International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel will attend the Opening Ceremony of next month's Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk.

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.

Thomas Bach has used the impending first anniversary of last year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang to highlight the important role the event played in helping open the Korean peace process.

China's two-time taekwondo Olympic gold medallist Wu Jingyu has announced she is planning to make a return to the sport in time for Tokyo 2020 after receiving encouragement from International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach. 

The long-running legal dispute involving Germany's five-time Olympic speed skating champion Claudia Pechstein looks to have come to a final halt with her request to refer her case to the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for a further judicial review dismissed.

Now the calendars have turned to the second month of 2019, attention switches to an intriguing and much-debated process in the Olympic world.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has today expressed a strong stance against doping during a meeting with International Olympic Committee (IOC) head Thomas Bach in Beijing, where they discussed the progress of preparations for the capital city's hosting of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games and the development of sport in the country.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has given Beijing's preparations for the 2022 Winter Games a "ten out of ten" mark after visiting venues in China.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach welcomed Alibaba Group executive chairman Jack Ma for discussions in Lausanne.

International Boxing Association (AIBA) executive director Tom Virgets has claimed athletes in the sport are "suffering" from the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) failure to confirm the next steps in its probe into the embattled governing body.

In years gone by, the submission of the candidature files was an occasion to look out for on the Olympic calendar.

Becoming President of an Organising Committee is a notable achievement but Swiss freestyle skiing star Virginie Faivre undoubtedly wishes she could have done so in less tragic circumstances.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has claimed Lausanne 2020 can "set a benchmark" for future editions of the Winter Youth Olympic Games as he admitted the organisation needs to do more to ensure the event enjoys greater worldwide interest.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has signalled that Russia will not be banned from Tokyo 2020 even if a suspension is reimposed on the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA).