Thomas Bach

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…

Athletes, aerobic clubs and school children joined millions across the world on Saturday to take part in the 2023 Olympic Day celebrations, with "Lets Move" as the theme of the event, at the National Stadium in Lagos State, Nigeria.…

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".…

President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, said his organisation stands in "solidarity" with Ukraine's athletes and the IOC is not on the wrong side of history after opening the door for Russian and Belarusian…

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…

Beijing extinguished its Olympic flame on Sunday night, concluding the Winter Olympic Games that will be remembered for the extremes of its anti-COVID-19 measures, thrilling performances and outrage over a doping scandal. Chinese…

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…

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…