World Mar 20 Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president and is first woman to lead the global Olympic body By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press
World Feb 06 Trump administration plans to pressure the IOC to come up with a uniform transgender athlete ban President Donald Trump is ready to take his fight against transgender athletes to the International Olympic Committee. By Will Graves, Associated Press
World Oct 12 IOC suspends Russian Olympic Committee for incorporating sports councils in Ukrainian regions The Russian Olympic Committee has been suspended by the IOC for breaching the Olympic Charter by incorporating sports bodies in four regions in eastern Ukraine. By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press
World Feb 20 34 nations call on International Olympic Committee to clarify neutrality on Russia The governments of 34 nations signed a statement calling on the IOC to clarify the definition of "neutrality" as it seeks a way to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes back into international sports and next year's Paris Olympics. By Eddie Pells, Associated Press
World Feb 02 IOC details plan to allow Russian athletes into Paris Olympics amid criticisms The International Olympic Committee has stepped up efforts to explain its position on trying to help Russian athletes qualify for the Paris Games. It comes amid a backlash from Ukraine and its allies. By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press
Jan 25 IOC seeks pathway to let Russians compete at 2024 Paris Olympics By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press The IOC has made clear it wants Russians to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics as neutral athletes. That's in defiance of Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy's call to exclude Russians entirely in Paris in 18 months' time. Continue reading
Feb 20 After Beijing bubble bursts, can the IOC save the Olympics? By Eddie Pells, Associated Press As the IOC pulls up stakes from Beijing, it has 29 months to hit the reset button and hope for a different, COVID-free and much better vibe when the Summer Games go to Paris. Before he got out of town,… Continue reading
Feb 09 IOC says ‘legal issues’ have delayed team figure skating medal ceremony By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press The winners in the team figure skating competition at the Beijing Olympics still have not received their medals two days later because of what the IOC says are "legal issues."… Continue reading
Nov 22 IOC call with Chinese tennis star Peng raises more questions By Stephen Wade, Associated Press A video call between Olympic officials and Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai was meant to reassure the world that she was safe — but instead has raised more questions. Continue reading
Nov 20 Tennis players take on Communist Party: Where is Peng Shuai? By Stephen Wade, Associated Press Some of the world’s most famous tennis players, distraught by the disappearance of colleague Peng Shuai, are challenging China’s Communist Party to get answers. Continue reading