international olympic committee

India Olympics suspension lifted after IOA fresh elections

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided to lift the ban on India's Olympic Association (IOA), allowing the country to…

11 years ago

2014 Sochi Winter Games: Indian athletes to compete under Olympic flag

Indian athletes participating at next month's Winter Games in Sochi will compete under the Olympic flag, not their national flag.…

11 years ago

India faces Olympic expulsion

India is facing expulsion from the Olympic movement unless the country complies with ethics rules, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President…

11 years ago

Pope Francis warns Olympic leaders over sport commercialization

Addressing the delegates of the European Olympic Committees at the Vatican on Saturday, Pope Francis has warned that the commercialization…

11 years ago

Thomas Bach replaces Jacques Rogge as IOC president

Thomas Bach has been elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee. Thomas Bach, a 59-year-old lawyer and…

11 years ago

Wrestling reinstated as Olympic sport

International Olympic Committee (IOC) has reinstated wrestling as an Olympic sport for the 2020 and 2024 Games after being voted…

11 years ago

India suspended from Olympics

India has been suspended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ahead of elections in which officials accused of corruption were…

12 years ago

Rio 2016: Olympic flag arrives in Brazil

The official Olympic flag has arrived in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, the host city of 2016 Games.…

12 years ago

Olympics 2012: IOC asks South Korea to bar footballer Park Jong-woo from medal ceremony

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has asked South Korea to bar footballer Park Jong-woo from the bronze medal ceremony after…

12 years ago

Full moon forming sixth ring in Olympic display at London’s Tower Bridge

Reuters photographer Luke MacGregor’s perfectly timed snap captured the full moon forming a sixth ring in the Olympic display on…

12 years ago

Olympics 2012: bus crash kills cyclist near Olympic Park in Hackney

A cyclist has been killed in a crash with what police are describing as an "Olympic bus" on the border…

12 years ago

Olympics 2012: Saudi Arabia will send two female athletes to compete in the London Games

International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that Saudi Arabia will send two female athletes to compete in the London 2012…

12 years ago

Joao Havelange, former FIFA president, was paid huge sums in bribes by ISL

Joao Havelange, former FIFA president, was paid huge sums in bribes by collapsed marketing company ISL, court documents have revealed.…

12 years ago

Olympics 2012: IOC inquiry into olympic tickets sales on the black market claims

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has begun an investigation into claims Olympics representatives were willing to sell thousands of tickets…

12 years ago

Olympics 2012: Olympic flame lit in Greece for London Games relay

Olympic flame which will be used for the London 2012 torch relay has been lit during a ceremony in Olympia,…

13 years ago