The 'like father, like son' adage is not always a benevolent one, but the Spanish bidder for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee hopes to honour his family name come June, when ...

LONDON: The seven candidates running for International Olympic Comm­ittee president had their manifestos published on Thursday, and one is offering to take just half of the eight-year mandate on ...

Paris (AFP) – Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior says his previous career as a perfume salesman taught him how to sell, a valuable lesson he could use if he emulates his father in becoming president ...

Russia remains a burning issue -- it dogged Bach's tenure first with the doping scandal at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games and then with Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 which broke the Olympic ...

President Thomas Bach visited the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Slovakia this week. In Bratislava, he could witness the ...

I’m not usually a fan, but Thomas Bach is a king for this. Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), stated Sunday that United States swimming legend Gary Hall Jr. will ...

IOC President Thomas Bach is planning a trip to Japan next month to meet with new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and organizers of the postponed Tokyo Olympics, organizing committee CEO Toshiro ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. GENEVA — Olympic leaders are "very confident and relaxed" about working with the incoming ...

Sebastian Coe would entertain a bid from Saudi Arabia to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games if elected the next president of the International Olympic Committee. Coe, a double Olympic champion ...

The Olympic boxer who failed a gender test, but competed against women at the summer games in Paris was named among the top "Female Athletes of the Year" by the Associated Press. The move has ...