International Olympic Committee

Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee

World boxing body targets Olympic Committee with criminal complaints over Imane Khelif's participation in Paris Games

Donald Trump has frequently misgendered the boxers as men and last Wednesday at the White House spoke without evidence of “two women or two people that transitioned and both of them won gold medals.”

PT Usha's claim of EC members not felicitating Olympic medallists 'blatant lie': Treasurer

Indian Olympic Association Treasurer Sahdev Yadav on Tuesday hit back at president PT Usha for claiming that IOA Executive Committee members were not agreeing on a proposal to felicitate Paris Olympics medal-winners, saying her assertion is a "blatant lie".

Kyiv calls International Olympic Committee 'promoter of war'

"(The) IOC is a promoter of war, murder and destruction. The IOC watches with pleasure Russia destroying Ukraine and then offers Russia a platform to promote genocide and encourages their further killings," Podolyak said on Twitter.

Boxing and Qatar are examples of why politics, administration and sport do not mix easily

An ongoing disagreement between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Boxing Association (IBA) could have detrimental consequences for India and boxers in general.

International Olympic Day 2022: 10 inspiring quotes from Olympic icons

The idea of International Olympic Day dates back to 1947, when Doctor Gruss, a member of the International Olympic Committee, submitted a report suggesting the celebration of Olympic Day.

India at Olympics: Beyond the medals haul

5 epic performances that didn't turn to bronze, but won our hearts.

Tokyo Olympics 2020 | Mary Kom slams IOC Boxing Task Force for "poor judging", says can't believe I've lost

Mary Kom had tears in her eyes and a wide smile on her face when the referee raised Valencia's hand at the end of the bout, exhausted after the intense clash.

The Invisible Hand Behind the Tokyo Olympics

The advertising campaigns and promotional events that sponsors usually mount in the months before the Olympics have been canceled or pared down, depriving Dentsu of what analysts say is one of the most lucrative parts of the sporting pageant.

Tokyo Olympics | A short history of timekeeping at the Games

A look at some groundbreaking timekeeping instruments birthed by the Olympics.

Olympic athletes to put on own medals at Tokyo ceremonies

The Olympic approach is different to soccer in Europe where UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has personally hung medals around the necks of players at competition finals in recent weeks.

‘For my People’: A transgender woman pursues an Olympic dream

Olympic historians say that no athletes at the Winter or Summer Games have publicly identified as transgender when they competed. At least two announced that they were transgender sometime later, including Caitlyn Jenner, who won a gold medal in the decathlon in 1976.

Tokyo Games will have to be cancelled, if not held in 2021: Olympic committee chief

In March, the IOC and Japanese government took the unprecedented decision to delay the Games, which had been due to start in July, for a year due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Asian Games bronze to boost e-sports in India; number of users could swell to 310 million

Apart from the increadible rise in number of e-sport players, the prize pool in tournaments organised has also increased tremendously.

Xi Jinping to become first Chinese president to attend Davos

President Xi Jinping will become the first Chinese president to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, the foreign ministry said today, as the country seeks a greater role in global affairs.

Nita Ambani's the first Indian woman to be elected as IOC member

Noted sports promoter and founder chairperson of Reliance Foundation, Nita Ambani was today elected as an individual member of International Olympic Committee as she becomes the first Indian woman to join the prestigious body which governs Olympic sports in the world.

Brazil is in crisis ahead of 2016 Olympics in Rio

Six years later, Brazil is in dire straights, mired in the deepest crisis in decades. The economy is expected to shrink this year and next, and the majority of Brazilians are calling for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, whose approval ratings are in the single digits.

Modi reveals blueprint of breakaway cricket body rival: ICC

Modi, who faces allegations of financial impropriety and is currently based here, said the new body would be affiliated with the Olympic movement and oversee Test and T20 competitions, while scrapping the ODI format altogether.

FIFA to kick off Blatter succession process in July

Scandal-hit FIFA will hold an extraordinary executive committee meeting in July to discuss dates for the election to replace president Sepp Blatter, who announced his resignation next week.

Asia central to picking next FIFA chief

The Middle East holds power at the 46-member Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the third largest of FIFA's six regional bodies but boasting the biggest and fastest growing population, a dream ticket for FIFA sponsors like Coca-Cola and Adidas.

India's Olympic suspension lifted

The IOC lifted the 14-month old ban on India after the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) barred charge-framed officials from its fresh election held on Sunday in which World Squash Federation chief and younger brother of BCCI boss N Srinivasan, N Ramachandran, was elected as the president.

Lance Armstrong returns Sydney Olympic medal to officials

Lance Armstrong, who lost his seven Tour de France titles last year. He admitted to years of performance-enhancing substances in the most spectacular drugs case in recent years.

Spain seeking lift with Madrid's 2020 'austerity bid'

Spanish government and bid officials are arguing that winning the right to host the 2020 Olympic Games in Madrid is exactly the tonic that Spain needs, more than Istanbul or Tokyo.

Slovakia backs joint 2022 Winter Games bid with Poland

Slovakia supports the idea of a joint bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics with neighbour Poland, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Thursday.

IOC tells int'l federations to examine India situation

The International Olympic Committee has asked international sports federations to carefully examine the "complicated" situation in India in the wake of IOA's suspension and take appropriate action to "protect the autonomy of the national federations" in the country.