International Olympic Committee (IOC)

The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) and International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) have reached an agreement that will result in North Korean athletes being able to take part in taekwondo competitions at the Olympic Games.

Bernard Lapasset, the president of the International Rugby Board, the global governing body of rugby union, is now “much more confident” that organisers of the Rio 2016 summer Olympics will provide an ideal platform for rugby sevens’ debut at the Games.

Dubai hopes to submit a bid for the Olympic Games within the next eight years, according to Ali Omar, the director of Dubai Sports Council’s (DSC) sports development department.

Stakeholders in the Olympic movement have backed International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach’s reform process, which will lead to a more flexible sports programme at the Games and a revamp of the bidding process for sport’s largest global event.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) needs to provide more support for bidders for the Olympic Games, according to a new white paper created by the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of Austria, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland.

Prince Nawaf Faisal Fahd bin Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia has resigned as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following his decision to exit as president of his National Olympic Committee.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has backed organisers of the 2016 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to overcome the delays that have affected preparations for the event.

Gilbert Felli, executive director of the Olympic Games for the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has stated that the smooth running of football’s Fifa World Cup in Brazil has improved confidence over the country’s hosting of the 2016 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that bids from Almaty in Kazakhstan, Beijing in China and Oslo in Norway will proceed to the final stages of the process to determine the host of the 2022 winter Olympic Games.

Newly-appointed International Cricket Council (ICC) president Mustafa Kamal believes the sport’s value would be “diluted” by a place at the Olympic Games.

Lviv has become the latest city to drop out of the race to host the 2022 winter Olympic Games due to political and economic instability in Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced this (Monday) morning.

OCA (Olympic Council of Asia) and ANOC (Association of National Olympic Committees) president Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah of Kuwait reveals his life influences and aspirations within the inner circles of the Olympic Movement.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has urged Tokyo 2020 to avoid unnecessary construction in its preparations for the Olympic Games and has welcomed talk of adjusting venue plans.

Is it time to scrap the Youth Olympic Games and replace it with a more relevant, exciting and appropriate alternative? 

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has offered encouragement to a potential Rome bid for the 2024 summer Games by stating that the Italian capital would offer a “very strong” proposition.

Rio 2016 has taken a significant step in addressing one of the main problem areas in its preparations for the Olympic Games by awarding a tender for its Deodoro zone to a consortium comprising Brazilian construction companies OAS and Queiroz Galvão.