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PNG's Ryan Pini to champion mental health
The four-time Olympic swimmer from Papua New Guinea has recently taken on a new role as the IOC's mental health ambassador.
IOC won't recognise Russian backed International Boxing Association
Boxing New Zealand is delighted the International Olympic Committee will no longer recognise the International Boxing Association.
IOC recommends a return for Russian athletes
The IOC has recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to compete under a neutral flag - but has yet to make a decision on Paris 2024.
Medical experts question new transgender guidelines
New International Olympic Committee guidance on transgender inclusion could undermine integrity in sport, say a group of medical experts.
Calling Home: Patrick Rosevear in Beijing
Wellingtonian Patrick Rosevear has certainly led a varied life in China since he moved there nearly a decade ago. Having fully immersed himself in local culture from day one in Shanghai, including… Audio, Gallery
Olympics: 'You have to be out of your mind not to be vaccinated' - Dick Pound ready for Japan
International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound says athletes would be "out of your mind not to be vaccinated" before heading to Japan.
Pound told Checkpoint he has his ticket to Tokyo and unless… Video, Audio
IOC still confident of Olympics going ahead
The IOC says it supports Japanese measures to counter Covid-19 and is confident the Tokyo Olympics would be a "historic" event.
Protest and professional sport: Douglas Hartmann
The Black Lives Matter protests continue to influence the spectacle and the business of pro sports. With many of the world's top leagues now back in action, including the NBA, football and the NFL… Audio
IOC faces a billion dollar cost for delay of Olympics
The IOC expects to bear costs of up to $1.3 billion for its part in the organisation of the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, now due to be staged next year.
Olympics will be postponed, IOC member Dick Pound says
The International Olympic Committee has decided to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Games because of the coronavirus pandemic, IOC member Dick Pound has told USA Today
IOC defends pressing on with plans for the Olympics
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has defended pressing on with plans to stage the Tokyo Olympics despite the coronavirus pandemic.
IOC tells US to clean up its own doping house
The International Olympic Committee told the United States on Thursday it should get its own house in order in the fight against doping before putting athletes from other countries under threat of…
Decision on Russian athletes still awaits
A decision on whether or not to allow up to 47 Russians to compete at the Winter Olympics may not now come until the day the Pyeongchang games opens.
IOC rejects Russian athletes
The International Olympic Committee will not invite the 15 Russian athletes and coaches, who had their lifetime bans overturned, to the Pyeongchang Winter Games.
Russian athletes appeal bans
Twenty-two Russian athletes banned for life by the International Olympic Committee for doping offences at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics are appealing their ban.
Russia banned from Winter Olympics
The Russian Olympic Committee has been banned from sending a team to the 2018 Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee has announced.
IOC ramps up drug testing
More than 20,000 doping tests will have been conducted by the start of next year's Pyeongchang winter Olympics.
Russia set to escape Winter Olympics ban
Russia is reportedly set to escape a ban from next year's Winter Olympics in South Korea and will instead be handed a large fine for endemic doping.
Olympics deal for Paris and LA
Los Angeles is tipped to host the 2028 Summer Olympics in a deal that paves the way for Paris to host the 2024 Games.
More Russian athletes face disciplinary proceedings
The IOC says 28 Russian athletes who took part in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi face disciplinary proceedings over possible manipulation of their urine samples.
