During a special ceremony featuring the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, and the President of World Taekwondo, Chungwon Choue, a statue was unveiled at the Olympic Museum on the shores of Lake Geneva in Lausanne, Switzerland.

The IOC has recommended National Olympic Committees to refrain from participating in the Friendship Games in Moscow. "The goal of the Friendship Games was never to conflict with the IOC or create a competition against the Olympic movement. The Friendship Games were conceived as a harmonious addition to the existing international calendar, and this is particularly important for Russian athletes," stated the Organizing Committee.

Within the framework of the International Federations Forum taking place in Lausanne (Switzerland), the President of the IOC, Mr. Thomas Bach, has emphasized the vital and urgent need for unity in the world of sports amid growing geopolitical tensions.

The World Friendship Games are scheduled to take place in Moscow and Yekaterinburg from September 15 to September 29, 2024, featuring competitions in 27 sports, including basketball, boxing, athletics, swimming, gymnastics, beach soccer, sports programming, and even acrobatic rock and roll.

The Olympics have been cancelled three times in the past because of war —in 1916, 1940 and 1944—, but International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said on Monday that the 2024 Olympics in Paris will not be called off because of conflicts between Russia and Ukraine on one hand and Israel against Palestine on the other hand. 

The DOSB (German Olympic Sports Confederation) and the German Sport Youth (Deutsche Sportjugend) are introducing a reporting button for anti-Semitic incidents in sport on their websites (www.dosb.de; www.dsj.de). They are currently in talks with MAKKABI Germany about this initiative.

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has praised Beijing Sport University (BSU) for upholding the Olympic spirit as they celebrated their 70th anniversary.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has praised the Olympic Committee of Brazil (COB) for setting up the Brazil House at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games, saying it will give the right visibility for athletes from the country.

Ugandan State Minister for Sports Peter Ogwang has described the decision to ban Russia and Belarus from global sport as "shameful, discouraging, and cruel".

It has been a remarkable couple of weeks in the Olympic Movement, which never ceases to amaze in its ability to bend rules. something that came to the fore at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Mumbai.

The most famous comebacks in sport took place on a football pitch, golf course, boxing ring, cricket pitch or tennis court as far as most fans are concerned.

Olympic Committee of Israel President Yael Arad has admitted it was a difficult decision to attend the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session here where she was elected as a member, but wants it to serve as a morale boost for her home nation.

Pakistan's Syed Shahid Ali has blasted the "humiliating" visa process required to enter India for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session here.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) membership increased to 107 here, after the election of eight officials including Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh, International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) President Petra Sörling and International Skating Union (ISU) President Kim Jae-youl.