International Olympic Committee

COVID-19: IOC to bear $800m cost of Tokyo 2020 postponement

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has anticipated that it would have to bear costs of…

IOC approves mixed-gender events for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved mixed-gender events in athletics, swimming, table tennis and…

Russian athletes barred from Rio Olympics, IAAF meets over doping allegations

Russian athletes remain banned from international competitions, including the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de…

France probes Rio, Tokyo Olympic bids

French judges investigating corruption in athletics have extended their inquiry to look into the bidding…

Lamine Diack resigns as honorary IOC member

Former world athletics (IAAF) president Lamine Diack has resigned as honorary member of the International…

Olympic TV Channel to be launched around the world

Olympic leaders on Monday gave overwhelming backing to the launch of a worldwide television channel…

IAAF orders probe of alleged doping of Russian athletes

The world athletics governing body IAAF has referred allegations made about systematic doping in Russian…