TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympic organizers and the Japanese government went on the offensive Wednesday after a senior IOC member said the 2020 Games were being threatened by the spread of a viral outbreak, with their fate probably decided in the next three months.
TOKYO (AP) — Dick Pound, the longest-serving member of the IOC, estimates there’s a three-month window to decide the fate of the Tokyo Olympics, which are being threatened by the fast-spreading virus from China.
U.S. Women’s soccer star and outspoken Trump critic Megan Rapinoe, slammed the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to warning against political protests at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The political neutrality of the Olympics would be undercut if an athlete took a knee in protest on the medal podium at this year’s Tokyo Games, IOC President Thomas Bach said Friday.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — No taking a knee at the Olympics. No hand gestures with political meaning. No disrespect at medal ceremonies.
USA Swimming has announced that it will adopt the transgender athlete policies implemented by the International Olympic Committee.
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has confirmed that it will appeal its four-year Olympic ban for manipulating doping data.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has pulled back on implementing its new rules for transgender athletes after scientists could not agree on the basic ideas in the rules.
Iran has been suspended from international judo competitions because it boycotts bouts with Israeli athletes.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Iran has been suspended from international judo competitions because it boycotts bouts with Israeli athletes.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Breakdancing moved a step closer to the 2024 Olympics on Tuesday, and now organizers can look to book a street venue in Paris.
Some natural-born female Olympians are now demanding that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspend rules allowing transgender athletes to compete as women.
KUWAIT CITY – World sport powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah said he was “temporarily” stepping aside from his International Olympic Committee duties on Monday after he was charged with forgery in Switzerland.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved the inclusion of an image of the Statue of Liberty on Team USA’s goalie hockey masks, reports say.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has charged that U.S. officials may have “drugged” a witness in an investigation that led to Russian athletes being banned from the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, a report says.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) – The International Olympic Committee says Russian athletes will be able to compete at the upcoming Pyeongchang Olympics as neutrals after the Russian Olympic Committee was suspended over evidence that the country ran an orchestrated doping program at the 2014 Sochi Games.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed that it would allow transgender athletes to compete in whatever category they wish to participate in during the 2018 Winter Olympics, a report says.
The International Olympic Organizing Committee (IOC) revealed Monday that Los Angeles had negotiated a financially lucrative deal to host the 2028 Summer Olympic Games.
Los Angeles reached an agreement with the International Olympic Committee on Monday to host the 2028 Summer Games—instead of those in 2024
With the International Olympic Committee judging the Los Angeles and Paris bids as equal, Los Angeles could again make hundreds of millions of dollars by hosting the either the 2024 or 2028 Olympic Summer Games.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach met with President Donald Trump at the White House Thursday to discuss the Los Angeles bid to host an upcoming Summer Games.
The Summer Olympics will be returning to Los Angeles for a third time, the only question is whether it’ll be in 2024 or 2028, according to a published report.
The results of France’s presidential election on Sunday may determine more than just who will lead the country over the next five years. It might also decide whether the 2024 Olympics will be held in Paris or Los Angeles.
The judge overseeing an investigation into the early-morning robbery of U.S. swimming champion Ryan Lochte and three colleagues during the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics has banned the Americans from leaving Brazil and called for their passports to be confiscated. The order comes one day after Lochte flew back to the United States, ending his Olympic trip early.
TEL AVIV – The Olympics opening ceremony must include a commemoration for the 11 Israeli athletes and coaches killed by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Munich Olympics, Israel’s Minister for Culture and Sport said Sunday.
A Brazilian newspaper has published a dive into the world of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), where nobility is vastly overrepresented compared to the greater world population, despite the group’s claims its members are those “considered more qualified for the job.”
The Olympics opening ceremonies occurred only days ago, but Rio de Janeiro has already been the scene of some outrageous criminal scenarios, placing athletes, officers, and even top-ranked security officials in the line of fire.
As Rio de Janeiro rings in its tenure as host city to the Summer Olympics with street violence, deadly pollution, jihadist threats, incomplete facilities, and a plague, many around the world are wondering: who thought the embattled Brazilian city would
Widows of two of the 11 Israelis killed by Palestinian gunmen at the 1972 Munich Olympics got the recognition that they had so long sought with a ceremony and minute’s silence at the Olympic village in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday.
Criminals have allegedly abducted the mother-in-law of Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and are demanding the largest ransom in the nation’s history, in the latest high-profile crime in Brazil preceding the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) expressed disgust with the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to allow the Russian team to compete at the Rio games despite evidence of systematic use of performance-enhancing drugs.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) caught 45 more suspected dopers by subjecting old urine samples to new tests in a second round of reviewing.
Rio de Janeiro’s hospitals are running out of syringes and basic medications, and their staffs are running on little to no pay, with one month to go before the city hosts the 2016 Summer Olympics.
The governor of Rio de Janeiro state, Francisco Dornelles, told the Brazilian newspaper O Globo on Monday that the Summer Olympics hosted in the state’s capital city may be a “big failure” due to the pervasive lack of funding for health and security infrastructure, leaving tourists and athletes exposed to crime and disease.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the NHL plans to come to a decision sooner rather than later on whether expansion happens sooner or later.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) discovered 31 urine samples that popped positive for banned substances from the 2008 London Summer Games.
There’s great news for adventurous male Olympic hopefuls: if they declare themselves women and reduce their testosterone below 10 nmol/L for at least 12 months prior to competition, they can compete against ladies.
Israeli athletes dropped out of an international windsurfing competition in Malaysia after the organizers refused to let them compete with the Israeli flag and national anthem.
The U.S. Olympic Committee announced it would be focusing its efforts on making Los Angeles its choice for the coveted games.