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  Thomas Bach to return to Tokyo after creating controversy

  Other Sports | August 19, 2021 9:06 IST

  The International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach is set to return to Tokyo to attend the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games.

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  Need a LPG connection? Just give a missed call to 8454955555

  Business | August 09, 2021 18:22 IST

  Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has extended its missed call facility to avail new LPG connection to all domestic customers. Prospective customers across the country can give a missed call to 8454955555 to avail a new connection

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  IOC gets more power to remove sports; Weightlifting uncertain for Paris 2024

  Other Sports | August 08, 2021 11:51 IST

  The decision voted in by International Olympic Committee members comes during prolonged issues with the leadership of weightlifting and boxing.

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  Losing semifinalist to get shot at gold medal if finalist contracts COVID-19: IOC

  Other Sports | July 11, 2021 19:23 IST

  There was no clarity as to what will happen to the finalist, however, who was at least assured of a silver medal.

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  IOC framework states countries can replace COVID-infected athlete in mixed team shooting events

  Other Sports | July 11, 2021 15:12 IST

  Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker will take aim for India in the mixed team air pistol event in Tokyo, with Yashaswini Singh Deswal and Abhishek Verma forming the other combination.

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  Olympics in times of COVID-19: IOC allows teams to have alternate players as part of team squad

  Other Sports | July 04, 2021 19:06 IST

  IOC, after discussions with the International Federations (IFs) has decided "to provide flexibility for team selections in several sports."

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  'Big number' of participants at Olympics will be vaccinated: IOC President Thomas Bach

  Other Sports | April 22, 2021 12:27 IST

  Bach, however, reinforced the IOC position that it cannot make vaccination compulsory two months before the Games.

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  Tokyo Olympic participants encouraged to get COVID-19 vaccine, says IOC chief Thomas Bach

  Other Sports | November 16, 2020 17:38 IST

  Bach lauded new advances in rapid testing as a boost to hold the games.

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  Don't expect Olympic pull outs due to COVID-19: IOC chief Thomas Bach

  Other Sports | October 22, 2020 19:53 IST

  International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach says he doesn't expect countries to pull out of next year's Tokyo Olympics due to Covid pandemic and that athletes too won't be barred if they test negative.

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  Election for IOC chief to be held next March in Athens

  Other Sports | October 08, 2020 11:21 IST

  The decision was taken at the virtual meeting of the IOC Executive Board on Wednesday.

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  Shocked, devastated: IOC, UWW react to Navid Afkari's execution

  Other Sports | September 13, 2020 10:56 IST

  The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said that it is "shocked" by the development.

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  Iran executes wrestler Navid Afkari, IOC expresses shock

  Other Sports | September 12, 2020 22:13 IST

  Afraki execution has attracted international outcry as the wrestler earlier claimed innocence and said he was tortured into false confession

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  COVID-19 vaccines not silver bullets but will help organise Olympics: Bach

  Other Sports | September 10, 2020 18:26 IST

  Bach stresses that athletes will have to be co-operative and adhere to all the safety guidelines to be in place for the Olympics

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  Meet Sanjiv Singh, Former IOC Chairman who joined Reliance as Group President

  Business | August 26, 2020 20:04 IST

  Former Indian Oil Corp (IOC) chairman Sanjiv Singh has joined Reliance Industries Ltd as Group President for billionaire Mukesh Ambani-run firm's oil-to-chemicals business.

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  Thomas Bach announces intention to run for second term as IOC President

  Other Sports | July 17, 2020 19:08 IST

  Bach was elected to the position on September 10, 2013 at the 125th IOC Session. He succeeded Jacques Rogge at the session that was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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  IOC reveals updated qualification process for postponed Tokyo Olympics

  Other Sports | July 16, 2020 17:56 IST

  A total of 57 per cent of all the qualification places had been confirmed by the time the Tokyo Olympic was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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  Mittal again writes to IOC Ethics Commission, accuses Batra of reinstating tainted Bhanot

  Other Sports | June 18, 2020 19:26 IST

  Mittal had earlier demanded an IOC ethics commission inquiry into alleged irregularities in Batra's election as IOA president in 2017, which the world body had rejected last week.

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  War within IOA: fresh letters to IOC for and against president Narinder Batra

  Other Sports | June 12, 2020 14:39 IST

  In separate letters to IOC President Thomas Bach, IOA vice-presidents Sudhanshu Mittal and Adile Sumariwalla spoke for and against Narinder Batra respectively.

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  IOC asks international federations to finalise Olympic qualifying events dates

  Other Sports | May 19, 2020 13:28 IST

  Last month, the IOC set June 29, 2021, as the new deadline for the qualification period of the Tokyo Olympics, which has been rescheduled to next year in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

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  Urge governments to include sport in post-COVID 19 plans: IOC President

  Other Sports | May 16, 2020 22:38 IST

  IOC President made the comments after the IOC and the World Health Organisation signed an agreement to work together to "promote health through sport and physical activity."