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Flying discs & overhead kicks - the next Olympic sports?
BBC via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoIOC president Thomas Bach [Getty Images] “Change or be changed.” After succeeding Jacques Rogge as...
IOC president questions World Athletics offering prize money to Olympic gold medallists - SportsPro
SportsPro· 4 days agoInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has suggested that World Athletics should focus on supporting athletes across the board rather than prioritise prize money for Olympic ...
IOC imposes 15-year ban on former Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait
Associated Press· 7 days agoThe IOC suspended former Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait for 15 years on Saturday after...
World Aquatics to review anti-doping procedures
BBC via Yahoo Sports· 7 days agoWorld Aquatics appoints an anti-doping audit review committee after it emerged 23 Chinese swimmers were cleared to compete at the Tokyo Games, despite testing positive for a banned substance.
Olympic AI? The IOC says artificial intelligence will protect athletes from online abuse at Paris...
Deseret News via Yahoo Sports· 1 day agoThe IOC is using artificial intelligence during the Paris Olympics to monitor social media for...
Jim Thorpe honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Source New Mexico via Yahoo News· 5 days agoOne of the greatest athletes of all time, Jim Thorpe, racked up a number of achievements over the...
Olympics-IOC bans Sheikh Ahmad for 15 years
KFGO· 7 days agoBERLIN (Reuters) - Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has been banned for 15 years from all positions within the International Olympic Committee over ethics breaches, the Olympic ruling ...
Will the 2024 Olympics Have Esports?
ESTNN· 4 days agoIn a February interview with Cycling Weekly, Esports and Gaming Liaison Group Chairman David Lappartient confirmed that the Olympic Esports Games will...
OLY Sheikh Ahmad Ban
WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey· 7 days agoFILE - ANOC President Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah of Kuwait, left, listens to IOC President Thomas Bach, right, addressing delegates during the...
Controversy ensues after World Athletics says it will offer prize money for Paris Olympics
WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke· 21 hours agoWorld Athletics — made a landmark decision when it would award prize money for its athletes who win...
