The IOC
Get news and updates on the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which is a not-for-profit organization in charge of the Olympics. Find news and articles on the IOC background and formation. The IOC formed in 1894 by a French educator and historian Pierre de Coubertin. Demetrius Vikelas, a Greek businessman and writer, was the first President of the IOC. The IOC is located in Lausanne, Switzerland. Check out RT.com for the news and details about the structure of the IOC. Today, it consists of 95 active members, 41 honorary members, an honorary president and one honor member (Henry Kissinger) – find the news on RT on those members. The IOC’s goal is to lead the Olympic Movement. Follow RT for the issues related to IOC, like the one with Russian Olympic team. Russia was banned from the PyeongChang Olympic Games in 2018 after a number of Russian athletes were accused of doping. However, later the same year the IOC announced the return of Russian team in to the Olympic family. Don’t miss the news on this and other scandals with involvement of the IOC.
- Spain backs down on Kosovo stance after IOC warning
Spain will afford athletes from Kosovo the same rights as other competitors at sports events in the country, after changing its stance following pressure from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).Sport News - IOC to create refugee team for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced it will form a special team of competitors with refugee status for the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo, Japan.Sport News - Israel calls on IOC to ban Palestinian official for ‘inciting violence’ over Messi protest
Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan has urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to suspend membership of Palestinian Olympic Committee chairman Jibril Rajoub for “inciting hatred and violence.”Sport News - ‘USA should urgently address low testing level in pro leagues’ – IOC on Rodchenkov Act
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has criticized the proposed Rodchenkov law, which makes all international athletes subject to US law, stressing that poor doping testing in American professional leagues remains neglected.Sport News - US blocks IOC proposal to allow sports equipment exports to North Korea
The US has blocked a request by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to the United Nations Security Council Committee to exclude sports equipment from the list of items prohibited for export to North Korea.Sport News - IOC to appeal CAS decision on cleared Russian athletes
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced it will appeal the verdict of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to clear dozens of Russian athletes of doping charges.Sport News
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