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International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry is handed the Olympic key from outgoing International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach during the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidential handover ceremony at Olympic

Coventry formally takes on reins as IOC president

Kirsty Coventry officially became the president of the International Olympic Committee following a formal handover on Monday morning.

Olympics • 23 Jun

Thomas Bach gives an opening speech during the IOC Executive Board meeting

IOC candidates make their final push ahead of voting

The race for the most powerful job in world sport is coming to a finish as the seven contenders for the International Olympic Committee presidency make their final moves ahead of a vote that will shape the sporting landscape for the next decade.

Olympics • 19 Mar

The next Olympic Games takes place in Los Angeles

Olympians' climate plea to IOC presidential candidates

More than 400 Olympians from nearly 90 countries around the world have joined in a call for the winner of next week's International Olympic Committee presidential election to make climate their top priority.

Athletics • 14 Mar

Boxing may be absent from the 2028 Olympic Games if the IBA remains the dominant international body

World Boxing welcomes new Asian confederation

World Boxing has backed the newly-formed Asian boxing confederation to represent and promote the sport in the region, as its power struggle with the Russian-led International Boxing Association (IBA) continues.

Boxing • 26 Nov 24

Thomas Bach has spent 12 years at the helm of the IOC

Seven candidates to contest election for IOC presidency

World athletics chief Sebastian Coe, multi-millionaire and Olympic newcomer Johan Eliasch and Zimbabwe's sports minister Kirsty Coventry are among seven candidates for next year's International Olympic Committee presidency election, the IOC said on Monday.

IOC • 17 Sep 24

Imane Khelif (R) was victorious over Janjaem Suwannapheng in their women's 66kg semi-final bout on Tuesday

Paris 2024: No boxing in LA without new governing body

The International Olympic Committee would love to have boxing at the Los Angeles 2028 Games but first needs to see the creation of a new global governing body for the sport, it said.

Paris 2024 • 06 Aug 24

Boxing is in doubt for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles

World Boxing keen to step up quest for IOC recognition

World Boxing president Boris van der Vorst says his organisation is ready to step up its quest for recognition from the International Olympic Committee and save the sport's place on the programme for the Los Angeles Games in 2028.

Boxing • 11 Apr 24

Thomas Bach and Vladimir Putin, pictured together at the 2019 European Games in Minsk

Updated Bach warns of 'very aggressive comments' from Moscow

Russia's government is becoming increasingly aggressive towards the International Olympic Committee as the Paris Games draw near, according to IOC president Thomas Bach.

Olympics • 19 Mar 24

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) headquarters in Moscow

CAS dismisses Russian appeal against IOC suspension

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) says it has dismissed an appeal from the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) against a suspension enforced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Olympics • 23 Feb 24

The 2026 Winter Olympics are being held in northern Italy

IOC pick bids for 2030 and 2034 Winter Games talks

France's 2030 winter Olympic bid and Salt Lake City's 2034 bid will enter into a targetted dialogue with the International Olympic Committee, the IOC said, as it looks for a double allocation of Olympic Games.

Olympics • 29 Nov 23

IOC executive board suspends Russian Olympic Committee

The Russian Olympic Committee has been suspended by the International Olympic Committee's executive board, but no decision has yet been taken on whether individual athletes from the country will be allowed to compete at next summer's Games in Paris.

Olympics • 12 Oct 23

The IABA will be staying affiliated with the IOC after special resolution fails

IABA to remain with IBA following heated debate

The Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) will be staying aligned to the International Boxing Association (IBA) after a special resolution to amend its current constitution was defeated at a tempestuous EGM in the National Stadium in Dublin today.

Boxing • 26 Aug 23

The future of amateur boxing had been in doubt

IOC drops IBA but boxing will remain in Olympics

The International Olympic Committee executive board has recommended withdrawing recognition of the International Boxing Association (IBA) over its failure to meet a set of reforms but also confirmed that the sport would be part of the Paris and Los Angeles games.

Boxing • 07 Jun 23

The 2024 Games are just over a year away

Paris 2024 will be 'turning point' for Games - IOC

The International Olympic Committee is confident that Paris will be ready to host the 2024 Summer Games, the IOC's Coordination Commission has said.

Olympics • 07 Jun 23

The IBA continued their war of words with the IOC

IBA accuses IOC of intransigence over reforms

With boxing teetering on the brink of Olympic elimination, the International Boxing Association (IBA) told the International Olympic Committee it had met its reform criteria and any ban lacked legal basis.

Boxing • 05 Jun 23

The IBA and the IOC have been at loggerheads over Olympic qualification

IBA: European Games must be revoked as qualifiers

The European Games in Poland must be revoked as qualifiers for the 2024 Paris Olympics because athletes from Russia and Belarus have been barred from competing, amateur boxing's Russian-led world body said on Thursday.

Boxing • 13 Apr 23

Daniil Medvedev is free to return to SW19, under certain conditions

Russian and Belarusian players welcome at Wimbledon

Russian and Belarusian players will be allowed to compete at Wimbledon this year, the All England Club has announced.

Athletics • 31 Mar 23

The IOC had sanctioned Russia and Belarus after the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine

IOC issues recommendations for Russian athletes' return

The International Olympic Committee have issued recommendations for the gradual return to international competitions for Russian and Belarusian athletes, with president Thomas Bach saying their participation "works" despite the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Olympics • 28 Mar 23

USA condemns IBA's 'misleading' Olympic qualifiers

The Russian-led International Boxing Association's (IBA's) announcement that its world championships are qualifiers for the 2024 Olympics is "false and misleading" and an attempt to sabotage qualification for the Paris Games, USA Boxing said.

Boxing • 21 Feb 23

The IBA are trying to put pressure on the IOC over Olympic qualifying

IBA step up battle with IOC over Olympic qualification

The International Boxing Association say that the IOC's qualifying process for boxing at next year's Paris Games is unacceptable and must recognise a world championships that many countries, including Ireland, are boycotting.

Boxing • 20 Feb 23

Russian athletes have the chance to compete at the Asian Games

Russian, Belarusian athletes may compete at Asian Games

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has offered to let Russian and Belarusian athletes take part in the Asian Games, a first step towards them competing at the Paris 2024 summer Olympics.

Athletics • 26 Jan 23

Olympic organisers keep world boxing body IBA in cold

Amateur boxing's Russian-led world body will stay shut out of the Olympics because it has yet to implement a "drastic" change of culture, said the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Boxing • 07 Dec 22

Hickey steps down from IOC

Ireland's former Olympic chief Pat Hickey has stepped down from the International Olympic Committee six years after becoming embroiled in a ticket-selling scandal at the 2016 Rio Games.

Olympics • 05 Dec 22

IABA condemns IBA's 'illegal' suspension of Ukraine

The Irish Athletic Boxing Association has condemned what it called the "illegal" suspension of the Ukrainian Boxing Federation from the world governing body, the IBA.

Boxing • 02 Oct 22

A heavy police presence in front of the Liverpool fans at the Stade de France on 28 May

IOC confidence in French police after CL final scenes

French security authorities have learned from this year's Champions League soccer final incidents and can be fully trusted to safeguard the Paris 2024 summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee has said.

Olympics • 09 Sep 22