Host City and IOC mourn the passing of Sir Craig Reedie
Sir Craig Reedie GBE, IOC Honorary Member and longstanding chairman of Host City conference, has sadly passed away at the age of 84
Sir Craig Reedie among recipients of IOC’s highest award
IOC awards Olympic Orders to personalities who have made an outstanding contribution to sport and Olympism
Host City 2023 speaker Petra Sörling elected IOC Member
Sörling joins Yael Arad, Balázs Fürjes, Cecilia Roxana Tait Villacorta, Michelle Yeoh, Michael Mronz, Jae-youl Kim and Mehrez Boussayene as new IOC Members, while Host City’s longstanding chairman Sir Craig Reedie receives the Olympic Order
Bach highlights esports in New Year’s Message of hope
Following a turbulent 2022, IOC President Thomas Bach’s New Year’s Message points to youth engagement and esports to bring optimism in 2023
IOC and Deloitte announce global partnership to advance the Olympic Movement
The 10-year “partnership with purpose” will focus on sustainability, diversity, equity and inclusion and athlete career support
FIFA says it is “considering all opinions” as IOC calls for wider consultation on biennial World Cups
Football’s governing body plans a “global summit” to reveal the outcome of its consultation within the sport
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovi? announced as Chair of the Future Host Commission for the Games of the Olympiad
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovi?, IOC member in the Republic of Croatia, has been appointed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President as Chair of the Future Host Commission for the Games of the Olympiad.
International Olympic Committee makes landmark move into virtual sports by announcing first-ever Olympic Virtual Series
Inaugural Olympic Virtual Series to include international federations and game publishers in baseball, cycling, rowing, sailing and motor sport
Bring gaming into the Games?
As the Olympic Movement branches out into virtual sport, a billion-dollar question is raised: could, should and would the likes of Counter Strike ever join the party?
Tokyo Games can be the “great symbol of hope”
Staging the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in a year’s time is a mammoth task that brings light at the end of the tunnel, according to Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee