Only through the lens of history can we understand why China fought so hard for a place in the Olympics on its own terms — to heal the scars of Western colonialism and civil war
An expected announcement on how many fans can attend each event is being pushed back as the city faces tightening restrictions
A Durban teenager will represent South Africa, when the code makes its debut at the Games in July
They took time, but the International Olympic Committee have finally done the responsible thing and postponed Tokyo 2020
The little-known South African surfer who’s been a world beater since the age of 14
Boxing and women’s football qualifying for the 2020 Olympics will be moved from the Chinese city at the centre of a virus outbreak to another location in the country, the organising bodies said on Wednesday. Wuhan was supposed to host China, Taiwan, Thailand and Australia for the group B Asian women’s football qualifiers from February […]
It is the year of the Tokyo Olympics, and the International Olympic Committee was quickly out of the blocks with new guidelines regarding athlete protests. The IOC is worried the biggest stories of the Games will be political gestures rather than sport performances, and so have introduced specific guidelines to prevent “any political messaging, including […]
Doping bridge players? Cyclist gangs? Some competitors will go to any lengths to win
The IOC has been losing patience with boxing since a judging scandal at the Rio Games in 2016
None of the snowboarders suffered major injury, but the IOC and International Ski Federation faced questions as to why the final was not shelved.
US and North Korea and a Russian doping ban haven’t dampened spirits or ticket sales
The Summer Games could easily turn into a yawn fest, but some of us are licking our chops at the prospect of behind-the-scenes drama.
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Britain and the International Olympic Committee have come out in condemnation of an Argentinian advert showing an athlete training in the Falklands.
Sadaf Rahimi has gone against tradition and is the only female member of Afghanistan’s national Olympic team. She is a boxer.
The International Olympic Committee has no plans to investigate Fifa head Sepp Blatter following the resignation of his predecessor Joao Havelange.
Longtime International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound says Fifa is not being transparent about the extent of corruption within the organisation.
South Africa and the United States are among at least five countries that filed initial paperwork required ahead of any potential 2020 Olympic bids.
London celebrated the one-year countdown to the Summer Games with the first dive into the new Olympic pool and a presentation of the medals.
A senior North Korean sports official has been quoted saying North Korea would like to share some events in the 2018 Winter Olympics with South Korea.
The International Olympic Committee hopes the countries that have never sent female athletes to the Olympics, will do so at the 2012 London Olympics.
Developing countries across the world have been urged to take heart from Pyeongchang’s winning bid to be the host of the 2018 Winter Olympics.
The three cities hoping to stage the 2018 Winter Olympics wrapped up their vying in Durban on Tuesday, ahead of the voting that starts on Wednesday.
Sascoc on Wednesday reiterated SA’s intention to bid for the Summer Games, saying the International Olympic Committee session is a chance to impress.
Spain’s IOC representative thinks US President Barack Obama has the chance to get the 2016 Olympics for his home city, Chicago.
The IOC has decided to scrap torch relays outside the host country ahead of Olympic Games in the wake of last year’s chaos in the build-up to Beijing.
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The Sport Ministry has confirmed that regulations that would have allowed the minister to interfere with national team selections have been withdrawn.
The Beijing Olympics, played out against a background of political intrigue and featuring 16 days of compelling and controversial action.
Exactly 100 years ago a Chinese YMCA lecturer had a dream — that one day China would host the Olympic games.
Football is in danger of losing its prominent position at the Olympics after a ruling allowing clubs to deny them a place at the Games.
There is new freedom on the internet as Olympic athletes can talk about the restrictions and other issues on their own blog.
Czech ex-president Vaclav Havel and Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu called on Olympic athletes on Thursday to speak up on human rights in China.
Haze that has covered Beijing for the last few days cleared on Tuesday as rain fell 10 days before the Olympics begin.