comments feedInternational Olympic Committee 22 May 2023 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) welcomes the reference to sport in the Group of Seven (G7) Leaders’ Statement on Ukraine, which they issued during their summit in Hiroshima, Japan. The statement says that the G7 are “fully respecting the autonomy of sporting organizations” and want to ensure that “Russian […]
IOC and UNODC highlight sport’s powerful role in youth crime prevention
May 22, 2023 by Leave a Comment
International Olympic Committee 22 May 2023 – Sport plays a crucial role in building safer communities and combatting youth violence and crime. This was highlighted during a high-level side event organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on 22 May in Vienna (Austria), as […]
IOC and International Federations join forces to tackle competition manipulation
May 17, 2023 by Leave a Comment
IOC 17 May 2023 – Nearly 50 representatives from 37 International Federations (IFs) came together at Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 16 May 2023, for a workshop to share information and exchange knowledge on how to prevent competition manipulation at sports competitions. Organised by the Olympic Movement Unit on the Prevention of the Manipulation of […]
IOC donates USD 10.4 million share of Beijing 2022 surplus to support Games’ legacy
May 8, 2023 by Leave a Comment
International Olympic Committee 06 May 2023 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will contribute its share of the surplus of USD 10.4 million from the organisational budget of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 to support the legacy of these Games. This was announced by IOC President Thomas Bach in Beijing today. The IOC’s share of the surplus will be given […]
Olympic storytelling from the IOC recognised with Sports Emmy Awards nominations
April 14, 2023 by Leave a Comment
International Olympic Committee 14 Apr 2023 – Original Olympian-led documentary-films produced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) – The Redeem Team and 72 – A Gathering of Champions – have been honoured with a host of nominations for the industry-leading Sports Emmy Awards. Longstanding Olympic Media Rights-Holder (MRH) NBC Universal has also been recognised with 10 nominations […]
IOC receives ISO 20121 certification for sustainability performance at corporate events
April 7, 2023 by Leave a Comment
International Olympic Committee 06 Apr 2023 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s efforts to systematically and continually improve the sustainability performance across its corporate events has resulted in it receiving certification to the international standard ISO 20121:2012 for its corporate events. ISO 20121:2012 is an international standard for sustainability management systems applied to events, pioneered by […]
Q&A regarding the participation of athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport in international competitions
April 5, 2023 by Leave a Comment
International Olympic Committee 05 Apr 2023 – The following Q&A addresses the current situation after the IOC issued recommendations for International Federations and international sports event organisers on the participation of athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport in international competitions, following a request by the Olympic Summit. This Q&A was first published on 31 March 2023, with the […]
IOC and UN Women launch new Gender Equality Through Sport initiative in New York
March 11, 2023 by Leave a Comment
10 Mar 2023 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and UN Women have launched the Gender Equality Through Sport Bridging Project, a new joint initiative that will use sport as a tool to advance gender equality and prevent gender-based violence. The project was announced during an event co-hosted by the IOC on the side-lines of the […]
IOC announces Olympic Esports Series 2023 with winners to be crowned at live finals in Singapore from 22 to 25 June
March 1, 2023 by Leave a Comment
01 Mar 2023 – Today, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced details of the Olympic Esports Series 2023, a global virtual and simulated sports competition created by the IOC and in collaboration with International Federations (IFs) and game publishers. The initially confirmed featured games across nine sports are: The Olympic Esports Series 2023 begins today, […]
IOC expresses deep sorrow over death of IOC Honorary Member Phillip Walter Coles, AM
January 28, 2023 by Leave a Comment
28 Jan 2023 – It is with profound sadness that the IOC has learnt of the death of Phillip Walter Coles, at the age of 91. Mr Coles represented Australia in canoe sprint at three editions of the Olympic Games – Rome 1960, Tokyo 1964, where he captained the team, and Mexico City 1968. He devoted […]
