International Olympic Committee (IOC)

The Indian Olympic Association, which has been dragging its feet for more than a year on the International Olympic Committee's demand that it appoint a professional chief executive, will finally re-initiate the hiring process after being called out by the IOC. 

The IOA executive council, which met in Mumbai on Tuesday, decided to issue a new advertisement for the post. The CEO will be an ex-officio member of the IOA executive council without voting rights.

Mar 10, 2018 12:03
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Friday signed a long-term agreement establishing a partnership between the two organisations until at least 2032. The new agreement builds on the current partnership and cooperation agreements that were signed prior to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Mar 01, 2018 17:03
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed on Wednesday that it had reinstated Russia after the remaining tests of the country's athletes at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics were all returned negative.
Feb 26, 2018 14:02
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach on Sunday said that the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games opened up "new horizons" by introducing new events and digital technology and hosting a record number of athletes.
Feb 23, 2018 11:02
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: Emma Terho from Finland (ice hockey) and Kikkan Randall from USA (cross-country skiing) have been elected to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s athletes’ commission by their fellow Olympians at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018.
Feb 21, 2018 13:02
LAUSANNE: The new IOC legacy reporting framework was presented to experts and Olympic scholars from all over the world during the 9th International Sport Business Symposium, in Chuncheon, Korea, on Wednesday.
Feb 17, 2018 17:02
SEOUL: At Pyeongchang 2018, 18 national Olympic committees (NOCs) have benefited from the uniform support programme initiated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), together with the World Federation of Sporting Goods Industries (WFSGI). A first for the Olympic Winter Games.
Feb 08, 2018 11:02
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Wednesday announced that the Olympic Channel will live stream the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 across India and the sub-continent, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Feb 06, 2018 16:02
LAUSANNE: “The New Norm”, an ambitious set of 118 reforms that reimagines how the Olympic Games are delivered, was presented to the membership of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at its 132nd Session.
Feb 05, 2018 09:02
LAUSANNE: Boxing could be excluded from the 2020 Tokyo Games if the sport doesn’t sort out its governance and finance issues, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach warned on Sunday.
Jan 27, 2018 10:01
LAUSANNE: The foundation board of the International Testing Agency (ITA), along with its chair Dr Valérie Fourneyron, held its first meeting here Thursday, which marks a further step on the organisation’s road to becoming fully operational in early 2018.