 Officials Admit Only 12 Percent of Paralympic Games Tickets Sold
Only 12 percent of tickets have been sold for next month’s Paralympic Games, Rio 2016 officials admitted this week, despite previously announcing a figure of 33 percent or higher. According to Rio 2016...
View ArticleHickey Released From Bangu Prison on Bail
Patrick Hickey has been released on bail from the maximum-security Bangu Prison in Rio de Janeiro. The 71-year-old was escorted out of the facility, located to the west of the city, Tuesday morning...
View ArticleIOC President Bach’s Expenses Totaled $301,000, Including Indemnity, in 2015
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach’s expenses totaled $301,000 in 2015. This figure includes Bach’s annual indemnity payment of $225,000, which is linked to inflation and was...
View ArticleInternational Biathlon Union VP Claims IOC Credibility Undermined After...
Newly-elected International Biathlon Union (IBU) vice-president of sport Max Cobb has accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of going back on the recommendations they made to Winter...
View ArticleIOC President to Miss Opening Ceremony of Paralympic Games for First Time in...
Thomas Bach will miss the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympic Games Wednesday – the first time the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will not have attended the event for 32 years....
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Let’s Make the Refugee Olympic Team More Than a Symbol
The Refugee Olympic Team was a wonderful initiative of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and I congratulate them on enabling 10 athletes who are refugees to take part in the Rio 2016 Olympics....
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Nick Butler: Olympic Bidding Process Requires Simple Steps Rather Than...
After passing the one-year-to-go milestone with a distinct lack of fanfare last week, the next few days could be the most significant yet in the race to host the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics...
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Los Angeles 2024 Officials Add Venues, Switch Locations of Sports as Part of...
Proposed locations for a number of sports should Los Angeles be successful with its attempt at securing the hosting rights for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics have been changed after the Bid...
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International Weightlifting Federation Frustrated at IOC for Handling of...
Frustration is growing amid some officials within the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Executive Board towards the International Olympic Committee (IOC) due to the lack of sanctions...
View ArticleMike Rowbottom: Malago in Agony as Rome 2024 Bid Shuts Down and Hopes for a...
This week’s press briefing on the stricken Rome 2024 bid by the President of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) Giovanni Malagò took place in front of a florid mural depicting the towering figure of...
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Rowbottom: Departing Grandee of World Gymnastics Offers his Final Judgments
So here’s the problem with gymnastics. Unlike athletics and swimming, the other big beasts of the Olympics, it requires judging; and getting judgments to match performances is the abiding challenge...
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Tokyo Governor, IOC Agree to Review 2020 Olympic Games Costs
Urged by IOC President Thomas Bach to cut costs of the Tokyo Olympics, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike accepted Bach’s proposal for a four-party working group to review the costs for the 2020 Games....
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David Owen: Targeting the Worst Drug Cheats is All Fine and Dandy, but With...
Let’s begin by giving the International Olympic Committee (IOC) a little credit. By storing Olympic athletes’ anti-doping samples for possible reanalysis for a number of years, in the knowledge that...
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