Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) have appointed Commonwealth Games medallist Tom Iquaibom as chair of the organisation’s Technical and Development Commission.
National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran secretary general Shahrokh Shahnazi has been arrested over allegations of financial misconduct, it has been reported.
British biscuit brand McVitie's has become an official partner of Team GB with little more than a year to go until the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Francesco Ricci Bitti, President of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF), says his organisation is planning a follow-up to the groundbreaking report it issued in March on the seismic changes facing International Federations (IFs).
The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) is hoping to enable athletes to transition from competition to business at the end of their careers thanks to a collaborative programme with the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.
Tokyo 2020 organisers told the 40th European Olympic Committees Seminar here that “more than two million” people had registered with the Games ticketing site ahead of the ticket lottery launch on May 9, with the figure having doubled since.
Preparations are complete for next month’s staging of the second European Games in Belarus, delegates at the 40th European Olympic Committees Seminar were told here today.
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has hailed a donation of AUD$600,000 (€369,379/£324,066) by the Queensland Government to the Australian Olympic team ahead of Tokyo 2020.
Paris 2024 organisers have made significant savings on the construction of their Olympic and Paralympic Athletes' Village by reducing the number of beds that will be required following an intensive consultation exercise with National Olympic Committees.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) maintains the legal case won recently by a German athletes' group which lessened individual advertising restrictions addressed in its Rule 40.3 is not generally applicable to other National Olympic Committees.
Delegates at the 40th European Olympic Committees (EOC) Seminar here have been given a reminder from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over ensuring athletes are not excluded from competition for political reasons.
The Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee (CTOC) has hosted an international sports affairs training course for participants across Asia.
A workshop aimed at helping retired athletes with their future plans will be held by the Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC) next month.
The European Olympic Committees will this week name the representative earmarked to monitor press freedom during the Minsk 2019 European Games – but its President, Janez Kocijančič, has faith that Belarus will honour the stipulations that are part of the host city contract.
European Olympic Committees President Janez Kocijančič reiterated his confidence that the hosts for the 2023 European Games would be confirmed shortly before the Opening Ceremony of this year’s Games in Minsk – in good time for the traditional Closing Ceremony handover.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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