Anyone struggling to think of an appropriate Christmas gift for International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach or other members of the Olympic family at the end of another long and difficult year could do worse than pick up a copy of Middle England, the new novel by Jonathan Coe.
Ghana's Chef de Mission for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo has started holding meetings with some of the country's national governing bodies in an attempt to ensure they are more ready than ever as they seek their first gold medal.
Tokyo 2020 has welcomed leading font designers and developers Morisawa as an official supporter, the third domestic tier of its sponsorship programme for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in two years' time.
Some of the logic is questionable, but the International Olympic Committee have made the right call when cooling their flirtation with esports.
London 2012 flyweight bronze medallist Michael Conlan has claimed it would be a "major shame" if boxing does not feature on the Olympic programme at Tokyo 2020.
International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Gafur Rakhimov has claimed the governing body is now in a position to confirm it has "finally and fully left the troubled past behind us" in a letter sent to all National Member Federations.
International Cycling Union (UCI) President David Lappartient has declared himself impressed with the venues for Tokyo 2020 after visiting the Japanese capital and the city of Izu.
John Coates has insisted the freezing of planning for the Olympic boxing tournament at Tokyo 2020 will not impact organisers prior to the Games.
Revised start times for competitions are among measures being introduced to minimalise the potential impact of high temperatures on athletes and spectators at Tokyo 2020, but the efforts could increase the heat on the organisers with costs potentially impacting budget.
South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Machida City which will allow their athletes to use training facilities prior to Tokyo 2020.
Canadian weightlifter Christine Girard has received Olympic gold and bronze medals from London 2012 and Beijing 2008 respectively during a special ceremony at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.
British Olympic Association (BOA) have agreed a partnership with Motomiya city in Fukushima Prefecture, which will see relationships built between schools in the area and promote recovery efforts following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
The director of Olympic Solidarity, Pere Miró, has today written to National Olympic Committees (NOCs) to invite them to contact the body’s athletes’ unit to discuss the re-activation of boxing-related activities.
A law prohibiting ticket scalping looks set to come into force in advance of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games here.
An agreement has been reached by the International Olympic Committee and Samsung to extend their global partnership through to 2028.
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.
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) - Deputy Director, Education - Montreal, Canada
Reporting to the Director of Education and Communications, the Deputy Director, Education will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of WADA’s strategic education priorities, programs and activities; including, managing WADA’s Social Science Research Grant Program and coordinating the activities of WADA’s Education Committee.
FINA is facing an unprecedented threat with the top swimmers taking legal action against them after they were barred from competing in the new International Swimming League. But FINA President Julio Maglione claims the new concept would represent a threat to the future well-being of the sport, as he tells Mike Rowbottom.
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