International Olympic Committee (IOC)

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Global visual content creator Getty Images will serve as the Official Photographic Agency of the International Olympic Committee for the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing
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The Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee have signed an agreement with Canada’s Four First Nations, along with the municipalities of Vancouver and Whistler, to officially explore t…
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The International Olympic Committee hopes the Chinese government will allow stadiums to operate at 30 per cent of capacity for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, which start this week
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Licensing & Merchandising

The International Olympic Committee has insisted that no forced labour was used in the manufacture of its own branded products for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics after US authorities raised concerns…
Esports
Industry Moves

The International Olympic Committee has concluded its search for a head of its gaming initiatives, appointing former ASO executive Vincent Pereira as its first head of virtual sport
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Governance

François Carrard, former International Olympic Committee director general and a key figure in global sports governance, has died at the age of 83.
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The International Olympic Committee has insisted the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will go ahead as planned, despite calls to postpone the Games due to rising Covid-19 cases worldwide
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The 'closed-loop system' operating around the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics - essentially, a giant 'bio-secure bubble' - begins operating today, with a month to go until the start of the Games
Ice Hockey
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The National Hockey League and NHL Players Association have reached an agreement to not send players to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over concerns that the Covid-19 pandemic will significantly disrupt …
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Sponsorship & Marketing

The former IOC marketing chief’s coffee table book on Olympic history covers the inner workings and external forces that helped shape the IOC’s commercial development. Matthew Glendinning, editor of SportBusiness Sponsorship, draws five personal conclusions from Payne’s opus.
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Organisers of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics have released second editions of the guidebooks for participants aimed at minimising Covid-related risks at the event
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The Canadian city of Vancouver has begun the process of assessing the feasibility of hosting the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics based on British Columbia's successful staging of the Games in 2010
Football
Governance

The International Olympic Committee has renewed its attack on Fifa president Gianni Infantino’s plans to increase the frequency of World Cup competitions.
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The International Olympic Committee has said Beijing is "very much on track" in terms of its preparations to host next year's Winter Olympics, following the latest report from the local organising committee
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Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing are set to be included at Los Angeles’ 2028 Olympics after being named in the initial programme of 28 sports.
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The UK and Canada will join Australia and the US in not sending officials to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, in protest against alleged human rights abuses by China
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Governance

Chinese officials have hit back at the US 'diplomatic boycott' of Beijing 2022, saying the move violates the Olympic charter and reiterating an earlier promise of "resolute countermeasures
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Governance

The US government will not send officials to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics next year in a 'diplomatic boycott' that it says is based on concerns over human rights issues in China