17/05/2013
IOC ACTIVITIES PRESIDENT On 13 May at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, IOC President Jacques Rogge received an official visit from their Royal Highnesses Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Be...
16/05/2013
The Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (NYOGOC) is well on track to deliver successful Games next summer, according to the IOC Coordination Commission, which concluded its fourth vi...
15/05/2013
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today held fruitful meetings with a delegation from the Indian Sports Ministry, headed by Indian Sports Minister Jitendra Singh, and representatives from the ...
The 19-year-old Cuban weightlifter, Ediel Marquez, came away from the first Summer Youth Olympic Games, in Singapore in 2010, as a bronze medallist in the Men’s 69kg event, lifting an impressive 283kg...
14/05/2013
The fourth meeting of the Founding Working Group (FWG) on the fight against irregular and illegal betting concluded today with the approval of a set of recommendations aimed at bolstering education on...
Worldwide Olympic Partner Coca-Cola has announced four global business commitments to further help people live healthier, happier, and more active lifestyles, as it steps up the fight against obesity ...
13/05/2013
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the rights to Ten Network Holdings to broadcast the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, in 2014. Ten Network Holdings has acquired broadc...
HRH Prince Philippe and HRH Princess Mathilde of Belgium paid an official courtesy visit today to their compatriot and International Olympic Committee President, Jacques Rogge, at the IOC headquarters...
11/05/2013
Great Britain’s skeleton silver medallist in Turin in 2006 will be aiming to go one better at the Sochi sliding centre in 2014, but the track ahead is long and unpredictable. Shelley Rudman reveals ho...
08/05/2013
The second Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer in 2016 may still be a few years away, but for 24 Norwegian students, the Games are on. Demonstrating the true YOG spirit, the students from the lo...
London 2012 - The British ska band Madness perform their hit Our House during the closing ceremony in Olympic Stadium on August 12, 2012.
London 2012 - The saxophonist from the band Madness performs his solo while flying through Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony on August 12, 2012.
London 2012 - Ray Davies of the Kinks sings “Waterloo Sunset,” a love letter to London, at the closing ceremony on August 12, 2012.
London 2012 - Acrobats, dancers, and performers give the eye much to behold in Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony on August 12, 2012.
London 2012 - Motor scooters from London's mid-60's mod subculture deliver Ricky Wilson to the stage to sing The Who's "Pinball Wizard" during the closing ceremony.
London 2012 - As the David Bowie hit "Fashion" plays aloud, a parade enters of British supermodels sporting haute couture designs during the closing ceremony.
YOG curler and rising star Sarah Anderson joins Team USA’s curling elite
Judo builds bridges in Burundi
Sochi 2014: The final countdown
Sochi 2014: A lasting resort
A day in the life of Swiss biathlete Aita Gasparin