The IOC will have its tenth president or its first female president next year. Elections will be held at the session in Greece in March. In June, Thomas Bach will hand over the Olympic sceptre in rotation after twelve years.
About the IOC's non-transparent disciplinary commission, the decision of commission chair Denis Oswald to caution a courageous Afghan woman, which in turn led to her disqualification by the world federation - and about other practices under the Great Olympic Leader.
Saudi Arabia, India and Qatar are known to be in the mix among several nations vying to host the next available Summer Games in 2036. The IOC is considering changing Summer Games to autumn due to climate change.
The Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) is once again creating bad news. John Helmick, son of a former IOC vice president and ally of UIPM Supremo Klaus Schormann, who has been in office for 31 years, has had his Paris accreditation withdrawn. The case raises many questions.
In its desire to "clean" Paris, the French authorities have hidden from the eyes of cameras and tourists more than 160 homeless people and migrants in a gymnasium in the 20th arrondissement of the capital.
Crazy Monday: Putin's henchman Kremlev at the IBA, Rodchenkov on Russia's Wanted List, the cowardly irresponsibility of the IOC and one of the most bizarre press conferences of all time.
The CEO of USADA urges the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite Yuliya and Vitaly Stepanov’s 2016 application for asylum in the US after WADA and the international Olympic sport failed to help the Russian couple.
Russia's will and IOC' gigantic failure: The IOC should have been better prepared, first and foremost to protect the athletes involved and to ensure the integrity of the Olympic competition. That did not happen. The victims are, as always, the athletes.
Why does the IOC have other Olympic bid rules for France than for Sweden? The Swedish NOC president Hans von Uthman notes that the lack of state guarantees were used as an argument to exclude Sweden from the 2030 bidding process but let France and its half-baked French Alps project win.
About doping, doping reporting, the differences between Rogge and Bach … whether in journalism or in the investigative bodies with lots of money, the key question is always: you just have to want it. But anyone who defends CHINADA reports and doesn't ask any questions has lost.
Will Thomas Bach have the Olympic Charter amended and begin a third term in office? Will he even step down once in this millennium? Who has he chosen as his successor? Many questions, important background information and some answers.
During the memorable IOC session 2023 in Ambani Town, it looked like the 2036 Olympics would be awarded to India by the IOC with a vengeance. In the meantime, things are looking different. Qatar's Emir Tamim is trying everything to outdo the Ambanis. The decision could be made as early as 2025.
The Ukrainians present themselves as proud and self-confident, sad and thoughtful, and ready to give their all in the Olympic arenas. "Each of us thinks about the people who are defending our country," says Olympic champion Olha Kharlan. "It's hard, but that makes us even stronger!"
On the opening day of the Paris Olympics, China's sport is once again in the spotlight: Was there yet more cheating in pre-Olympic competitions? Were the Paris nominations decided before the last qualifying events in the interests of high-ranking officials?
No Olympic athletes went on strike on the day that the staff at the sinfully expensive IOC hotel L'hôtel du Collectionneur went on strike, but swimming legends once again made it clear that their trust in the so-called fight against doping and the anti-doping system has been lost.
Live blog from the second day of the 142nd IOC Session, including the conditional awarding of the 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympics to the French Alps (no financial guarantees) and Salt Lake City (disturbing anti doping law).
