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Half-a-billion Dollars Windfall for London 2012 Sports
A total of $522.5 million (£345.8 million/€404.3 million) is set to be shared among the 26 Olympic sports that took part in London 2012, it was announced Tuesday. While the exact figure must still be...
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USA Allowed to Keep Athens 2004 4x400m Relay Gold Medals Despite Drugs Admission
The United States has been allowed to keep the gold medals they won in the women’s 4×400 meters relay at Athens 2004, despite one of their runners having admitted using banned performance-enhancing...
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IOC Presidential Candidates to Present to Session in Lausanne this July
The candidates vying to replace Jacques Rogge as the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will all be allowed to present their manifestos at the organization’s Extraordinary Session...
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Britain to Stand Against McQuaid for Presidency of UCI
Britain’s Brian Cookson is to stand against Pat McQuaid for the Presidency of the International Cycling Union. Cookson, President of British Cycling, will officially announce his candidature tomorrow,...
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Sir Craig Reedie in Prime Position to Become New WADA President
Britain’s Sir Craig Reedie is being lined up to take over as the new head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) after his only rival appeared to rule himself out with his decision to stand to become...
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“Blade Babe” Heads IPC Athlete of the Month Shortlist after Claiming Third...
Marlou van Rhijn is one of the nominees for the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athlete of the Month Award after she broke the 400 meters T43 world record on home soil at the Dutch Open,...
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon receives Olympic Order
The 3rd International Forum on Sport for Peace and Development opened Wednesday, June 5 in New York with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) honoring United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban...
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IOC Presidential Candidate Bach Calls for Shake-up of Olympic Bidding Process...
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Presidential candidate Thomas Bach has indicated that a shake-up of the Olympic Games bidding process and sports program is on the agenda if he is elected to...
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Vizer Gives Japan Deadline to Finalize Report on Judo Abuse Scandal
Marius Vizer, President of the International Judo Federation (IJF), has given Japan until October 15 to produce a report into the abuse scandal which has rocked the sport there so they can punish those...
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What Does the Sheikh Want?
Marius Vizer was recently elected president of SportAccord, the umbrella organization of international sports federations. Ordinarily, this development would be consigned to the sports section’s back...
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Overall Impressions from the ANOC General Assembly
There was a warm welcome feeling about the way the Extraordinary Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) General Assembly in Lausanne was conducted, according to an influential Olympic...
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IOC Olympic Studies Centre Newsletter
At the 125th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session, which will be held in Buenos Aires (Argentina) in September, the IOC members will elect the new IOC President and the host city of the Games...
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Russia and U.S. Join Forces for Sochi 2014 Security
United States President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have pledged to join forces to help boost security at major sport events, including the Sochi 2014 Olympics and...
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USOC Chief Executive Scott Blackmun on Keys to U.S. Bid for Games
Few International Olympic Committee (IOC) meetings will have more of an impact on the future of the Olympics than the session that is to take place this September in Buenos Aires. In a brief span, the...
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Blatter and Rogge and the Culture of Sports and Government Spending
You kind of wonder what Seth Blatter and Jacques Rogge are really thinking about the protests in Brazil, which seemingly are a reaction to the government’s out-of-control public spending on sports...
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Who Runs the IOC?
When, against expectation, Buenos Aires was elected host of the third Summer Youth Games for 2018. The crucial element was a gaffe by Juan Manuel Santos, state president of Columbia. It’s something...
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3-on-3 Basketball to Miss Out on Rio 2016 after IOC Rules No New Disciplines...
A decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) not to add any new disciplines to the program for Rio 2016 has left several sports disappointed, including basketball who had been lobbying hard...
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A Reflective Jacques Rogge
There are precisely two months to go in Jacques Rogge’s term as president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). He is not, at least in public, particularly reflective. History will be as it is....
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IOC Ruling Emerges as New Battleground in Cycling’s Power Struggle
Last week’s decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) not to add any new disciplines to the program for Rio 2016 has emerged as the latest battleground in the tetchy duel for the Presidency...
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Adidas Suspends Tyson Gay’s Contract as Administrators React to Latest Doping...
Sportswear brand Adidas has moved to suspend its contract with Tyson Gay, the U.S. sprinter, as sports administrators began to react Monday to the latest body blow to hit the flagship Olympic sport of...
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