The Latest Breaking News from the International Olympic Committee

The Ukrainian government is "very concerned" by the call from sports federations and National Olympic Committees to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at next year's Paris Olympics, its acting sports minister has told AFP. Matviy Bidnyi said Kyiv was concerned that the move gave the impression that the…

President Joe Biden is pushing for the Indigenous nation that invented lacrosse to be able to play under its own flag when the sport returns to the Olympics in 2028

Jessica Fox is to stand for membership of the International Olympic Committee's Athletes' Commission while paddling for glory in Paris.

The International Olympic Committee has confirmed the only bidder for the 2030 Winter Olympic Games is France, which is hosting the Summer Olympics in Paris in 2024, and has hosted the Winter Games three times since 1924.

Smaller countries hope cricket’s inclusion in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics can be a game changer for the sport.

The future Hall of Famer said he’s interested in representing the U.S. if the sport is adopted by the International Olympic Committee.

The International Olympic Committee has cited concerns over climate change for its wish to pick two Winter Olympics hosts next July

The International Olympic Committee will vote on the proposal at meetings in Mumbai, India, later this week. Also on the LA proposal were baseball and softball, lacrosse, squash and cricket.

Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh has been proposed to be a member of the International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee has asked Randhir Singh to continue as the acting president of Olympic Council of Asia in view of its investigation into the continental body’s elections held in Bangkok earlier this month.

The president of the International Olympic Committee has formally invited the world’s nations but not Russia or its military ally Belarus to gather in one year in Paris for the 2024 Games