This confirmation followed an extensive review by the IOC's Olympic Programme Commission aimed at delivering a sustainable and cost-effective Games. To control growth and its strain on resources ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass holds up the Olympic flag while IOC President Thomas Bach applauds during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times ...

The historic election of Kristy Coventry as the first elected woman and African as the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been described as a signpost for the good work ...

In swimming, the Olympic “splash and dash” won’t just be for freestylers anymore. The IOC is adding 50-meter events for both men and women in the backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly.

The IOC announced an athlete quota of 10,500 in 31 core sports, which matches the Paris Games, the first Olympics to achieve gender parity. Including the five new sports that will debut in L.A., a ...

The addition of six new swimming events for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics was described as “an amazing decision” by Britain’s Adam Peaty as he announced his intention to compete at a fourth ...

The International Olympic Committee has partnered with the consultancy Deloitte to develop the so-called Olympic Fan Data Platform, an innovative solution that aims to provide deeper insights ...

In October 2024 France had provided financial guarantees to the IOC that still needed parliamentary ratification, after being picked conditionally in July last year to organise the 2030 Winter Games.

BRUSSELS, March 31 (Reuters) - German online ticket marketplace Ticombo has filed a complaint about the International Olympic Committee to EU antitrust regulators, alleging that the IOC's ...

The IOC said the reason for the sharp increase in women's soccer teams was the rapidly growing popularity of women's team sports, especially in the United States, and that change in the ...