International Olympic Committee

Tunisian sailor Eya Guezguez, who competed in the Tokyo Olympics last year, has died at the age of 17 after her boat capsized while training at sea with her twin sister Sarra, who survived the accident, the International Olympic Committee…

African winter sports athletes will suffer a "crushing blow" unless the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reinstates continental quota spots in bobsleigh and skeleton for the 2022 Beijing Games, sliding sports coaches have said.…

Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai's video call with the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, does not address or alleviate the Women's Tennis Association's (WTA) concern about her well-being, the WTA said on…

The Athletes Commission of the International Olympic Committee said it was "very concerned"  for Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai and hoped contact with her and fellow athletes could be established soon. Former doubles world number one…

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has accepted the application of the Technical Director of Bobsled and Skeleton Federation of Nigeria, Dr. Seun Adigun, to contest election into the IOC Athletes’ Commission for the Beijing 2022…

The International Olympic Committee (IOC), wants to have more discussions over controversial plans by the world football body FIFA to hold the World Cup every two years instead of every four, it said. FIFA's proposals are set to be voted…

Kenyan police said on Thursday they had arrested the husband of distance runner Agnes Tirop, a two-time World Championship bronze medallist who was found dead at her home as she appeared to have been stabbed in the neck with a knife. The…

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will visit Japan to attend the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games opening ceremony. He is expected to arrive in Japan on August 23. The Tokyo Paralympics will take place generally without…

Simone Biles withdrew from the individual all-around competition on Wednesday, a day after shocking the world by pulling out of the team all-around event in the Tokyo Olympics, USA Gymnastics said in a statement on Wednesday. The statement…

Intense heat and humidity could force competition schedule changes at the Tokyo Olympics and the International Olympic Committee said on Sunday it would back any such plans if needed. Athletes across several sports have complained that…