Russian Olympic Committee holds talks on reinstatement with IOC
The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) held preliminary talks with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on its reinstatement with the world body, President of …
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IOC reacts to Azerbaijan's appeal on low-quality medals
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will provide the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Azerbaijan with additional information on the order of medal renewal following the relevant proceedings.
Azerbaijan to address IOC over substandard medals
The National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan will turn to the International Olympic Committee after inspection of all medals, which lost quality, won by Azerbaijani athletes at the Olympics in Paris, the spokesperson of the National Olympic …
IOC apologizes to Azerbaijan for France's statements
The International Olympic Committee apologized to Azerbaijan for the statements made by a France2 correspondent at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris, Spokesperson for the Azerbaijani Ministry of Youth and Sports Gabil Mehdiyev …
Olympic Esports Games to take place in Saudi Arabia
According to the International Olympic Committee, the first Olympic Esports Games will take place in Saudi Arabia in 2025.
Russians could risk breaking law by participating in Paris Olympics
The International Olympic Committee is working to minimize the number of Russian athletes at the Paris Olympics, the press service of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) reports. The ROC said that the neutral athlete procedure …
IOC urges Russia to withdraw from Olympics
Russia needs a timeout for one or even three Olympic games after the doping scandal involving Kamila Valieva, the oldest member of the International Olympic Committee, the first president of the World Anti-Doping Agency Dick Pound said. …
Japan cannot cancel Olympics despite alarming forecasts
It was supposed to be a "short and powerful" two-week state of emergency designed to get Japan's fourth wave of coronavirus infections under control ahead of the Olympics. But after that fortnight had lapsed with infections continuing to place extreme pressure on the medical system, it was extended for another three weeks
Olympians obliged to sign waiver assuming COVID-19 risk to compete in Tokyo Games
The International Olympic Committee and organizers of the 2021 Tokyo Games will require competing athletes to sign a waiver and assume all risk related to COVID-19 throughout the upcoming Summer Olympics. Yahoo Sports obtained …
IOC bans athletes from protests
Athletes will not be allowed to take a knee on the podium of Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Will Japan’s Olympics Be Rescued by China’s Vaccine?
Japan remains tight-lipped over the IOC’s offer to provide Chinese-made vaccines to Olympic athletes
IOC President Thomas Bach reelected for another term
President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach was reelected on Wednesday for another four-year presidential term, according to the IOC website. The election took place during the 137th IOC Session, which has been …
IOC creates $800m fund to address coronavirus crisis
The International Olympic Committee said on Thursday it had created a fund of $800 million to tackle the financial hardships created by the coronavirus pandemic which has forced the postponement of this year's Tokyo Olympics until …
Japan’s PM: Tokyo Olympics can be postponed
The option of postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games set to be held in Tokyo this summer is possible if it is difficult to hold the Games as usual, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at a parliamentary session on …
Tokyo waits for Russian Olympic athletes
Russia will compete at the Olympics in Japan
Yevgenia Medvedeva became ambassador of Russian national team at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
She played key role in restoration of Russian Olympic Committee's status
IOC: Invitations to Games for Russian athletes, cleared by CAS, due within two days
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) takes two days to decide whether Russia’s 13 athletes and two coaches, whose appeals were upheld at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), will participate in the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in …
CAS overturns doping decisions on 28 Russian athletes
Twenty-eight Russian athletes have had their Olympic doping bans overturned and their results from the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi reinstated after their appeals were upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), according to the …
IOC welcomes Georgia’s goal to host Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee will send a special group of experts and advisers to Georgia to learn about development in the country’s mountain resorts and future prospects in the industry. The decision came after a meeting …
Mutko: Russia unwilling to accept IOC sanctions
Russia cannot accept sanctions that Disciplinary Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), chaired by Denis Oswald, imposed on the Russian participants in the Sochi Olympics, the country's Deputy Prime Minister …
