The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided to "suspend all discussions" with India regarding applications to host future events after two Pakistani athletes were refused visas for the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in New Delhi.
An athlete group hailed as revolutionary by those behind it was launched to much fanfare last week amid what it claims is an "unprecedented uprising" from competitors who have grown tiresome of the status quo and the way the sporting world operates.
If Gafur Rakhimov's position as President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) is the main issue preventing the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from working with the organisation then they should be honest and admit that is the case, they have been told.
Firstly, some facts about Vitaly Mutko. He was born on December 8, 1958 in the Apsheronsky District. He began work as a technician on shipping vessels in 1977. After becoming involved in local politics, he rose to the position of Deputy Mayor of Saint Petersburg in 1992.
Officials from North and South Korea have presented their idea of hosting a joint Olympic Games in 2032 to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Today the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has the most powerful job in sport. But 125 years ago when Dimitrios Vikelas of Greece was elected as the first President of what was then known as the International Committee for the Olympic Games, the post did not carry anything like the same influence.
International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Gafur Rakhimov has claimed he is hopeful of a swift resolution to the ongoing International Olympic Committee (IOC) inquiry as he claimed it was time to "put athletes first and leave behind all the politics".
Tension between competitors who have spoken out on several issues in sport in recent months has re-emerged after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission criticised a new athlete-led group following its launch yesterday.
North Korea has been declared non-compliant by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for failing to address issues with its drugs-testing programme.
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has become the latest governing body to officially launch its bid for inclusion at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) have announced that they will inaugurate their new headquarters in Lausanne on this year's Olympic Day.
There is never a dull moment in the ongoing soap opera that is the International Boxing Association (AIBA).
Today marks the first anniversary of the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, an event best remembered for North and South Korea marching together under a united flag to mark a symbolic break in tensions between the two nations.
A taskforce has been established by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) to investigate, what they claim is, a "rogue group of Kazakhstani individuals" after they offered to manage the qualification process and help organise a boxing tournament at Tokyo 2020 in a letter sent to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Gangwon Province Governor Choi Moon-soon has admitted they have not yet found a main operator for three venues used during last year's Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang but he promised exact legacy plans would be put in place by the end of March.
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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Vitaly Mutko is set to sever his last link with sport this week when he's replaced as President of the Russian Football Union. Mike Rowbottom looks back on a controversial career where Mutko has never been far from the headlines.
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