International Olympic Committee

Zimbabwean swimming legend, Kirsty Coventry, on Thursday became the first female and first African president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in its 130-year history. At the 144th IOC Session in Pylos, Greece, Coventry…

Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), has inaugurated a Safeguard Commission to promote safe sports for athletes and officials. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of NOC, Tony Nezianya, said in a statement that the new commission aligned with…

International Olympic Committee presidential candidate, Kirsty Coventry, does not have outgoing president Thomas Bach working on her election bid despite a good relationship for more than a decade, she said on Monday. Coventry, a…

Russian Olympic Committee President, Stanislav Pozdnyakov, said it is "unacceptable" for the organisers of the Asian Games to reconsider a decision to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus compete at the multi-sport event in Hangzhou,…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday of politicising sports, as it weighs a decision on Russian athletes' participation in next year's Games in Paris. Russians are facing the…

The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has called on States across the nation to demonstrate full commitment to the success of the Olympic Day celebration, with “Let’s Move” as the theme of this year's event. Chairman of the Sports-for-All…

The final Advance Sports Management Course (ASMC) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), organised by the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), has ended in Lagos with no fewer than 15 stakeholders in attendance. The concluding part of…

Under the guidance of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Olympic Solidarity programme, the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) will organise a virtual Seminar for presidents and leaders of sports federations on management and…

The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) recommendation to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to return to international competition as neutrals is "excessive and discriminatory", the Russian Olympic Committee's (ROC) athletes'…

The Russian Government said on Wednesday that the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) guidelines that allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in international competitions as neutrals contain "elements of discrimination".…