IOC/International Olympic Committee

IOC lifts Russia suspension, athletes to return to international competitions

International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry at a press conference at SwissTech Convention Center in Ecublens, Switzerland, on June 24.

Ukrainian face of Games Vladyslav Heraskevych urges coalition against Russia’s Olympic return

Vladyslav Heraskevych, a Ukrainian skeleton racer, holds his helmet with images depicting athletes killed since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, during a press conference after he was disqualified from the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games for wearing it, in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 19, 2026. REUTERS/Alina Smutko

IOC provisionally lifts ban on Russian Olympic Committee, athletes to return to international competitions

The IOC has yet to decide whether Russia may use its flag, anthem, or national colours at the Games.

World body extends ban on Russia and Belarus over Ukraine invasion

Olympics - IOC Extraordinary Session - Press Conference - SwissTech Convention Center, Ecublens, Switzerland - June 24, 2026 World Athletics president Sebastian Coe during the session REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Olympics to offer all Games competitors US$10,000 grants

International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry speaking during a press conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, on June 24.

Why Hyrox should drop its Olympic ambitions

The competition – majority-owned by Swiss sports marketing firm Infront Sports & Media AG, which is in turn backed by Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group Co. – has had a meteoric rise.

IOC rules out ‘crossover’ sports at 2030 Winter Olympics

Olympic rings in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), during an Executive Board meeting at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, May 6, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

Aryna Sabalenka hopes to compete under Belarus flag after IOC ruling

International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry speaking at the IOC's executive board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, on May 6.

Olympic ticket sales soar for LA28, leaving some fans priced out

Olympic rings are pictured outside the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland.

More to IOC gender testing than appeasing Donald Trump: ex-IOC executive

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won gold in the women's category at the Paris Olympics despite failing the International Boxing Association's gender eligibility tests.

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