Media Expert Sir Martin Sorrell Urges IOC to be Brave and Totally Transparent
Sir Martin Sorrell, boss of advertising giant WPP, today wowed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) with the message that the need to engage with young people has “never been more urgent”. In a...
View ArticleIOC Begin Penultimate Rio 2016 Coordination Commission Inspection with...
There can be no slowing the pace of preparations with less than a year to go until the start of Rio 2016, the chair of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Coordination Commission, Nawal El...
View ArticleIOC Praise “Fantastic” Rio 2016 Amid Vows to Jump into Guanabara Bay to Prove...
International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials lauded the “fantastic” progress made by Rio 2016 here today at the end of its latest inspection visit, fighting back against a barrage of criticism on...
View ArticleBach Promises “Spectacular Stage” for Women’s Golf at Rio 2016
Rio de Janeiro will provide a spectacular stage for women’s golf when the sport returns to the Olympic schedule next summer, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas...
View ArticleIOC President Promises a Profit – David Miller hears Thomas Bach’s Confidence...
Interviewed today on the five confirmed city bids for hosting the Summer Olympic Games of 2024 – Budapest, Hamburg, Los Angeles Paris, Rome – Thomas Bach was uninhibited in his optimism. In response to...
View ArticleLos Angeles 2024 Hail Local Heritage of Pioneering Youth-oriented Sports
Los Angeles 2024 have emphasized the Californian origins of some of the new events proposed this week for Olympic inclusion and their history of “pioneering modern sports geared towards a youth...
View ArticleShunned Squash Seeks Explanation from IOC Over Latest Games Exclusion
The World Squash Federation (WSF), still coming to terms with its latest failure to earn the chance of Olympic inclusion, has requested an explanation from the International Olympic Committee (IOC)....
View ArticleKuwait Facing Fresh Ban from International Olympic Committee if Autonomy Not...
Kuwait has been given a deadline of October 27 to change a new law which threatens the independence of sports bodies, or face another ban from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following a...
View ArticleHamburg Costs its 2024 Olympic Project at $12.5 Billion
Hamburg has estimated the cost of hosting the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games at $12.5 billion, with the public sector likely to be called upon to contribute $8.3 billion of this overall sum. Figures...
View ArticleINSIDE THE RINGS: IOC President Thomas Bach donned his fencing uniform and...
IOC President Thomas Bach donned his fencing uniform one more time today, at the “Olympic Patrol” master class, organised by the Russian Olympic Committee at the Moscow Palace of the Pioneers.. Dr....
View ArticleOlympic Agenda 2020
The meeting opened by IOC President Thomas Bach, the ANOC Executive Council discussed the latest developments within the association and the implementation of Olympic Agenda 2020 ahead of today’s...
View ArticleReform and innovation were key themes of the largest ever ANOC General Assembly
Reform and innovation were key themes of the largest ever ANOC General Assembly in Washington. Summarizing the week of meetings of all the world’s NOCs, the ACNO President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad...
View ArticleExclusive: IOC shouldn’t think they are “superior” to FIFA after past...
Criticising FIFA and distancing themselves from governance and corruption problems is a hypocritical stance for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to take so soon after their own Salt Lake City...
View ArticleNOC President Alexander Zukov in Lausanne, IOC President Thomas Bach
Having met Russia’s NOC President Alexander Zukov in Lausanne, IOC President Thomas Bach expressed confidence that the initiatives being proposed by the ROC, with the responsible international...
View Article“WADA will lead intelligence gathering funded by the IOC to make testing in...
Excerpts from IOC President Thomas Bach’s speech at the opening session of the European Olympic Committees General Assembly in Prague: “We are happy that the unanimously agreed initiative of the...
View ArticleThe city of Lausanne has given the IOC the go-ahead for a new headquarters
The city of Lausanne has given the IOC the go-ahead to build a new, 160 million CHF (approx. 156 million US$ or 147 million Euros) headquarters on public land at Lake Geneva. A majority of Lausanne...
View ArticleThree potential Olympic athletes identified as part of IOC’s campaign to help...
Three potential Olympic athletes have been discovered by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in their bid to help those involved in the worldwide refugee crisis, deputy director general and...
View ArticleIOC President Thomas Bach: Ukraine can look back with pride at the past 25...
Speaking at the 25th anniversary celebration of the NOC of Ukraine, IOC President Thomas Bach said that Ukraine can look back with pride at the past 25 years of sporting history. In his address, Dr....
View ArticleIOC publishes code on competition manipulation
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has published its first code which is designed to prevent the manipulation of sporting competitions. The document provides the Olympic Movement and its...
View ArticleAlliance of Independent Recognised Members of Sport (AIMS) set to gain IOC...
The Alliance of Independent Recognised Members of Sport (AIMS) has announced it will soon be an International Olympic Committee (IOC)-recognised organisation after its status was granted by the ruling...
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