New sports given go-ahead for Olympic Games in 2028
Cricket, squash, baseball/softball, lacrosse and flag football will all be included in the Olympic programme at the Los Angeles Games in 2028.
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Olympic president Thomas Bach urged by some IOC members to extend term limit, seek 4 more years
Russia and China have done it for their heads of state. Now some International Olympic Committee members want to change term-limit rules and norms to keep their long-time leader in office.
IOC president Bach coy as members call for rule change to extend his term
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach speaks on the first day of the 141st IOC Session in Mumbai on October 15, 2023. (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP)
IOC members call on Bach to stay on past 2025
MUMBAI :Several International Olympic Committee members called on Sunday for President Thomas Bach to stay on after his second term ends in 2025 and continue for an unprecedented third one.
PM Modi Says India Will Leave No Stone Unturned In Preparation For Organisation Of 2036 Olympics
Prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that India will leave "no stone unturned" in its efforts to organise the 2036 Olympics as the government expressed a strong desire to host the biggest sporting event in the world. Modi declared open the 141st Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), where India will present its roadmap for hosting the quadrennial extravaganza. The IOC session is being held in the country after a gap of 40 years. The last Olympic Session was held in India in 1983 in New Delhi. PM Modi also said that India wishes to host the 2029 Youth Olympics.
IOC members call on President Bach to stay on past end of term in 2025
MUMBAI : Several International Olympic Committee members called on Sunday for president Thomas Bach to stay on after his second term ends in 2025, and continue for a third one.
PM Modi Says India Will Leave No Stone Unturned In Preparation For Organisation Of 2036 Olympics
Prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that India will leave "no stone unturned" in its efforts to organise the 2036 Olympics as the government expressed a strong desire to host the biggest sporting event in the world. Modi declared open the 141st Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), where India will present its roadmap for hosting the quadrennial extravaganza. The IOC session is being held in the country after a gap of 40 years. The last Olympic Session was held in India in 1983 in New Delhi. PM Modi also said that India wishes to host the 2029 Youth Olympics.
IOC to pursue 'Esports Games', says Bach
MUMBAI : The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will pursue the creation of an Esports Games, President Thomas Bach said in his opening speech at the IOC Session on Saturday.