international olympic committee

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The city of Stockholm says it won't bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics. The city official in charge of finances says the reason is because the International Olympic Committee will not be able to report how big the financial contribution to the host city will be...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In another change to the original plan, the press center for Los Angeles' bid to host the 2024 Olympics would be relocated to the University of Southern California campus near the proposed media village. The Secret Service would take the lead role in Games security...

LONDON (AP) — Russia has lost its appeal of the ban against its track and field athletes competing in the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The Court of Arbitration for Sport today rejected the appeal by 68 Russian track and field athletes seeking to overturn the ban imposed by the athletics' governing body following allegations of state-sponsored doping and cover-ups...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Climbing is on the precipice of becoming an Olympic sport, raising the profile of a recreational activity that is seeing a surge in young participants. The ascent to potential Olympic inclusion got a boost on June 1 after the International Olympic Committee executive board gave its approval to include climbing along with four other sports: baseball-softball, surfing, karate an

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti says his city is "the world's greatest stage" as it prepares to compete for the 2024 Summer Olympics, calling it "a quest that Los Angeles was made for." The U.S. Olympic Committee announced that L...