International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach says the organisation is "not concerned" with the state of the race to host the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, despite question marks remaining over all five cities looking to bid.
American bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor has accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of ignoring the wishes of athletes after the monobob discipline was added to the Beijing 2022 programme instead of the four-woman event.
A Calgary City Council Committee has approved CAD$5.1 million (£3 million/$3.8 million/€3.3 million) of extra funding to help decide whether the city should pursue a bid for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Women's monobob, freestyle skiing big air and four mixed team events are among the seven new disciplines added to the programme for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, it was announced here today.
No Calgary Olympics have claimed their campaign against the city’s potential 2026 bid has gained momentum, with the group having received support from a leading member of the campaign group which forced Boston to abandon its effort to host the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Detailed financial figures showing Pyeongchang 2018 achieved a multi-million dollar surplus will be revealed by September, senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) official Christophe Dubi has claimed.
Alexander Zubkov is set to be re-elected President of the Russian Bobsleigh Federation (RBF) tomorrow after his two challengers withdrew from the race after claiming the election was "illegal".
Senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) official Christophe Dubi has staunchly defended the current state of the race for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games despite lingering concerns over all five remaining candidates.
Construction has begun at the Yanqing venue cluster which will be used at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Italy's bid for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has been given official backing by the country's National Olympic Committee (CONI) today but a decision over which city will lead the attempt has been delayed.
A proposal over which city will lead Italy's bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games due to be made tomorrow could be postponed as negotiations continue behind the scenes over the best plan to put forward.
Italy's bid for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has finally received backing from the country's Government but it will be up to the National Olympic Committee to decide which city leads the bid.
Graz has withdrawn from the race for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games due to a lack of support for the bid from the Provincial Government, the Austrian Olympic Committee (ÖOC) has announced.
Mascots, test events and technology usage were among areas of preparation discussed by Beijing 2022 top brass at a meeting of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Organising Committee in the Chinese capital.
Another 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic bid is in danger of being derailed by a referendum after approval for a state-wide ballot to decide the future of Graz's attempt.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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