Torches from the Paris Olympics Games and the crown and wreath of Dionysus worn by singer Philippe Katerine during the ...

A new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been elected. Kirsty Coventry, the two-time Olympic gold medallist and Zimbabwe sports minister, has become the first woman and ...

Candidates were allowed to write a manifesto the IOC published on the same day in December, then make just one official presentation to their voters at Olympic headquarters in January. Voters ...

"Step by step, we did everything to preserve boxing with its rich history and traditions in the Olympic program, so that every young athlete would have the opportunity to one day stand on the ...

Coventry will formally replace her mentor Bach at a handover June 23, which is Olympic Day, as the 10th IOC president in its 131-year history. Bach reached the maximum 12 years in office.

Coventry has long been seen as the preferred successor of outgoing president Thomas Bach, who formally leaves office on Olympic Day, June 23, having reached the maximum 12 years in office.

An Olympic gold medal-winning rower missed out ... outlined his disappointment at missing the World Book Day event arranged for children in the south of England. “The cruise has been good ...

Many Tate High School students took the day off from classes and instead volunteered to be paired with the Special Olympics athletes as "buddies." Spectators, volunteers, and athletes say events ...

Irish man Jack B Yeats' painting titled The Liffey Swim won a silver medal in the arts and culture category at the 1924 ...

(WJHL) – The Tennessee Special Olympics’ Upper East Region Track ... which is awesome.” The two-day event is open to the public and admission is free each year. “We are incredibly excited ...