IOC

Sporting bodies ban Russia and its athletes amid invasion of Ukraine
Sports

Sporting bodies ban Russia and its athletes amid invasion of Ukraine

In a statement, the Russian Football Federation said it "categorically disagreed" with the decision and added that it was contrary to the "spirit of sports".

Tennis - Australian Open - First Round - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 21, 2020 China's Peng Shuai in action during the match against Japan's Nao Hibino. Photo :Reuters
China

Peng situation may force IOC to take hard line with China, says Pound

The Olympic rings are illuminated in front of the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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IOC reassures anxious Japan Olympics will be safe

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Olympics: Vaccination not required for Tokyo Games athletes, Bach says

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IOC and China make vaccine deal for Tokyo, Beijing Olympians

IOC President, Thomas Bach, hosts the first Executive Board meeting for 2021 at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland January 27, 2021. Greg Martin/IOC/Handout via REUTERS
Sports

IOC says it is fully committed to staging Tokyo Games

Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) attends a news conference after an Executive Board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 4, 2020/ Reuters
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Tokyo 2020: IOC president says no cancellation talk at board meeting