Thomas Bach

The IOC Chief Bach expects the Palestinian delegation to be of 'six to eight' members

Bach says the swimmers could compete at the Paris Olympics if cleared

IOC chief Bach says ‘in this fragile world, this resolution is more relevant than ever’

Country’s athletes, however, question their govt over threat to boycott 2024 Paris Olympics

Wiater highlights the world body’s complacency for permitting Russians, Belarusians to compete as neutral athletes

IOC chief calls government ‘deplorable’ for negative reactions to Russia stance

Former Ukraine jumper says Russian athletes should be kept out of Olympics for supporting war

IOC chief, however, stresses it’s not up to govts to decide who takes part in sporting events

IOC chief says participation of Russian, Belarusian athletes ‘has not even been discussed in concrete terms’

World Athletics boss says country’s dual ban will not allow its athletes to compete in coming future

Ukraine president says athletes from country shouldn’t be allowed in Olympics

IOC president pledges to ‘triple the fund’ for athletes from war-torn nation

Olympic champion believes banning Russian athletes from international competitions will spark ‘new war’

IOC chief warns hosts of ‘unexpected obstacles’; says ‘honeymoon’ won’t last forever

Thomas Bach says Moscow is in clear violation of ‘Olympic truce and Olympic charter’

Norway top table with 16 golds in a spectacle which sees milestones, doping scandal

IOC chief says it was ‘chilling’ to see how Russian skater was treated by coach after failing in final

Chinese tennis star says her comments caused ‘huge misunderstanding’

Official says chief Bach will ‘talk’ with Chinese star in Beijing; refuses to share more details

Concerns by human rights have dominated build-up to Winter Olympics, to begin with, Covid-secure bubble

IOC president claims everything is in ‘place’ for ‘safe and successful’ Games

Build-up to Games has been overshadowed by diplomatic boycotts, concerns about human rights and Covid

Lead-up to Winter Games has been clouded by diplomatic boycotts

Tennis star 'looking forward' to meeting Bach and chair of IOC athletes' commission

Meeting is expected to be first of several as dignitaries descend on Beijing for Olympics

Stakeholders dismiss any idea of postponement of Beijing Winter Games amid Covid surge

IOC chief Bach calls both sports ‘problem children’; warns governing bodies to fix their issues

IOC president says ‘participation of athletes’ in 2022 Beijing Olympics is all that matters

Former US Open champion says she just wants Chinese star to be safe

Olympic body’s head faces criticism for not demanding guarantees over star’s freedom

Chinese tennis star speaks to organisation chief Bach, wants privacy respected

Bach says the unprecedented step of postponing the mega-event had proved more complicated than he thought

Olympic boss hoping success on the field of play for host nation could shift mood

Bach says not sending contingents will only punish athletes

IOC chief Bach says Games are not about politics, but ‘firstly about sport’

Olympic chief, however, says there is ‘no solution today’ for Tokyo Games

Bach was to address the 100 IOC members in three different sessions decided by language and local time zone

IOC chief Bach says any decision on Tokyo 2020 will be based on expert advice

Olympic body’s head Bach commits to staging sporting extravaganza on time.

Thomas Bach reveals expert panel will study its implications