Thomas Bach Archives

IOC congratulates World Sailing

December 11th, 2024

An Olympic sport such as Sailing, which is significantly funded by the International Olympic Committee, and operates at a loss

October 11th, 2024

The future leadership for the International Olympic Committee will be decided when approximately 100 IOC members, which include European and

December 28th, 2023

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and continued war will impact the Paris 2024 Games… but how? Here’s

November 12th, 2023

Hosts for the Olympic Games traditionally get unwanted headlines in advance of the competition, and while Paris has dealt with

June 22nd, 2023

Since Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24 during the Olympic Truce of the 2022 Games, the

February 12th, 2023

A year ago, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach asked for sporting federations to ban Russian and Belarusian competitors and

May 20th, 2022

Three months ago, when Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, it broke the Olympic Truce –

March 13th, 2022

Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, offers a reminder of how sport can be a powerful symbol of

August 9th, 2021

It was under difficult conditions for the 32nd Olympiad to be held. After massive investment by Japan, to host the

January 21st, 2021

It was early March 2020, the coronavirus pandemic was the dominant news, and professional sports in the USA was teetering.