C.K. Wu of Chinese Taipei, the president of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) and a member of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) policy-making executive board, on Thursday announced he is running for the IOC presidency. Read More…
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge says more targeted, out-of-competition testing in high-profile sports is needed to catch the drug cheats following a key meeting of sports leaders in Lausanne. Read More…
Duke University coach and the United States Sports Academy’s 2012 Amos Alonzo Stagg Coaching Award recipient Mike Krzyzewski will remain in his role as United States basketball coach for Rio 2016 after leading the team to back-to-back Olympic gold medals and a world title in 2010, despite originally insisting that he would be stepping down following London 2012. Read More…
One of the legends of Olympic softball, Gold medalist Jennie Finch, has called on women everywhere to show their support for softball to be played at the Olympic Games ahead of next week’s decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board in St Petersburg, Russia that will narrow down the list of sports for possible Olympic inclusion at the 2020 Games. Read More…
Honorary International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Carlos Nuzman has insisted he has not backed the joint baseball-softball bid for inclusion at the 2020 Olympics, despite the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) claiming he sent a letter of support for their bid to the Brazilian Baseball and Softball Confederation (CBBS). Read More…
Richard Carrión today gave official confirmation he is entering the race to succeed Jacques Rogge as International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, bringing to three the number of declared candidates. Read More…
Iran cut its trip short to the United States that was supposed to help showcase wrestling’s campaign to stay in the Olympics. Read More…
“Just giving a pecuniary sanction is not acceptable” – President of FIFA Sepp Blatter
After incidents during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Roma on Sunday, where Mario Balotelli and Kevin-Prince Boateng were victims of racism chants, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) President Joseph S. Blatter underlined his fight against racism in an video interview with FIFA.com. Read More…
Ng Ser Miang, the Singaporean International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president who last week launched his election campaign to replace Jacques Rogge in the most powerful position in world sport, has said he believes a Games bid from Africa is on the horizon. Read More…
The election of a successor to President Jacques Rogge in September is, in the opinion of Norwegian International Olympic Committee member and Chairman of the IOC Marketing Commission Gerhard Heiberg, the most important decision in many years. Read More…
