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The IOC says it is “the target of a Russian disinformation campaign”
These accusations take place during a week marked by violent exchanges between Moscow and the Lausanne institution. Published on 03/22/2024 1:26 p.m. Reading time: 1 min The headquarters of the…
Moscow fires red bullets at the IOC after the restrictions imposed on its athletes
Russia accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday of “sloping into racism and neo-Nazism” and of being guilty of “discrimination” and “intimidation”, the day after the imposition of new…
The IOC accuses Russia of “politicizing sport” with its Friendship Games
(Lausanne) The International Olympic Committee accused Russia on Tuesday of “politicizing sport” by launching its “Friendship Games” from next September, a new competition competing with the Olympic Games which also…
“No question of considering sanctions” against Israel, assures the IOC
Around thirty deputies from La France insoumise and environmentalists demanded that “the same sanctions as against Russia” be applied to Israel during the Olympics. Published on 08/03/2024 19:51 Update on…
Milan Cortina 2026 | The IOC reiterates its concern for the bobsleigh track
(Rome) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) reiterated on Friday its concern about the construction on time of a track in Cortina wanted by the Italian government to host the bobsleigh,…
the IOC authorizes the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes under a neutral banner
Welcome Paris 2024 Olympic Games Ukraine is calling for the banning of these athletes, while Moscow continues its invasion of Ukraine, with the support of Minsk. Published on 08/12/2023 16:01…
the IOC authorizes the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes under a neutral banner
Welcome Paris 2024 Olympic Games Ukraine is calling for the banning of these athletes, while Moscow continues its invasion of Ukraine, with the support of Minsk. Published on 08/12/2023 16:01…
the French Alps now alone in the running to organize the event, announces the IOC
Welcome Sports Winter sports The IOC revealed on Wednesday that it was entering into a “targeted dialogue” with France around the Alps’ candidacy to host the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic…
Winter Olympics | The IOC selects France for 2030, Salt Lake City for 2034
(Paris) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed on Wednesday evening that it had only accepted the candidacy of the French Alps for the organization of the Winter Olympics in 2030,…
United Nations | Russia and IOC clash over Olympic truce vote
Conflict between Russia and the International Olympic Committee engulfed the United Nations on Tuesday before 118 members voted to adopt the traditional truce during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. Published…
Russians challenge IOC suspension before Court of Arbitration for Sport
The Russian Olympic Committee challenged the International Olympic Committee’s decision to suspend it last month for annexing some Ukrainian sports organizations at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The CAS…
Michelle Yeoh lands IOC seat
(Bombay) Malaysian Michelle Yeoh, the first Asian woman to win an Oscar for best actress and former squash champion, was elected Tuesday for four years to the International Olympic Committee…
Los Angeles Olympic Games-2028 | The IOC endorses the arrival of cricket
(Bombay) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) adopted on Monday the program for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, marked by the arrival of five new sports including cricket, the…
With climate change, the IOC has fewer and fewer options for the Winter Games
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) cited concerns about climate change to explain its desire to award host cities for the 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympics as early as July, forcing…
Los Angeles 2028 Games | The IOC wants to bring cricket in
(Bombay) The IOC Executive Board validated on Friday the integration of cricket into the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, the main innovation of an Olympic program extended beyond 35…
IOC suspends Russian Olympic committee
The International Olympic Committee suspended the Russian National Olympic Committee (NOC) on Thursday “with immediate effect” for having placed several organizations in occupied Ukrainian regions under its authority, the organization’s…
IOC suspends Russian Olympic committee
(Mumbai) The Russian Olympic Committee was suspended by the International Olympic Committee on Thursday for flouting the Olympic charter by annexing sports federations from four western regions of Ukraine. Posted…
The IOC does not invite Russia and Belarus to the Paris 2024 Olympics
Russia and Belarus will not get a formal invitation to the Paris Olympics in 2024, unlike the roughly 200 countries that will get one later this month, the International Olympic…
Maintaining discipline at the 2024 and 2028 Olympics | The IOC bans the International Boxing Federation
(Lausanne) The International Olympic Committee on Thursday banned the International Boxing Federation (IBA) from the Olympic world, the culmination of four years of conflict, while confirming the maintenance of the…
The boss of the IOC pleads again for the return of Russians and Belarusians to the Paris Olympics
IOC President Thomas Bach, received Thursday by Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace, reaffirmed on Friday his desire to reintegrate Russians and Belarusians into world sport, under a neutral banner,…