Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard becomes lightning rod for criticism of transgender policy
Hubbard, who competed for New Zealand in men`s weightlifting before her transition in her thirties, won two golds and a silver in three of the women`s heavyweight categories at the Games in Samoa earlier this month.
Jul 30, 2019, 12:32 PM IST
Uzbek freestyle wrestler Artur Taymazov stripped of London 2012 gold medal
Taymazov, whose gold in the 2008 Olympics was taken away in 2017 after a re-testing of samples from the Beijing Games was conducted, is the 60th athlete to be disqualified from the London Olympics after the event.
Jul 24, 2019, 07:50 AM IST
Japanese Olympic Committee President Takeda likely to retire amid corruption probe: Report
The JOC said "nothing has been decided" without adding further comment. The Tokyo 2020 organising committee declined to comment.
Mar 15, 2019, 09:38 AM IST
Calgary bid for 2026 Games officially laid to rest
Calgary's exit leaves Stockholm and an Italian bid involving Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo as the only candidates left in the race to host 2026 Winter Olympics.
Nov 20, 2018, 12:02 PM IST
Olympics: Refugee team to take part in Tokyo 2020 Games, says IOC
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday said it would form a refugee team for the second consecutive Summer Games.
Oct 10, 2018, 11:47 AM IST
2020 Tokyo Olympics savings at $4.3 billion but more to come: CEO Toshiro Muto
Several measures have cut the cost of staging the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by $4.3 billion but organisers are determined to save more money in the next two years, Tokyo Games CEO Toshiro Muto said on Monday.
Oct 09, 2018, 11:05 AM IST
Indian women's compound team bags silver in Archery World Cup
Indian women's compound team once again failed to cross the final hurdle, this time by a heartbreaking one point, to settle for a silver medal in the fourth and concluding stage of the Archery World Cup here today.
Jul 21, 2018, 17:36 PM IST
7 new events in 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: IOC
The IOC on Wednesday approved the addition of monobob and freestyle ski big air, as well as dynamic mixed team formats including short track mixed relay, a ski jumping mixed team event, mixed team aerials and a snowboard cross mixed team event, Xinhua news agency reported.
Jul 19, 2018, 12:52 PM IST
Softball to give Tokyo 2020 Olympics a symbolic start
The softball program, along with football, starts two days before the July 24 opening ceremony due to the number of games to be played.
Jul 19, 2018, 12:51 PM IST
Italy puts forward bid to host 2026 Games in Milan and Turin
It added that a feasibility study had already been carried out and would be handed to the new Italian government when it is eventually formed, this month`s election having produced a hung parliament. Turin staged the Winter Games in its own right in 2006.
Mar 29, 2018, 23:04 PM IST
JioTV to livestream 2018 Winter Olympics in India
The Olympic Winter Games are scheduled from February 9 – 25, 2018 at PyeongChang County, South Korea.
Feb 08, 2018, 14:23 PM IST
IOC says no Winter Olympics for Russians who had life bans Lifted
Fifteen Russian athletes and staff who controversially had their life bans for doping lifted last week will not be invited to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Monday.
Feb 05, 2018, 11:49 AM IST
Boxing could face expulsion from Olympic Games, IOC warns
Boxing could be knocked out of the next Olympic Games if the International Olympic Committee is not satisfied problems with the sport’s finances and governance are sorted out, IOC President Thomas Bach warned on Sunday.
Feb 04, 2018, 18:52 PM IST
International Olympic Committee considering e-sports for future Games
The rapidly growing world of e-sports and its popularity among young people has ignited the interest of the IOC as it looks to refresh its own ageing audience.
Oct 29, 2017, 11:22 AM IST
Former UN chief Ban Ki-moon heads IOC ethics commission amid ongoing probes
Ban, who had close ties with the IOC during his time as U.N. head from 2007-2106, was elected on a four-year term at a meeting in Lima and succeeds Senegal`s Youssoupha Ndiaye.
Sep 14, 2017, 23:10 PM IST
IOC picks Paris as 2024 Olympics host, Los Angeles gets 2028 Games
The 2028 Olympics will be the first held in the United States since the chaotic 1996 Games in Atlanta.
Sep 13, 2017, 23:45 PM IST
IOC to confirm Paris, Los Angeles as 2024, 2028 Olympics hosts today
IOC President Thomas Bach, the driving force behind the double award, described the candidacies as a "golden opportunity".
Sep 13, 2017, 10:25 AM IST
IOC approves new events in gender parity push for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
IOC sports director Kit McConnell said the Tokyo Games would include 321 events, up from 306 at Rio 2016, with a focus on redressing the Olympic movement's long-standing disparity between male and female athletes.
Jun 09, 2017, 22:57 PM IST
Former India wrestler Kripa Shankar Bishnoi suggests key changes to world body
The current weight divisions of 59 kg, 66 kg, 75 kg, 85 kg, 98 kg and 130 kg in the Greco-Roman style could be changed to 60 kg, 70 kg, 80 kg, 90 kg, 100 kg and 130 kg.
May 24, 2017, 23:56 PM IST
IOC member compares Russia drugs ban to Holocaust
Concerns have been growing that Russia is yet to clean up its act after a report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) uncovered systematic, state-sponsored doping, notably at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
Mar 16, 2017, 13:19 PM IST
