IOC, Olympic and president

IOC President Hopefuls Embrace Olympians’ Call For Climate Leadership
As the race for the next International Olympic Committee president heats up, climate change and sustainability have emerged as defining issues.
Olympic athletes call on incoming IOC president to prioritise climate change
Olympic athletes call on incoming IOC president to prioritise climate change - The call to action follows the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, which will host the 2028 Olympic Games.
IOC candidate Samaranch sees diplomacy with Trump as key priority ahead of 2028 LA Olympics
One of the strong candidates to win the IOC's presidential election next week says meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump should be high on the winner's agenda.
It’s Time For That Rarest Of Olympic Events: Picking An IOC President
Thomas Bach’s tenure as International Olympic Committee President is almost at an end, and a new leader of the Olympic movement will be chosen by the IOC membership
Hundreds of Olympians call on IOC candidates to make climate top priority
Just days before the International Olympic Committee (IOC) elects a new president in Greece more than 400 athletes on Friday called on the future leader of the body to strengthen its action for the environment.
Olympic candidate Coe backs athletes calling for climate issues to be a priority in global sports
IOC presidential candidate Sebastian Coe says the impact of climate change on the global sports calendar will be a priority issue if he wins the election next week.
How Should The Olympics Evolve? IOC Presidential Candidates Have Plenty Of Ideas
The seven IOC Presidential candidates vying to replace Thomas Bach as the top Olympics official have no shortage of suggestions about how to improve the Games.
Olympics-Olympians Make Climate Plea to IOC Presidential Candidates
The signatories to an open letter calling for IOC action on climate change range from Australia's most decorated Olympian, swimmer Emma McKeon, to Cyrille Tchatchet II, a weightlifter who represented the refugee team at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
Ahead of IOC election, 350 Olympians urge candidates to make climate action top priority
Around 350 Olympians from 85 countries, including India's Saina Nehwal and PR Sreejesh, have written a letter to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidential candidates, urging them to make
Olympians make climate plea to IOC presidential candidates, 400-plus send signed letter
Hundreds of athletes ask next IOC President for a meeting to discuss their environmental concerns Trump effect on NATO spending is 'staggering,' Secretary General says Here's the Average Social Security Benefit at Ages 62,
Olympians urge IOC to prioritise climate action amid growing environmental threats
More than 350 Olympians, including 57 Olympic champions, call on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to prioritize environmental sustainability. They emphasize climate change's immediate impact on sports and urge the IOC to reduce carbon emissions and promote green initiatives in Host Cities.

Russia, Olympic Games and Paris

His father changed the Olympics. Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. wants his turn.
Decades after his father modernized the Olympics, Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. is running for IOC president and aiming to adapt ...
Here’s what the outgoing IOC president says about Utah’s Games — and a push to bar transgender athletes at the Olympics
Outgoing IOC President Thomas Bach had plenty of praise for Utah; blamed a push to change the IOC policy on transgender athlete participation on a Russian "fake news campaign." ...
IOC’s Bach sees ‘new world order’ ahead of LA Olympics and says Trump will ‘fully support’ Games
Thomas Bach says he feels a rare calm in his final weeks as IOC president even as a “new world order” gains speed ahead of ...
Risch, GOP lawmakers demand Olympic committee comply with Trump order to ban trans athletes in women's sports
More than two dozen Senate and House Republicans demand the International Olympics Committee to align with President Donald ...