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Kim Jae-youl of South Korea has been elected President of the International Skating Union, emerging from a four-way vote with a landslide victory.

The International Olympic Committee has approved the initial sports programme for the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles with 28 sports on the schedule including skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing. The initial sports programme, ...

The International Olympic Committee has postponed a decision on shooting's programme for Paris 2024 amid a dispute between the sport's worldwide governing body and its Athletes' Committee over proposed changes to the competition format.

The International Modern Pentathlon Union has approved a motion to remove riding from modern pentathlon today at the UIPM Congress, despite an ongoing Court of Arbitration for Sport case against the Board's use of force majeure to make the decision.

The International Modern Pentathlon Union has approved a motion to remove riding from modern pentathlon today at the UIPM Congress, despite an ongoing Court of Arbitration for Sport case against the Board's use of force majeure to make the decision.

Pentathlon United, the group formed to resist the proposed removal of riding from the modern pentathlon after the Paris 2024 Olympics, has issued two ultimatums to the sport’s international governing body, the International Modern Pentathlon Union.

Pérez re-elected Paraguayan Olympic Committee President Camilo Pérez López Moreira has been re-elected President of the Paraguayan Olympic Committee (COP). Pérez, who became an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member in 2018, stood unopposed for the role at the organisations General Assembly. He has held the position since 2011 and is set to continue as COP President beyond the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Julio Ferrari and Roberto Escobar were elected COP vice-presidents during the me...

Death of Walther Tröger, IOC Honorary Member Getty Images It is with great sadness that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has learnt of the death of Walther Tröger, IOC Honorary Member, at the age of 91. In addition to his invaluable contribution to the Olympic Movement internationally, Mr Tröger’s remarkable career as a sports administrator was marked by his successful commitment to shaping sport in Germany for several decades. Holding a degree in law from the ...

Death of Walther Troeger, IOC Honorary Member 12/31/20 It is with great sadness that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has learnt of the death of Walther Tröger, IOC Honorary Member, at the age of 91. In addition to his invaluable contribution to the Olympic Movement internationally, Mr Tröger’s remarkable career as a sports administrator was marked by his successful commitment to shaping sport in Germany for several decades. Holding a degree in law from the University of Erlangen...

Death of Walther Troeger, IOC Honorary Member 12/31/20 It is with great sadness that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has learnt of the death of Walther Tröger, IOC Honorary Member, at the age of 91. In addition to his invaluable contribution to the Olympic Movement internationally, Mr Tröger’s remarkable career as a sports administrator was marked by his successful commitment to shaping sport in Germany for several decades. Holding a degree in law from the University of Erlangen...