IOC’s inaugural Olympic Esports Week begins with dazzling Opening Ceremony in Singapore
22 Jun 2023 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s first Olympic Esports Week Singapore 2023 officially got underway today, following an Opening Ceremony which used innovative technologies to celebrate where the physical and virtual worlds meet. The Olympic Movement has come together in…
Olympic Order awarded to WHO Director−General Tedros Ghebreyesus
International Olympic Committee 20 Jun 2023 – The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, was presented with the Olympic Order today by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach. The award ceremony was held at Olympic House in…
IOC announces Infront as exclusive Central and South−East Asia Media Rights−Holder for 2026−2032 period
International Olympic Committee 15 Jun 2023 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that Infront Sports & Media AG (Infront) has been awarded the exclusive broadcast rights in 22 countries in Central and South-East Asia for the XXV Olympic Winter Games…
IOC welcomes G7 Leaders’ support for the autonomy of sport
International 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…
IOC and UNODC highlight sport’s powerful role in youth crime prevention
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…
IOC and International Federations join forces to tackle competition manipulation
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…
IOC donates USD 10.4 million share of Beijing 2022 surplus to support Games’ legacy
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…
Olympic storytelling from the IOC recognised with Sports Emmy Awards nominations
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…
IOC receives ISO 20121 certification for sustainability performance at corporate events
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….
Q&A regarding the participation of athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport in international competitions
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…
