International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Events

The Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games has launched the events' official mascots at a ceremony at the Shougang Ice Hockey Arena
Sponsorship & Marketing

The International Olympic Committee has agreed a new partnership with Chinese textile company Hengyuanxiang Group (HYX) spanning the next two editions of the Olympic Games
Events

A delegation from the Australian proposal to host the 2023 Summer Olympic Games visited the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne yesterday (Tuesday) to discuss its potential bid, winning praise…
Boxing
Events

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced hosts for five qualification events for boxing at the 2020 summer Olympic Games, along with engaging professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers…
Events

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has stepped up its commitment to addressing climate change by joining forces with Worldwide Olympic Partner, US chemical company Dow, to launch a new venture that…
Events

Bradley Rial looks at how the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games are being used by Tokyo to illustrate the city’s resurgence as an event-hosting destination.
Winter Sports
Stadia

The ski jumping venue for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games will become the world’s first permanent ski jumping course when it is built according to the local Shijingshan district government.
Multi-sport
Governance

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has expressed “serious concerns” at a new sports law proposed by the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) and has issued the body with a suspension warning over the…
Events

The Australian state of Queensland’s bid to host the 2032 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games has edged closer to fruition with the announcement that the regional government will establish a taskforce, l…
Winter Sports
Events

The winter sports industry in China is now worth over $50bn (€45bn), the local organising committee for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games has told an International Olympic Committee Evaluation Commission.
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Australian Olympic Committee has approved changes to its Rule 40 guidelines, creating greater flexibility for Australian athletes to promote their sponsors during the Olympic Games.
Events

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and local organising committee of the Beijing 2022 winter Olympic Games have appointed Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba as the event’s ticketing systems and s…
Boxing
Governance

Gafur Rakhimov, whose controversial tenure as president of the International Boxing Association (Aiba) was one of the reasons behind the International Olympic Committee (IOC) taking action against the…
Governance

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld an appeal from Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko against a lifetime ban imposed by the International Olympic Committee from participating in the Olympic…
Sponsorship & Marketing

Timo Lumme, the man responsible for sale of the International Olympic Committee's sponsorship rights, has said the organisation may have to introduce perimeter advertising at the Olympic Games if its controversial…
Governance

Kuwait has returned as a fully-recognised member of the Olympic Movement after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) lifted a four-year suspension of its National Olympic Committee (NOC)
Governance

Sergio Cabral, the former governor of Rio de Janiero, admitted in court on Thursday to giving a $2m bribe to Lamine Diack, the former president of the International Association of Athletics Federations,…
Governance

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today (Thursday) struck a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) which is designed to strengthen…