International Olympic Committee

I know how IOC’s sex test can ruin an athlete’s life: Dutee Chand

April 02, 2026 10:48 pm

IOC’s aim seems to be to protect the female category. But is there enough scientific evidence to prove that transgender athletes, or even female athletes, with a positive SRY test, have an advantage in track and field?

Sex test for women in elite sports takes toll on right to equality, privacy

March 31, 2026 6:05 am

A policy intended to ensure fairness and safety for women in sports needs to be grounded in scientific evidence. It cannot come at the cost of basic rights, and by making conditions for participation tougher for those it claims to protect.

Explained: The Olympics’ policy to bar transgender people from women’s sports, and its far-reaching impact

March 28, 2026 9:10 am

Inclusion in women’s sports has long been a subject of polarising debate. It has garnered further attention as issues related to diverse gender and sexual identities have become ideological battlegrounds in politics in recent years.

Coughing, vomiting, relocating: Air pollution takes toll on Indian athletes as foreign players flag issue to International Olympic Committee

January 23, 2026 1:47 pm

As the country makes a pitch for the 2036 Olympics, The Indian Express spoke to coaches and athletes from a wide range of sports to understand the impact of the toxic winter air and long summers that push temperatures towards 50 degrees Celsius, on health and training.

IOC cuts ties with Saudi Arabia over Olympic Esports Games partnership: Reasons behind fallout

October 31, 2025 4:31 pm

IOC and the Esports World Cup Foundation have also mutually agreed to end their partnership on the inaugural edition of the event, which was initially scheduled for 2027.

India's Abhinav Bindra named among IOC's nine mental health ambassadors

August 15, 2025 11:51 am

The IOC also said the Ambassadors appointed will break the stigma of mental health and encourage honest conversations

India's 2036 Olympics ambition on a pause after world body announces review of host selection process

June 27, 2025 8:09 pm

New president Kirsty Coventry forms working group to 'review how future hosts are selected and when' days before Indian delegation is to visit Lausanne

Who is Kirsty Coventry, next president of International Olympic Committee?

March 21, 2025 12:51 am

Coventry was elected to one of the most powerful jobs in sports on Thursday after winning 49 votes out of the 97 possible votes. She thus becomes the first woman and first African to lead the Olympic movement. Here's her long CV:

How Kirsty Coventry emerged the runaway winner of the IOC polls, beating Seb Coe and Co

March 21, 2025 8:21 am

Former Olympic champion swimmer from Zimbabwe won 49 off the 97 possible votes

Boxing to be included in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

March 20, 2025 5:31 pm

The IOC had suspended the IBA following long-running disputes over governance, its finances and the integrity of bouts and judging

After Suresh Kalmadi, Abhay Singh Chautala Offers To Let Go Of IOA Life President’s Role

June 22, 2020 7:15 pm

IOC calls for IAAF action over doping claims in Russian athletics

November 12, 2015 3:56 pm

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has called for disciplinary procedures to be initiated against athletes found to have violated doping laws.