IOC adopts new decisions on "neutral" athletes at Olympics 2024

At the Tokyo Olympics, Russia was represented by 330 athletes, and Belarus – by 104. The new decisions from the IOC Executive Board are as ... during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Read More

Olympics-Russia Steps up Attack on IOC Chief Bach

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Wednesday of discrediting international sport and ... Read More

Russia at the Olympics: Can Russian athletes compete, and what does AIN mean?

CAS found the IOC executive board’s initial decision “did not breach the ... tainted Games in Sochi in 2014. For the 2018 Winter Olympics, individual Russian athletes were allowed to compete ... Read More

IOC official sees ‘the spirit of Utah’ during tour of potential 2034 Winter Olympics venues

The chairman of the IOC's Future Host Commission said there's "a very good feeling" about Utah's bid to host the 2034 Winter Games. Olympics officials are in Utah through Saturday to tour venues. Read More

French bid to host 2030 Winter Olympics talks with Italy, Netherlands to stage speed skating

FILE - Gold medalist Irene Schouten, of the Netherlands, poses for a photo during a medals ceremony for the for the women’s speedskating 3,000-meter race of the 2022 Winter Olympics ... was preferred ... Read More

IOC delegation broadly praises efforts to host second Winter Olympics in Utah

A delegation from the International Olympic Committee on Saturday continued to praise the efforts to host a second Winter Olympics in the state, touching on a range of topics, as it finished a ... Read More

2024 Paris Olympics: Understanding IOC framework on transgender athlete participation

Changes were initiated when, in November 2021, the International Olympic Committee released a revised ... puberty." The decision followed a July 5 meeting where the governing body found that ... Read More

Paris 2024: Russian and Belarusian athletes will not participate in Opening Ceremony, IOC says

A decision on the closing ceremony will be made at a later date. AINs are athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport who have met eligibility requirements for the games. The executive board ... Read More

Chinese generosity in lead-up to cleared doping tests reflects its growing influence on WADA

The Associated Press obtained confidential minutes from meetings of the WADA executive committee that lists China as having given $993,000 in 2018 ... Olympics and India was on board to host a key ... Read More