International Olympic Committee

New Delhi:  In the backdrop of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) asking the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to hold elections as quickly as possible or risk getting suspended, it secretary-general Rajiv Mehta has said the Executive…

Tokyo: Organisers of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games have said that they would fly the "biggest flag ever" from the Eiffel Tower as part of the handover of the Olympics from Tokyo to the French capital. "We waited an extra year for this…

Tokyo: The Indian wrestling contingent at the Tokyo Olympic Games was in for a major embarrassment as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) cancelled the accreditation of the foreign coach of 86kg grappler Deepak Punia -- who had lost…

Tokyo: The 2020 Olympic Games are the most restricted sporting event ever in the world, as the Olympic village probably is the most tested community in the world, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has claimed.…

Tokyo: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has allowed athletes to have a physically distanced image on the podium without their masks on for 30 seconds, and a group photo with masks on the gold-medal step. According to a press release from the…

Tokyo:  Applying high-end technologies, including virtual and augmented reality, and merging that with traditional Japanese motifs, the organising committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games put together an opening ceremony that lacked the…

Mumbai:  The 127-member Indian contingent will enter the Tokyo Olympic Games with soaring expectations of returning with their best medal haul ever even as the pandemic plays havoc with their preparations and mental health. The Games are…

Tokyo: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved adding "together" into the Olympic motto. The move to add "together" into the Olympic motto of "faster, higher, stronger" was unanimously approved at the 138th IOC session…

Tokyo:  International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach will arrive in Japan on July 8, just over two weeks before the opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics. The IOC announced on its official website that Bach will go to Tokyo…

New Delhi:  On the occasion of Olympic Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended his wishes to the Indian contingent taking part in Tokyo Olympics, beginning July 23. The Games were slated to be held last year but were…