Viktor Lukashenko has replaced his father Alexander Lukashenko as National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus (NOC Belarus) President, an appointment that is likely to result in sanctions from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said the organisation will wait for the outcome of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus (NOC Belarus) elections before making a decision on whether the country’s flag will fly at Tokyo 2020.
Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto is due to address the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board when it holds its monthly meeting tomorrow, which once again will be taking place virtually.
More than six weeks ago, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced a series of "provisional measures" against Belarus.
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel has suggested Belarus will receive financial compensation after the country was stripped of co-hosting the Men's World Championship.
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel has admitted that his visit to Minsk last week had been open to misinterpretation.
Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has denied her representatives spoke with International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel prior to his controversial meeting with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko.
If you are the President of an International Federation (IF), it is a not a good look to have a photo with the person your own organisation is investigating for alleged murder.
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel has claimed a meeting with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko was held with "a serious tone" and was to "open and maintain a constructive dialogue" on this year's Men's World Championship.
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel has been pictured with the Belarusian Ice Hockey Association President Dmitry Baskov, who the world governing body are supposed to be investigating for his role in an alleged murder, at a Kontinental Hockey League in Minsk.
Viktor Lukashenko took part in a visit to a children's home in Minsk organised by the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus (NOCRB).
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel has admitted the organisation is in talks with countries which could replace Belarus as co-host for this year's Men's World Championship.
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel insists he is willing to meet representatives of Belarusian opposition groups and the Belarus Government "at any time" and "anywhere in Europe" in order to achieve "a constructive dialogue on how to perform the 2021 World Championship outside of political objectives."
Belarusian basketball player Yelena Leuchanka has backed a campaign by the Belarus Sport Solidarity Foundation (BSSF) to strip Belarus of co-hosting rights for next year’s men's International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has vowed to challenge the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to ban him from Tokyo 2020 in court.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
The City of Liverpool is host to the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2022.
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Almost 35 years after losing out to Barcelona for the 1992 Olympics, Brisbane is poised to stage the Games in 2032. Philip Barker reports on the long history of Australian Olympic bids, with the country still one of only two in the Southern Hemisphere to have hosted the Games.
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