Russia's Stanislav Pozdnyakov is one of only three Presidents of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) to be invited to the Olympic Summit in Lausanne later this week, despite his country's invasion of Ukraine, it was announced here today. 

A former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee board member and three people from a clothing company that was a surprise sponsor of the 2020 Games were arrested on bribery suspicions Wednesday.

The IOC today announced that Timo Lumme, Managing Director of IOC Television & Marketing Services (IOC TMS), has decided to retire at the end of the year. Anne-Sophie Voumard has been appointed to succeed him as of 1 January 2023. Ms Voumard has been with the IOC for 13 years, working as Vice President, Broadcast & Media Rights at IOC TMS at Mr Lumme’s side.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Strategic Framework on Human Rights  was approved today by the IOC Executive Board (EB). The Framework will fundamentally shape the working practices of the IOC, the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement, ensuring that human rights are respected within their respective remits.

Women coaches from 22 countries are taking part in the launch of a million-dollar coaching scheme designed to support them in reaching the highest level of their sport.

By Thomas Bach, Olympic Champion in Fencing, Montreal 1976, and President of the International Olympic Committee.

How athletes are keeping human rights center stage at the Olympics

Baron Pierre de Coubertin was the founder of the modern Olympic Games. Inspired by the ancient Olympic Games held in Olympia, Greece, which ended in 393 AD, Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin decided to pursue his project to revive the Olympic Games.

Initially, positioning itself outside of politics, the International Olympic Committee acted as a kind of arbitration force, whose task was to at least slightly comply with the declared principles.

On the eve of semi-finals of international case championship, which is organised by the by the IOC Olympic Studies Centre and the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (Germany)., team of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration was disqualified based on the recommendations by the Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has announced plans to reopen three of the eight new permanent venues used at the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. Another Tokyo 2020 venue, the Yumenoshima Park Archery Field, has been open since 31 October.

Already roiled by the pandemic and a partial diplomatic boycott, the Beijing Winter Olympics face another challenge in finding airplane seats for all the athletes and officials.