Widespread changes in the composition and function of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Commissions have been announced today, with new bodies deliberating on the Olympic TV Channel and Communications having been introduced.

Marius Vizer has resigned as President of SportAccord, it has been announced today.

Boston 2024 chairman Steve Pagliuca has visited the International Olympic Committee (IOC) here for the first time in his new role as American officials tried to offer them reassurance that they remain committed to their campaign. 

Members of the International World Games Association (IWGA) have been granted permission to withdraw their membership of SportAccord in light of "exceptional circumstances" following the latter body's fallout with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President N Ramachandran has hit back at the various State Olympic Associations (SOA) and National Federations calling for him to be replaced, accusing them of launching “a deliberate smear campaign”.

Association of National Olympic Committee (ANOC) President Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah has made a first public contribution to the ongoing division between SportAccord President Marius Vizer and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

During the midst of a fairly standard Bank Holiday Weekend at insidethegames, headlined by the relative normality of several more sports announcing their withdrawal from SportAccord, our office was enlivened - or some would say dampened - by my decision to change from our normal musically-themed radio station of choice to the ball-by-ball coverage of an absorbing cricket Test Match between England and New Zealand.

The European Games in Baku will be the newest addition to the sporting calendar, but the first major multi-sport event in Europe took place over 150 years ago.

There are some things that happen in life that change you forever. Time becomes a before and after and it is hard to imagine how things were prior to the event taking place. For my 30 years, I think I’ve had my fair share of these moments, mostly good, like the arrival of my two beautiful children and nephew, travelling to places such as Iceland, Bosnia and Jordan, a short stint as a roadie with a band and then there is working at insidethegames.

Thirteen national sporting federations are supporting a move to see Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President N Ramachandran replaced, by calling for an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to press for a no-confidence vote.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has revealed the IOC Athlete Learning Gateway will go live on May 28 following a successful test at the organisation’s headquarters in Lausanne.

Opposition group No Boston Olympics have held a community engagement meeting aimed at providing the public with more information on Boston’s controversial bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

SportAccord President Marius Vizer has today called for a meeting to be held with both the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF), claiming there is a need for "open and honest discussions for the benefit of sport".

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board member CK Wu was a speaker at a special conference held by the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee (CTOC) to examine how outcomes from the Agenda 2020 reform process will affect their work.

Here is a short quiz for keen students of the Olympic Movement.

Who said this? “All over the world people are tired of the insincerity, the excessive cost and the ceremony which accompany the Games. Their huge success in this century is no guarantee for the future.”

Or how about this? “Cooperation with the International [Sports] Federations (IFs) is more than ever necessary. The federations are, as always, ready to cooperate, but expect that this cooperation will be in a spirit of genuine partnership…In society, the role of sport will be ever more important, either with Olympism or without, and therefore the role of the IFs will not cease gaining importance.”