International Olympic Committee (IOC)

The International Olympic Committee’s executive board has approved new events in snowboarding, freestyle skiing, speedskating and curling for the 2018 winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has suspended its recognition of SportAccord, the umbrella association for international sports federations.

Beijing 2022 has reiterated its commitment to an anti-discrimination pledge it signed concerning its bid to host the winter Olympic Games, but has denied any knowledge of a crackdown on an anti-discrimination group in China.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has released the report by its Evaluation Commission into the bid cities for the 2022 winter Olympic Games, with Almaty and Beijing’s main concerns flagged up as being financial issues and the provision of suitable snow levels, respectively.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has formed new panels dedicated to the Olympic channel project and communications as part of president Thomas Bach’s ongoing reform efforts under Agenda 2020.

Kazakhstan’s Constitutional Council has struck down a controversial law that would have criminalised dissemination of information supporting homosexuality, with two month remaining until Almaty discovers whether it will host the 2022 winter Olympic Games.

The Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF) has become the latest organisation to suspend its ties with SportAccord in response to controversial comments made by the latter body’s president, Marius Vizer, regarding the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The Association of National Olympic Committees has become the latest organisation to speak out against SportAccord and its president Marius Vizer, with ANOC president Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah today (Tuesday) maintaining that its plans for a Beach Games multi-sport event will be launched “very soon”.

The contest to host the 2022 winter Olympic Games may be a two-horse race, but promises to be one of the most fascinating ever. Kevin Roberts explains why, examining the background to the bidding battle and detailing each candidate through the eyes of its bid leader.

Francesco Ricci Bitti, president of the Association of Summer Olympic Federations (ASOIF), has hit out at Marius Vizer’s controversial comments about the International Olympic Committee (IOC), claiming the SportAccord president has a “lack of understanding” of the Olympic Movement.

SportAccord president Marius Vizer has continued his drive to instigate reform within the Olympic Movement by issuing a 20-point plan, which includes proposals for Olympic athletes to receive prize money and a 50 per cent stake for international federations (IFs) in the new Olympic television channel.

SportAccord president Marius Vizer has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to stop pressuring federations into withdrawing membership of his organisation following the departure of two more governing bodies.

The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee has opened the application process for additional events bidding to be added to the sporting programme for the 2020 summer Olympic Games.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has urged New Zealand to explore a possible bid to host the Olympic Games.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has moved to clarify its bidding requirements for the Olympic Games after a proposal emerged for a joint bid from the Australian cities of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics have announced that additional events for the summer Games will be drawn from sports whose international federations (IFs) are already recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and are currently not included in the programme.