The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Laureus Sport for Good have announced a ground-breaking collaboration that will see both organisations each invest $1 million into a two-year programme to advance youth education and employability through sport in Africa.
Olympics
Mar 02, 2019 16:03
LAUSANNE: After almost 12 months’ work, the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) has launched its report on the “Future of Global Sport”.
Mar 02, 2019 15:03
LONDON: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has appointed London-based adam&eveDDB as its first creative agency, ahead of the organisation’s 30th anniversary this September.
Feb 22, 2019 13:02
LAUSANNE: The Organizing Committee of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games Thursday submitted its proposals for sports to be added to the event. These include the likes of skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing, which will be making its first appearance in the Tokyo 2020 Games.
Feb 22, 2019 10:02
NEW DELHI: Coming down hard on "repeat offender" India, the International Olympic Committee on Friday suspended "ALL discussions” with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) regarding the hosting of global sporting events in future.
Feb 15, 2019 12:02
LONDON: A new initiative called ‘Global Athlete’ is set to be based out of the United Kingdom which aims to act like a trade union to empower men and women athletes in the world across Olympic and Paralympic Sports, BBC reports.
The development comes after recent scandals such as doping in Russia and sex abuse in the USA gymnastics team.
Feb 09, 2019 14:02
ZURICH: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that it will conditionally lift the suspension of the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) by 15 March 2019, allowing the country’s para-athletes to participate in world events such as the Tokyo 2020 Games.
Feb 09, 2019 14:02
ZURICH: Olympic Channel, the official multimedia platform service of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has extended its reach by agreeing to a digital partnership deal with Amazon Fire TV.
Feb 08, 2019 15:02
TOKYO: The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) announced Friday that the nationwide collection of discarded and obsolete electronic devices — aimed at supplying recycled precious metals for the manufacture of athletes’ medals — is expected to reach its goals and will end on 31 March.
Feb 02, 2019 12:02
TOKYO: The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee on Friday declared that it will be seeking help from a Japanese weather company in the private sector and the union government’s meteorological agency for climate data analysis at all Olympic venues, AFP reports.
Feb 01, 2019 12:02
TOKYO: The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) recently unveiled the official brand name and logo for the test events they will be organising.