Sport 02/10/2016 2024 Games: Thomas Bach and Francois Hollande discuss Paris bid International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach met with French President Francois Hollande on Sunday to discuss Paris’ bid for the 2024 Games.
world news 17/08/2016 Top European Olympic official temporarily steps down after Rio arrest Top European Olympic official Patrick Hickey has temporarily stepped down from his duties, after being arrested in Rio in connection with a police probe into illegal ticket…
Brazil 17/08/2016 Rio Olympics: Irish IOC member arrested over illegal ticket sales A member of the International Olympic Committee’s executive board has been arrested in Rio – in connection with a probe into illegal ticket sales.
Brazil 15/08/2016 Crisis for Rio organisers lacking funds for Paralympics RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Rio Olympic organisers could be facing a massive cash shortfall as fears increased on Monday funds designated for the
Sport 15/08/2016 Pole vaulter Isinbayeva arrives in Rio to compete in IOC commission election Russia’s two-time Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva arrived in Rio on Monday not to compete in the Games but to compete for a post on the 12-member International Olympic committee Athletes
Sport 08/08/2016 Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva lose bid to appear at Rio Olympic Games Russian Pole Vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva’s last gasp attempt to compete at the Rio Olympcis has failed after a Swiss Court rejected her appeal against her ban.
Brazil 08/08/2016 Russian paralympic ban is 'grave human rights abuse' The head of the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) said a decision to suspend Russian athletes from next month’s Paralympics was “a grave human rights abuse.
Brazil 04/08/2016 271 Russian athletes cleared to take part in Rio Games Russian Olympic Committee head Alexander Zhukov announced 271 Russian athletes will take part in the Rio Games amid the country’s unfolding doping scandal.
Japan 04/08/2016 IOC approves five new sports for Tokyo 2020 Games Five new sports will feature at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games: skateboarding, surfing, climbing, baseball/softball and karate.
Business Line 03/08/2016 The Olympic fallout over a doping scandal As the Olympic Games starts in Brazil, Business Line examines the turmoil and the cost of the Russian doping scandal.
Sport 02/08/2016 Bach defends IOC decision on Russia at 129th Session The 129th Session of the International Olympic Committee got underway this week with an Opening Ceremony at the Cidade das Artes in Rio de Janeiro.
Brazil 31/07/2016 Rio Olympics: IOC panel to have final say on Russian athletes With just days to go until the Rio Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) now says a three-person panel will have the final say on which Russian athletes can…
Sport 29/07/2016 IOC refugee team members arrive in Rio They were previously running for their lives, now they are days away from running for an Olympic medal.
Insight 26/07/2016 'Cheats welcome at Olympics' after IOC Russia doping decision Russian athletes have started to arrive in Rio ready to compete at the Olympic Games that start on August 5.
Russia 25/07/2016 Russia welcomes IOC decision against blanket ban on Rio athletes The Kremlin says it welcomes the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) ruling against a blanket ban on Russian athletes at the next month’s Olympics.
world news 25/07/2016 FINA ban seven swimmers from Rio Games World Swimming’s governing body FINA has banned seven Russian swimmers from competing at next month’s Rio Olympics.
Brazil 25/07/2016 Dark clouds gather over Rio ahead of Olympics With less than two weeks to go before the start of the Rio Olympics, there are a number of dark clouds gathered over the event that are showing little sign of…
Russia 25/07/2016 Russian teams arrive in Rio, IOC criticised “Doping issues, we have nothing, we have never had this issue, never in our life.
Russia 25/07/2016 Russia welcomes IOC decision as "objective" Moscow has welcomed the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) saying it was grateful that it had not imposed a complete ban on Russia competing at the Rio…
Switzerland 25/07/2016 No blanket ban on Russian athletes - IOC Russia has escaped a blanket ban from the Rio Olympics following the country’s doping scandal.
