International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has claimed there is "no reason whatsoever" to think Tokyo 2020 will not be staged from July 23 to August 8.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has said the organisation is "excited" to begin its new partnership with German-based financial services company Allianz.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is among a long list of personalities from sport and beyond who have paid tribute to Richard Pound, who has stepped down from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Foundation Board.
Hungary's Ágnes Keleti, the world's oldest living Olympic champion, today celebrates her 100th birthday, receiving a call from the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach as part of the occasion.
It was pointed out by our editor Duncan Mackay that yesterday marked the anniversary that I joined insidethegames back in 2015, alongside my colleague Liam Morgan.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has once again underlined the organisation's "determination" to stage the Olympics as planned in Tokyo this year and has claimed that the Olympic Movement has "strengthened the role of sport in society" amid the coronavirus crisis.
Next Saturday (January 9) marks one year since the opening of the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a telephone conversation today with Thomas Bach, the Kremlin has reported.
United Through Sports (UTS) President Stephan Fox has praised the recent UTS World Virtual Youth Festival, stating it was now necessary to build on its success.
And so, after much palaver, the main takeaways regarding the Paris 2024 sports programme boil down to this: breakdancing is in; cross-country running isn't.
Tension has surfaced between Thomas Bach and Sebastian Coe over athlete protests at the Olympic Games, after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President implicitly criticised his World Athletics counterpart for giving an award to the trio who famously demonstrated on the podium at Mexico City 1968.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has relayed concerns the organisation has with some of the candidates standing to become President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) to the panel overseeing the election.
Six years ago - on November 18, 2014 - the International Olympic Committee (IOC) unveiled its "vision for the future of the Olympic Movement".
The deadline for the International Olympic Committee Presidential election passed this week, with incumbent Thomas Bach the only candidate and set to be confirmed for a further four-year term at the IOC Session in Athens next March.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said it will seek to develop its approach to human rights and improve implementation, following recommendations from experts and a recent consultative meeting.
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.
International Paralympic Committee - Paralympic Games Brand Manager - Bonn, Germany
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) offers the position of a full-time Paralympic Games Brand Manager (f/m/x) in an international and multicultural team at the IPC Headquarters in Bonn, Germany, starting in early 2021. The IPC is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. We supervise the organisation of the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games and serve as International Federation for 10 Para sports. The Paralympic Games Brand Manager is accountable to the Head of Brand and Engagement and will be responsible for ensuring the Paralympic brand is represented in a consistent and impactful way at the Paralympic Games.
As the International Ice Hockey Federation prepares to decide whether Belarus remains a co-host of its World Championship later this year, Philip Barker recalls other occasions where human rights has been a key topic in the build-up to a country staging a major sports event.
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