Luc Tardif told a press conference at the end of the World Junior Hockey Championships: "All the planets are in the right place". The IIHF Congress will meet at the end of February and it could be announced that the NHL will return to the Games.

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) celebrates its centenary on 7 January in Lausanne, Switzerland, although the sport has a much longer history, with Olympic participation dating back to London 1908.

Just over half of these will be skilled jobs. Construction, engineering and architecture will play a major role. The Athletes' Village will be the largest construction project ever undertaken for the Olympic Games, with 2,800 people working on it at any one time when it's finished.

The head of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee has vigorously defended the organisation and suitability of the French capital to host the XXXIII Olympic Games of the modern era.

IOC President Thomas Bach has mourned the death of his compatriot Wolfgang Schäuble at the age of 81. He deeply regretted that the former Federal Minister of the Interior and President of the Bundestag, Wolfgang Schäuble, had passed away in his sleep.

Global warming affects every aspect of life, including sport and top-level athletics. The problem is getting worse every year, and unless there is a 180-degree turn in the policies of the IOC and politicians in general, the Gangwon Youth Games in 2024 or the Milano-Cortina Games in 2026 will be remembered as the last in the current format.

The Central American country is now suspended from active participation in the Olympic Games. At the recent Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, its athletes competed as "Independents," and in Paris they will compete as neutrals for the time being, although a return is imminent.

On Tuesday, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, welcomed the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, to the IOC in Lausanne, one day before the inauguration of the new Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tusk.

The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, visited the Saudi Games as part of an official visit to the Kingdom. He met with HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal, President of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SOPC), and with the management team of the Saudi Olympic movement in general.

Over 600 individuals, including nearly 180 National Boxing Federations, gathered at the IBA's Annual Congress held this Saturday in Dubai. The event commenced with the words of IBA President Umar Kremlev, who expressed gratitude for everyone's presence and highlighted the "unity of the boxing family," which is the essence of the organization.

Germany's sports minister, Nancy Faeser, on Saturday called on the International Olympic Committee to carry out a "very close examination" of the backgrounds of Russian athletes and to exclude those who have supported the war in Ukraine from the 2024 Olympic Games.

Laura Martinel is a seasoned judo coach in Argentina who has trained fellow countrymen to continental, world, and Olympic victories. Chang, on the other hand, is at the forefront of the growth of women's fencing in the Republic of Korea. Both are also Olympians. 

During a special ceremony featuring the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, and the President of World Taekwondo, Chungwon Choue, a statue was unveiled at the Olympic Museum on the shores of Lake Geneva in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Within the framework of the International Federations Forum taking place in Lausanne (Switzerland), the President of the IOC, Mr. Thomas Bach, has emphasized the vital and urgent need for unity in the world of sports amid growing geopolitical tensions.