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IOC interview with China's Peng Shuai raises even more questions

Out of public view for almost three weeks, Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has appeared in a video call with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach

IOC voices Olympic concern at FIFA's biennial World Cup plan

The IOC criticized FIFA's tactics in promoting the biennial World Cup project by noting a wider consultation across soccer has obviously not taken place

IOC's Thomas Bach defended over return to Tokyo for Paralympics

A brief return visit to Tokyo by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach to view the Paralympic Games has been widely criticized in Japan but defended by organizers.

India interested in hosting 2036, 2040 Olympics: IOC President Thomas Bach

India are among a host of countries who are interested in hosting the Olympic Games in 2036, 2040 and even beyond, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has said.

Tokyo 'great message of hope' - IOC President during visit to art centre

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach visited an Olympic art exhibition centre in Tokyo on Friday

Olympics: IOC to include athletes kneeling in highlights, social media

After images of Olympic soccer players taking a knee were excluded from official highlight reels and social media channels, the IOC said Thursday that kneeling protests will be shown in the future. Players from five women's soccer teams kneeled in support of racial justice Wednesday, the first day it was allowed at the Olympic Games after a ban lasting decades. The concession under Olympic Charter Rule 50, which has long prohibited any athlete protest inside event venues, was finally allowed this month by the International Olympic Committee. The IOC has tried to reconcile enforcing the rule while recognizing, and sometimes celebrating, the iconic image of American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos each raising a black-gloved fist on the medal podium at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. On Wednesday, the British and Chilean teams kneeled before the opening games and were followed by the United States, Sweden and New Zealand players in later kickoffs. The Australia team posed with

UN, IOC release stamps to commemorate Tokyo Olympics

The United Nations Postal Administration has in partnership with the IOC created a series of stamps to commemorate the Tokyo Olympics and to highlight sport's contribution to peace around the world

Brisbane picked to host 2032 Olympics without a rival bid: IOC

The Games will go back to Australia 32 years after the popular 2000 Sydney Olympics. Melbourne hosted in 1956.

Tokyo Olympics 'will give humanity faith in the future', says IOC president

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Tuesday that holding the Tokyo games "will give humanity faith in the future" as the world continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic

Covid watch: Olympic Village still safe, says IOC health advisor

The International Olympic Committee still considers the Games Village safe and cited it as success of robust methods put in place in the Japanese capital.

IOC EB and AC discusses Tokyo 2020 final preparations

The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the IOC Athletes' Commission (AC) discussed the final preparations for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

Economics of pandemic-affected Olympics

Atanu Biswas tells you all about the economics of holding Olympic Games.

IOC's Thomas Bach gets mixed reaction in one-day visit to Hiroshima

IOC President Thomas Bach got a mixed reception in his visit on Friday to Hiroshima to mark the first day of the so-called Olympic Truce.

IOC president Bach meets with Tokyo governor Koike as Olympic opening nears

IOC president Thomas Bach met with Tokyo governor Yuike Koike on Thursday, eight days before the Summer Olympics are set to open in the Japanese capital. On the third straight day of meetings with Japanese leaders and Olympics organisers, Bach sought to reassure Japan that rules were being followed and that all safety precautions were being taken. Bach visited the Athlete's Village earlier on Thursday before meeting Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike. Tokyo imposed a state of emergency earlier this week, and will be in effect throughout the entire duration of the Olympics, which open on July 23 and close on Aug. 8. Its main impact is to push bars and restaurants to close early and stop selling alcohol, a move aimed at cutting down circulation on crowded trains. Organizers and the IOC decided last week to ban fans from all but a handful of outlying venues, a move that came after the Japanese government instituted a state of emergency in Tokyo forced by rising coronavirus cases. Bach met

Tokyo Olympics amid pandemic: What happens if an athlete tests positive

Listen to the podcast to know about the Tokyo Olympics, what happens if an athlete tests Covid-19 positive

Olympic athletes to put on own medals at Tokyo 2020 to curb Covid-19

IOC president Thomas Bach confirmed that during Tokyo Olympics 2021 'there will be no handshakes and there will be no hugs during medal ceremony'

IOC president Thomas Bach brings attention to Hiroshima - some unwanted

Many residents of Hiroshima welcome attention from abroad, which IOC President Thomas Bach will bring when he visits on Friday

IOC President Thomas Bach aims to put 'most-followed' Olympics on track

International Olympics Committee President Bach met Prime Minister Suga Wednesday to discuss safety measures for the Tokyo Olympics that start in just nine days

Official in IOC refugee team for Olympics 2021 tests positive for Covid-19

An official of the International Olympic Committee's refugee team has tested positive for Covid-19, leading to a delay in their travel plans for the Tokyo Games

Olympics 2021 opening ceremony: Count of oath-takers increased from 3 to 6

The number of oath-takers at Olympics 2021 opening ceremony has been doubled from three to six for the Tokyo Games to ensure gender parity, says International Olympic Committee