The CAS Dismisses the Appeal of Koji Murofushi Against the Int...

INTERNATIONAL Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge says officials have agreed that more targeted, out-of-competition testing is needed in the fight against doping. INTERNATIONAL Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge says ...

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 ...

International Olympics Committee (IOC) officials said on Thursday that they were "hugely impressed" by Tokyo's bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games as well as strong government support from a country keen to show it has recovered from the devastating 2011 quake ...

The Greek athletics federation (SEGAS) joined on Tuesday the chorus of opposition to an International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board recommendation to drop wrestling from the Olympic Games. SEGAS said it fully supported an official petition from the Greek Wrestling Federation and the University of Thessaly urging the IOC to keep wrestling in the summer Games. Greek Wrestling Federation president Kostas Thanos has condemned the decision as a "sacrilege" of a sport which was practised in ...

India's sports minister Jitendra Singh Thursday said a roadmap has been finalised with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and it will take another one or two months to get the ban lifted from India.Addressing the media, immediately after landing here ...

Decision makers: GCC National Olympic Committees heads pose during a photo call.Photo Supplied Manama: Heads of the GCC National Olympic Committees yesterday gave the green light for the implementation of several new recommendations in an attempt ...

NEW DELHI, May 20(Agencies): It may seem that India have resolved the issues with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) last week, but there are different versions coming out from the sports ministry and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) over ...

An observer from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will be present during the elections of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to be held in the next two months, sports minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday. The sports minister, said: As per ...

MOSCOW May 18 (Itar-Tass) - Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko said he was hopeful that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will restore wrestling in the Olympic programme. Wrestling was at the start of the Olympic movement and now it brings ...