International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach speaks during the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, at the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing, on February 20, 2022. (AFP) The head of the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday pinned...
A general view of fireworks light up the sky above the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, during the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, on February 20, 2022. (AFP) The Beijing Winter Olympics have closed with IOC chief Thomas Bach hailing a smoothly run...
Alibaba Group, a Worldwide TOP Partner of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has unveiled its brand-new virtual influencer for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 (“Games”). Based on cloud technology, Dong Dong, the advanced digital persona created by Alibaba to engage with fans,...
Boxing and weightlifting, two sports that yielded medals for Filipino athletes in the Tokyo Games, are in danger of getting scrapped from the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics as warned by International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach. (Photos from AFP) The Philippine delegation made history in the...
A member of Japan's gold medal-winning softball team will have her medal replaced by the International Olympic Committee after her hometown mayor nibbled at the memorabilia. This reference file photo shows a glimpse of the USA Men's National Team gold medal on August 7, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (AFP)...
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach (Photo by Greg MARTIN / OIS/IOC / AFP) It is too early to set a deadline on how next year's postponed Tokyo Olympics will be organized, Olympic chief Thomas Bach said Wednesday, adding developments for rapid COVID-19 testing and...
This file photo taken on July 12, 2018 shows Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori , right, answering questions as International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice president and chairman of the Coordination Commission for Tokyo 2020, John Coates, left, listens during their joint press conference in...
Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski (Screengrab / PSA Forum) Mikee Cojuangco Jaworski is expected to meet with fellow International Olympic Committee officials to update them on the Philippine Olympic Committee’s plans for charter change. Jaworski, who was recently elected into the powerful IOC Executive...
Olympic Rings are seen a the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) The International Olympic Committee on Friday deleted a tweet of film from Nazi Germany's 1936 Berlin Games which carried the "stronger together" hashtag and drew...
Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski wasn’t exactly thrilled when asked about her proximity to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) throne. New IOC Executive Board member Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski (Photo from her Instagram account) Fresh from being elected into the IOC’s Executive Board, a cast of 15...
Former Asian Games gold medalist makes it IOC's inner circle Philippine Olympic Committee board member Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski has been elected to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board held via virtual session. (Photo from Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski's Instagram account) Mikee...
Beijing 2022 organizers were "pressing ahead" with preparations for the Winter Olympics Friday after a senior IOC official warned the coronavirus could force the Games to be postponed. Former World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President and former IOC vice president Richard Pound (Photo by Fabrice...
