International Olympic Committee
  • Bach to hold retreat of IOC board

    New IOC President Thomas Bach will hold a four-day retreat of his policy-making body next month to discuss the future of the Olympics.

    South Korean President Park Geun-hye, left, shakes hands with new International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013.
    LAST UPDATE : Nov 21, 2013, 11:48 AM EST
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  • In this image taken Monday Oct. 28, 2013 Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, left, exit a commuter train at the newly built Adler railway station at the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia. Russian Railways is building the most expensive piece of Sochi infrastructure, a 48-kilometer (30-mile) highway and railroad link between the airport and the Alpine venues that has already cost the government 270 billion rubles ($8.5 billion).
    Putin gives assurances of no discrimination

    IOC President Thomas Bach is confident that all athletes and visitors at the Winter Olympics in Sochi will be treated equally regardless of "race, gender or sexual orientation."

    LAST UPDATE : Oct 30, 2013, 5:33 PM EDT
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  • In this Saturday, Sept. 30, 2000 file photo Russia's Viacheslav Ekimov, center, winner of the gold medal in the men's individual time trial, celebrates with Germany's silver medal winner Jan Ullrich, left, and U.S. bronze medal winner Lance Armstrong as they pose on the podium following the cycling road course in Sydney, for the Summer Olympic Games. After months of delays, Lance Armstrong’s Olympic medal is back with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOC stripped Armstrong of the bronze medal
    IOC receives Armstrong's Olympic medal

    The International Olympic Committee stripped the American rider of the bronze medal from the 2000 Sydney Games in January after he admitted to doping.

    LAST UPDATE : Oct 02, 2013, 11:04 AM EDT
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  • International Olympic Committee member, French Jean-Claude Killy (L and on screen) delivers a speech during the International Olympic Committe's 125th Session, in Buenos Aires, on September 8, 2013.
    IOC visiting Sochi final time before games

    With the opening ceremony just over four months away, IOC inspectors are making their final visit to Sochi to check on preparations for the Winter Olympics.

    LAST UPDATE : Sep 25, 2013, 11:10 AM EDT
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  • US Lance Armstrong (US Postal/USA) puts on the yellow jersey as overall leader on the podium at the end of the14th stage of the 90th Tour de France cycling race between Saint-Girons and Loudenvielle-le-Louron, 20 July 2003. Italian Gilberto Simoni (Saeco/Ita) won the stage.
    Lance Armstrong returns bronze medal

    Lance Armstrong has returned his Olympic bronze cycling medal, the latest fallout from his confession to using performance-enhancing drugs.

    LAST UPDATE : Sep 12, 2013, 5:11 PM EDT
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  • In this May 24, 2024 file photo, United States Olympic Committee chairman Larry Probst, left, and Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge shake hands after signing an agreement between the IOC and the USOC at the SportAccord conference in Quebec City. Probst has been elected to the IOC, a big boost for the U.S. to regain influence on the Olympic stage. Probst made it onto the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, with 71 votes in favor and 20 against.
    U.S. has limited number of bid candidates

    The newest American member of the IOC believes there are only a few U.S. cities that could realistically contend for the 2024 Olympics.

    LAST UPDATE : Sep 11, 2013, 10:32 AM EDT
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