Olympics

IOC TOP sponsor Samsung has announced new agreements to support competitions for three of the Olympics' newest sports in the lead-up to the Paris 2024 Games.

The collaboration will see Samsung work alongside the World Surf League (WSL), Street League Skateboarding (SLS) and Pro Breaking Tour (PBT) to celebrate the sports of surfing, skateboarding and breaking — and their communities — on the Road to Paris 2024 and beyond.

Jul 02, 2018 11:07
NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation on Sunday termed the decision of the Narinder Batra-led Indian Olympic Association to deny permission to the men's and women's national teams to particpate in the upcoming upcoming Asian Games in Indonesia as indicative that the IOA lacked both "vision and competence".
Jun 28, 2018 16:06
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee is all set to host the inaugural ‘eSports Forum’ on July 21 alongside the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) at the Olympic Musuem in the city. 
Jun 26, 2018 18:06
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and C40 Cities Tuesday committed to partner on climate transition by working for sustainable Olympic Games. This unique global partnership was announced by Prince Albert II of Monaco, chair of the IOC Sustainability and Legacy Commission, alongside Anne Hidalgo, mayor of Paris and C40 chair, at the first edition of the Transition Forum.
Jun 20, 2018 16:06
PARIS: French sporting apparel brand Lacoste has been awarded licensing rights for a 3-year period by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for an exclusive lifestyle apparel collection that will celebrate and honour the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Olympic Games in Grenoble and Mexico City.
Jun 18, 2018 18:06
A JOINT FUNDING PROTOCOL was signed on Thursday by French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, and Tony Estanguet, President of the Paris 2024 Games with the aim of hosting the marquee event under the proposed budget of $7.9 million. The public contribution is expected to be $1.63 million, according to L’Equipe, the French newspaper.
Jun 11, 2018 18:06
NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is open for a discussion with the Sports Ministry regarding proposed changes in the National Sports Code, according to a Press Trust of India report.  
Jun 07, 2018 15:06
BEIJING: The President of the Organising Committee for PyeongChang 2018 (POCOG), Lee Hee-Beom, has announced the Games have achieved a multimillion-dollar surplus. "I was pleased to say that PyeongChang 2018 can already announce a multimillion-dollar surplus," Lee said at the strategic part of the PyeongChang 2018 Debriefing, which was held here on June 4 and 5, reports Xinhua news agency.
Jun 05, 2018 11:06
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has teamed up with UN Environment for its Clean Seas Campaign and calls on sport and the Olympic Movement to join the effort. The Clean Seas Campaign, launched in January 2017, aims to increase global awareness of the marine litter issue, and to implement measures that address gaps in waste management.
Jun 02, 2018 17:06
NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has declared its intent to submit expression of interest (EoI) for IOC Congress 2021 or onwards, Youth Olympic Games 2026, Asian Games 2030 and Olympic Games 2032.
May 24, 2018 12:05
NEW DELHI: A total of 192 Indian athletes will be supported by the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme till the conclusion of the Asian Games in Jakarta in September.  The latest list of athletes under TOP Scheme was revealed by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Wednesday.