Thomas Bach

U.S. Women Win Gold In 3-On-3 Basketball

The U.S. women’s 3-on-3 basketball team has made history in the debut of the event at the Tokyo Olympics. Allisha…

3 years ago

Tokyo Olympics Open With Muted Ceremony & Empty Stadium

Belated and beleaguered, the virus-delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics finally opened Friday night with cascading fireworks and made-for-TV choreography in a…

3 years ago

COVID-19 Positive Cases Among Olympic Athletes Stirs Controversy

Three South African soccer players became the first athletes inside the Olympic Village to test positive for COVID-19, and other…

3 years ago

Coco Gauff Pulls Out Of Tokyo Olympics After Testing Positive For COVID-19

United States tennis player Coco Gauff has tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing her to pull out of the Tokyo Olympics.…

3 years ago

IOC & Pfizer Reach Deal To Supply Olympic Athletes With COVID-19 Vaccines

On Wednesday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the signing of a deal with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to supply vaccines…

3 years ago

Tokyo Olympic Organizers Insist Games Will Be Held

On Tuesday, the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee relayed the message that the games will be happening to their fellow members…

4 years ago

IOC & Tokyo Reaffirm That Olympic Games Will Not Be Canceled

The Tokyo Olympics were originally supposed to be held in 2020, but the outbreak of the coronavirus forced a dramatic…

4 years ago

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Admits Olympics Could Be Suspended Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

After weeks of speculation surrounding the start date of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe admitted Monday that the…

5 years ago

IOC Head: Russia Will Face New Sanctions For 2014 Olympics Doping

Russia may have made greater efforts to introduce more anti-doping programs, but the International Olympic Committee doesn't believe this is…

7 years ago

IOC President Thomas Bach Allows Vetted Russian Athletes To Compete At Rio Games

Russian athletes who pass an individual test by the International Association of Athletics Federations to show they are clean will…

8 years ago