International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Events

With US President Donald Trump meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the Korean demilitarised zone on Sunday, as well as Olympic charter changes in June, momentum is building for a joint North and…
Governance

Yasuhiro Yamashita has replaced Tsunekazu Takeda as president of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC). Yamashita was appointed on Thursday at a JOC executive board meeting
Events

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has moved to further amend its controversial rules governing athletes’ endorsement deals when competing at the Olympic Games.
Boxing
Governance

The International Olympic Committee yesterday (Wednesday) officially stripped the International Boxing Association (Aiba) of its Olympic status, confirming that a boxing tournament will go ahead in Tokyo…
Multi-sport
Events

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Organising Committee has announced it will use special cooling technology at its venues, designed to reduce the event’s carbon footprint.
Multi-sport
Governance

South Korean Kee Heung Lee, Indonesian Erick Thohir and Indian Narinder Batra were among the 10 new members elected to the International Olympic Committee yesterday, at the organisation’s ongoing session i…
Events

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today (Wednesday) signed off on reforms to transform the Olympic Games bidding process, including the permission of bids across multiple cities, countries…
Finance & Law

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has reported a profit of $165.1m (€145.3m) for 2018, boosted by income of $2.2bn in the year of the winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang.
Skateboarding
Events

The International Olympic Committee voted on Tuesday in support of adding breaking, popularly known as breakdancing, sport climbing, skateboarding and surfing to the Paris 2024 Olympic programme
Multi-sport
Governance

Northern Italian cities prevail over Swedish bid in competitive but decisive IOC vote
Sponsorship & Marketing

The joint ‘TOP’ deal between Coca-Cola Company and Mengniu is about "shared ambitions, not sharing costs," according to Michael Payne, the man who brokered the deal.
Winter Sports
Events

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has begun its 134th Session in Lausanne, where the host of the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games will be chosen
Sponsorship & Marketing

Chinese dairy products company Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group has threatened to pull out of sponsoring the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing due to a dispute with rival firm China Mengniu Dairy
Multi-sport
Events

The Indian government has given written assurances to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) that it will grant travel visas to all athletes who qualify to compete…
Events

Stefan Löfven, the prime minister of Sweden, and Margot Wallström, the country’s foreign minister, have given their backing to Stockholm’s bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. “
Surfing
Events

The local organising committee of the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games has confirmed that surfing events will be held on natural waves at a venue outside of Paris, as the International Olympic…
Events

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved its latest set of major reforms to the Olympic Games bidding process, including the proposed introduction of events across multiple cities, countries…
Boxing
Governance

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has opted to retain boxing’s place at the 2020 summer Olympic Games, but has recommended that the International Boxing Association (Aiba) should be suspended a…