Pere Miró: “The great thing about these 30 years at the IOC has been working with exceptional people”
05 Apr 2022 – In his office at Olympic House, Pere Miró laughs at the countdown that his staff have drawn on the wall: R-1! Retirement day has arrived for the Catalan, who has held various strategic posts within the IOC…
“We hope we can help Ukrainian athletes…”
Bubka: “We hope we can help as many Ukrainian athletes and people as possible” 18 Mar 2022 – Olympic champion and International Olympic Committee (IOC) Member Sergii Bubka, in his capacity as President of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ukraine, has been tasked…
IOC welcomes new EU report setting out action plan to achieve gender equality in sport
15 Mar 2022 – A landmark report in the field of gender equality in sport was published today by the European Union (EU) High-Level Group on Gender Equality in Sport. Entitled “Towards More Gender Equality in Sport”, the report compiles recommendations and…
IOC announces tender process for the sale of media rights in Europe
24 Feb 2022 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that it will open the tender process for the sale of media rights in Europe* of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, Italy, and the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028, USA….
IOC thanks Beijing 2022 for memorable Olympic Winter Games
21 Feb 2022 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) expressed its gratitude to the Beijing 2022 Organising Committee at a thank-you event organised at the Big Air venue in Shougang Park in Beijing today. During the ceremony, the Olympic Order in Gold –…
IOC President writes to Olympic Movement regarding humanitarian assistance for the Olympic Community of Ukraine
03 Mar 2022 – The IOC President, Thomas Bach, today wrote a letter to the Olympic Movement, setting out information on the next steps to provide humanitarian assistance for the Olympic Community in Ukraine. Dear colleagues, In response to the continued humanitarian crisis unfolding…
IOC awards Olympic Cup to the people of the People’s Republic of China
19 Feb 2022 – The people of the People’s Republic of China have been awarded the Olympic Cup in recognition of their support for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. The announcement was made by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach during…
Olympic Solidarity helps athletes shine at Beijing 2022
15 Feb 2022 – There are 236 Olympic Solidarity scholarship-holders from 67 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competing at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, and many of them have already achieved landmark results for their countries. Here, we look at some of the…
IOC publishes Beijing 2022 Competition Contingency Regulations
8 Jan 2022 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) this week released the Competition Contingency Regulations (CCRs) for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Jointly developed between the IOC and the International Winter Federations (IFs), the CCRs are aimed at mitigating the…
IOC statement on meeting with Peng Shuai
07 Feb 2022 – The IOC President has held a face-to-face meeting with Peng Shuai, as announced last November. He was joined by the former Chair of the Athletes’ Commission and IOC member Kirsty Coventry. The meeting took place on Saturday…
