International Olympic Committee

September 21, 2026 10:11 AM

Asian Games: PT Usha meets IOC chief Kirsty Coventry at welcome reception

Indian Olympic Association President PT Usha met International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry at the official welcome reception ahead of the 2026 Asian Games opening ceremony in Aichi-Nagoya. Sharing pictures from the event on social media platform X, PT Usha described the reception as an occasion of unity, collaboration and shared vision. She said discussions focused on strengthening global sporting ties. Usha also highlighted the presence of Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandavi...

July 27, 2026 1:07 PM

How cricket could become the IOC’s gateway to India

When cricket returns to the Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028, it will bring far more than bats, balls and wickets. Its inclusion reflects a strategic calculation by Olympic leaders that the surest route to billions of new viewers runs through India, cricket’s commercial heartland and a country they believe is increasingly central to the Games’ future. Cricket, absent from the Olympics since 1900, offers the International Olympic Committee something no recent addition has: direct access to a ...

July 8, 2026 10:44 AM

IOC lifts Russia suspension, athletes to return to international competitions

The International Olympic Committee provisionally lifted its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee on Tuesday, marking a significant step towards Russia’s reintegration into the Olympic fold ahead of the Los Angeles 2028 Games. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the ROC was suspended in October 2023 for recognising regional Olympic councils in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine — Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. The IOC said on Tuesday its executive ...

June 11, 2026 10:33 AM

IOC proposes major reform of Olympic programme, host election process

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has proposed a major overhaul of both the Olympic programme review system and the host election process, with a greater focus on transparency, sustainability, cost control and athlete-centred decision-making. The reforms, unveiled by IOC President Kirsty Coventry following an Executive Board meeting, form part of the organisation's "Fit for the Future" initiative. A key proposal is to assess Olympic disciplines rather than sports as a whole, a move the ...

February 18, 2025 2:23 PM

2032 Brisbane Olympics venue plan to be announced on March 25

The Queensland government will announce the venue plan for the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games next month, ending more than 1,200 days of Games chaos. Brisbane secured the Games in 2021, but ongoing political disputes, especially over the main stadium and athletics venue, have delayed a final plan. After his election as Queensland Premier last November, David Crisafulli appointed a seven-member board to reassess venue options. According to ABC News, an independent panel reviewing th...

September 16, 2024 5:16 PM

Attacks on French railways cause chaos before Olympic ceremony

Saboteurs struck France's TGV high-speed train network in a series of pre-dawn attacks across the country, causing travel chaos and exposing security gaps ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony later on Friday. The coordinated sabotage took place as France mounted a massive security operation involving tens of thousands of police and soldiers to safeguard the capital for the sporting extravaganza, sucking in security resources from across the country. SNCF, the state-owned railway operat...