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WADA bars host nations from Olympic drug testing over U.S. objections

The World Anti-Doping Agency's Executive Committee on Thursday unanimously approved new measures to strengthen the independence of anti-doping testing at the Olympic and Paralympic Games, a decision that carries direct implications for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and sets the…

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Olympic flame lit in Athens for Africa’s first Games

The flame for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games was lit on Thursday at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, marking a historic milestone as organizers prepare for the first Olympic event ever staged on the African continent.

WADA vows strict doping controls on Russian athletes ahead of 2028 Olympics

The World Anti-Doping Agency will "be vigilant" in monitoring Russian athletes ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, Director General Olivier Niggli told AFP on Wednesday, pledging to reassure competitors worldwide that the doping controls surrounding Russia's return to international…

Ukraine appeals IOC decision to reinstate Russia’s Olympic committee

Ukraine's National Olympic Committee filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport on July 28 challenging the International Olympic Committee's decision to provisionally reinstate the Russian Olympic Committee, escalating a dispute over Russia's path back into the Olympic…

Ukraine slams IOC’s ‘cynical’ lifting of Russia ban

The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday provisionally lifted its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee and advised Olympic sports bodies to end a three-year program requiring Russian athletes to be vetted for neutral status, moving Russia closer to fielding a…

Volleyball federation lifts Russia ban after IOC decision

The International Volleyball Federation lifted its ban on Russian athletes and teams on Wednesday, becoming one of the first major sports bodies to act on the International Olympic Committee's decision a day earlier to provisionally end Russia's suspension from international…

IOC provisionally lifts suspension of Russian Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday provisionally lifted its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee, opening a path for Russia's return to the Olympic fold ahead of the Los Angeles 2028 Games and marking the most consequential shift in international…

IOC denies Olympic team status to Greenland, Faroe Islands

The International Olympic Committee ruled Wednesday that Greenland and the Faroe Islands will not be recognized as separate Olympic teams, rejecting a formal request from Denmark's parliament just one day after it was made public.

IOC to pay $10,000 grants to all Olympic athletes

The International Olympic Committee announced Wednesday a new fund that will pay $10,000 grants directly to every Olympic athlete who competes, starting with those at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games. The initiative, called the "Fit for the Future Olympian…

IOC targets mid-2029 to elect 2036 Olympics host city

The International Olympic Committee approved a new timetable on Wednesday for selecting the host of the 2036 Summer Olympics, targeting mid-2029 for the final vote and introducing a new "Strategic Dialogue" phase aimed at increasing transparency in what has become…

IOC says sports cut from Brisbane 2032 can return

Sports and medal events cut from the 2032 Brisbane Olympics program will have a path to return at future Summer Games, IOC president Kirsty Coventry told sports leaders on Wednesday at the ASOIF General Assembly in Lausanne, Switzerland.

IOC lifts restrictions on Belarus athletes, keeps Russia suspended

The International Olympic Committee announced Thursday it is lifting all recommended restrictions on Belarusian athletes, clearing them to compete under their national flag in international competitions while maintaining its suspension of Russia.

Milan Cortina is first Olympics with no doping violations in 28 years

Not a single athlete tested positive for a banned substance during the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, making it the first Olympic Games — summer or winter — without a doping violation in 28 years, the International Testing Agency announced…

Caster Semenya plans class action suit over IOC trans ban

The International Olympic Committee announced last Thursday that transgender women and most intersex athletes will be barred from competing in women's events at the Olympics, introducing mandatory genetic screening that marks the most sweeping eligibility change in decades. The policy,…

France calls IOC’s Olympic gender testing a ‘backward step’

The International Olympic Committee on Thursday announced a sweeping new eligibility policy that bars transgender women and most intersex athletes from competing in women's events, effective at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The decision reinstates genetic testing that the IOC…

IOC bars transgender women from Olympics with new gene-testing policy

The International Olympic Committee on Thursday approved a sweeping new eligibility policy that bars transgender women and athletes with differences in sex development from competing in women's events at the Olympics, a move that will take effect at the 2028…

1896 Olympic medal sells for $181K, four times estimate

A silver medal from the first modern Olympic Games sold for approximately $181,000 at a Danish auction on Sunday, fetching roughly four times its estimated high price and underscoring the enduring allure of early Olympic memorabilia.

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics opens with designer uniforms

Athletes from around the world paraded into Milan's San Siro Stadium on Friday evening for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, transforming what is traditionally a sporting occasion into one of the most stylish displays in Olympic history.…

Snoop Dogg returns to NBC Olympics coverage for Milan 2026

NBCUniversal Comcast Corporation confirmed Sunday night that Snoop Dogg will reprise his celebrated role as correspondent for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, marking his return to Olympic coverage after capturing audiences during the Paris 2024 Games.