Iran, Russia, U.S. allies to save wrestling

The decision of the International Olympic Committee's executive committee in February to drop wrestling from the 2020 Games devastated the global wrestling community that unites nations from the US to Iran and raised fears of the gradual death of a ...

Taipei, May 11 (CNA) Wu Ching-kuo, Taiwan's only International Olympic Committee (IOC) member, "is still considering" whether to stand for the IOC presidency, his Taipei office said Saturday. "Any IOC member would love to make a contribution to the ...

Mizuno, who in 2011 stepped down from his role as chief executive of the sportswear company of the same name his grandfather founded in 1906, told AFP in an exclusive interview in Paris his 10 years spent as a boy at various age levels of the Boy ...

New Delhi, Apr 17 : Indian Sports Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday met International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Randhir Singh and discussed the dispute between the IOC and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). "During the meeting, a large ...

International Olympic Committee executive member and International Court of Arbitration for Sport president John Coates suggests New Zealand sport needs anti-corruption legislation. Appearing as a guest at the opening of the New Zealand Olympic ...

As a former chief executive of the United States Olympic Committee, Jim Scherr knows better than most the daunting challenge facing wrestling as the sport tries to avoid being tossed from the Games. Earlier this month the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made a surprise recommendation to drop the sport from the 2020 Summer Games, leaving wrestling to fight with seven other disciplines for one spot when the board meets in May. “It is a major challenge for the sport, by no means is ...

South Africa's Olympic governing body has been called on by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to explain the suspension of the Athletics SA (ASA) board. In a letter to SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee ...

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice-President Ng Ser Miang has officially declared his candidacy to become the next IOC President. IOC Vice-President Ng Ser Miang. (TODAY File Photo) SINGAPORE - International Olympic Committee (IOC) ...

It's status quo for the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Wednesday refused to lift its suspension until free and fair elections are held.The IOC Wednesday held a meeting with the Indian delegation headed ...