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International Olympic Committee

February 12, 2026

Winter Olympics: IOC expels Ukrainian skeleton racer for wearing war dead helmet

The IOC kicked out a Ukrainian skeleton racer for wearing a helmet honouring Ukrainians killed in the ongoing Russian invasion.

Heraskevych with war dead helmet
August 8, 2024
Isa Hayatou (Credit: BBC)
July 26, 2024

Facts about 2024 Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony

The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris officially begins with a unique show in the middle of the Seine later on Friday.

PARIS OLYMPICS
July 25, 2024

Ex-boxing association seeks prize money for pugilists

“Medallists should receive those ultimate prizes made of the corresponding metals.’’

Boxers
July 23, 2024

IOC president promises ‘spectacular’ Paris Olympics

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach promised a “spectacular” Olympic Games in the coming weeks on Monday in Paris.

PARIS OLYMPICS
March 31, 2023

Ukrainian athletes won’t compete against Russians in Paris 2024 Olympic qualifiers

The IOC is to make a separate decision on the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in Paris at a later date.

2024 OLYMPICS
January 28, 2023

Russian athletes’ neutral Olympic flags stained by blood, says Ukrainian president

Clamouring for Russia not to compete at the summer and winter Olympics, President Volodymyr Zelensky said “any neutral flag of Russian athletes is stained by blood.”

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky
November 17, 2022

Ebola candidate vaccines to be shipped to Uganda next week: WHO

Tedros Ghebreyesus, director-general of the WHO, says three candidate Ebola vaccines for a proposed clinical trial in Uganda should be shipped to the country next week.

Ebola Patients
March 10, 2022

Ukraine War: Jersey sponsor Three suspends partnership with Chelsea

Jersey sponsor Three on Thursday suspended its partnership with Chelsea following the freezing of the London club’s assets by the UK government.