Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) President Yasuhiro Yamashita is hopeful Yuki Ota can join him in becoming a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), after the fencer was confirmed among the 30 candidates for election to the Athletes' Commission.
Thomas Bach has confirmed it is mandatory for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to observe any sanctions against Russia handed down by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) at a crunch meeting next week.
A new chairperson of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will be elected at Tokyo 2020, after Kirsty Coventry decided not to stand for re-election to the body.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is in line to join the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after he was proposed for membership by the Executive Board, but World Athletics counterpart Sebastian Coe will have to wait because of a conflict of interest.
Pyeongchang and Gangneung are set to host the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games and could be awarded the event at the next International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in January, it was revealed today.
Gender equality, non-discrimination and anti-doping were among the topics discussed at a joint meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board and International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Executive Committee here.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is hardly one to talk about conflicts of interest.
There is only one viable subject for this week's blog and, yes, eagle-eyed readers will spot it is the same as last week's: the Russian doping crisis.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has confirmed financial support for Aduvie International School in Nigerian capital Abuja.
Around 22,000 samples could be stored in a long-term programme managed by the International Testing Agency (ITA) and funded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the organisation's Executive Board claimed here today.
An internaional trade union has urged International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach to investigate and help prevent "future worker rights violations" at construction sites for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has urged Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to proceed with a bid for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, prior to an expected announcement on the region's candidacy later this month.
Russia's doping crisis, the sports programme for the 2022 Summer Youth Olympic Games and the Tokyo 2020 marathon course are among the topics on the agenda for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board meeting here this week.
Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Stanislav Pozdnyakov is among the officials to have been invited by Thomas Bach to this year's Olympic Summit, due to take place two days before the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Executive Committee meets to decide the country's sporting future.
The International Fencing Federation (FIE) has reported a surplus of CHF2.78 million (£2.16 million/$2.8 million/€2.53 million) for 2018 thanks to a mammoth CHF16.34 million (£12.7 million/$16.4 million/€14.85 million) in donations from Alisher Usmanov, its Russian billionaire President.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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It was 63 years ago on December 1 that France's Alain Mimoun finally got the better of his big rival Emil Zatopek to win the Olympic gold medal he coveted so much by winning the marathon at Melbourne 1956. Mike Rowbottom tells the fascinating story of the French runner.
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