The Latest Breaking News from IOC

EXCLUSIVE: 'Not at all' - FIH CEO says Hockey5s will not replace 11-a-side at the Olympics

NEW DELHI: The FIH Hockey5s event concluded in Lausanne on Sunday. Like scrolling through reels on social media, 22 matches involving seven nations across the men and women sections were wrapped up in just two days.

The Times of India · Jun 6, 2022

Haryana's first jail filling station inaugurated as pilot project in Kurukshetra

KURUKSHETRA: Under the initiative of reformation and integration among the inmates for their welfare, the first petrol, diesel, and CNG (compressed natural gas) filling station in Haryana was inaugurated as a pilot project on the premises of the district jail at Kurukshetra on Tuesday.

The Times of India · May 31, 2022

IOC plans to transport fuel to Tripura via Bangladesh following Assam flood

After a rail link connecting crucial States with the rest of the country was washed away earlier this month, the company started moving all its supplies by road via Meghalaya, bearing more than double the cost

The Hindu · May 29, 2022

Rahul Gandhi connects Congress workers in UK to Sonia Gandhi

During his UK visit, Rahul Gandhi addressed the Ideas for India conference on Friday.

The Hindu · May 22, 2022

Peng Shuai ‘looking forward to visiting Europe’ once Covid measures ease, claim IOC

Peng’s safety and freedom has been a concern since she appeared to allege in a social media post that she had been sexually assaulted

The Independent UK · May 20, 2022

Russia and Belarus ban a ‘protective measure’ not a sanction, IOC insist

Russia has appealed against its exclusion from international sport

The Independent UK · May 20, 2022

Bach says Russia ban is to protect athletes, not punish them

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach says Russian athletes and officials who have been banned from international sporting events because of the war in Ukraine are being protected rather than punished

The Independent UK · May 20, 2022

Amateur boxing crisis grows as Russian Iba president’s rival loses election appeal

Dutchman Boris van der Vorst failed to persuade Cas to overturn a late bar on him standing in opposition to Iba president Umar Kremlev

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2022

Olympic boxing at risk, IOC warns Iba chief amid fresh governance worries

The IOC has warned the Russian president of amateur boxing that it still has ‘significant concerns’ over the governance of the organisation he leads in an intervention just days before he faces re-election

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2022

Sadiq Khan confirms IOC talks for London to host Olympics again in 'greenest Games ever'

London Mayor Sadiq Khan is hoping to see the Olympic Games return to London in the not too distant future, as he outlines plans to host the ‘greenest Games ever’

Daily Mirror · May 11, 2022