Organisation: National Olympic Committee

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world

Kenya may pull out of Olympics over zika virus

Kenya has threatened to pull its elite runners and other athletes out of the Rio Olympics unless it got assurances they would not be exposed to the zika outbreak in Brazil.

sport

Indian flag can now fly at Olympics

Danes show little bit of thought can build lasting legacy

sport

CAS to hear Norden triathlon appeal

other

Russian track cyclist tests positive

soccer

Olympics organisers red-faced after North Korea flag gaffe

IAAF chief confirms positive drugs test

IAAF president Lamine Diack confirmed today that he had been informed of a positive drugs test by a leading athlete.

Tue, 24 Jul, 2012

Logo branded for life

Every Olympics has a new emblem, and every emblem causes outrage, none more so than 2012’s jagged shards, says Richard Fitzpatrick

Fri, 13 Jul, 2012

Fears grow of 'boycott' threat from Indian athletes to Olympics

A boycott threat could be looming over the London 2012 Olympics.

Fri, 25 Nov, 2011

Olympic Torch set to visit Ireland for first time

IT IS almost certain the Olympic Torch will visit Ireland next year for the first time in the history of the Games.

Fri, 05 Aug, 2011

Gaddafi 'will not attend games'

Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi will not be coming to the London 2012 Olympics, the Government said today.

Wed, 15 Jun, 2011

IOC look into seven cases

The International Olympic Committee today announced that seven samples taken during the Olympic Games in Beijing had resulted in “adverse analytical findings”.

Tue, 28 Apr, 2009

FIFA to review Olympic football

FIFA will conduct a review of Olympic football regulations to ensure the London Games in 2012 are not hit by more club-versus-country rows.

Mon, 04 Aug, 2008

England women's football team barred from Olympics

The England women’s football team were disappointed at a decision to exclude them from playing in the next Olympics but were determined not to let it spoil their upcoming World Cup campaign, coach Hope Powell said today.

Sun, 09 Sep, 2007

Top Iraqi footballer kidnapped

Police said today that a popular Iraqi football player who was a member of the country’s Olympic team had been kidnapped in Baghdad.

Mon, 04 Sep, 2006

Athens will rise above drugs scandals - Rogge

International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge today insisted the Athens Games would not be overshadowed by the rumbling drugs controversies surrounding the high-profile BALCO athletes and unnamed American swimmers.

Sun, 08 Aug, 2004

Olympics: Pinsent offered IOC role

Triple Olympic gold medallist Matthew Pinsent has been offered a seat on the International Olympic Committee’s Athletes’ Commission.

Tue, 11 Dec, 2001