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— March 11, 2026

The Olympic Movement faces the challenge of the conflict in the Middle East

From Iran to Israel, via Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, and Turkey, the Middle East is gripped by... Read more "

— March 3, 2026

The Canadian Olympic Committee is calling on the government for help

What future lies ahead for Canadian sport? The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is asking itself more and more questions. While the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have been... Read more "

— February 26, 2026

Delays, consultations, partnerships... Edgar Grospiron's answers to the senators

Two hours in the hot seat. On Wednesday, the Senate's Committee on Culture, Education, Communication and Sport held a hearing with Edgar Grospiron, president of the Paris 2020 Organizing Committee... Read more "

— February 12, 2026

The IOC is losing every time in the Heraskevych affair

The IOC is walking on eggshells. The governing body is under fire after announcing that Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych would not be able to compete in... Read more "

— January 27, 2026

Oklahoma's whitewater center soon to be Olympic-ready

The scent of Los Angeles 2028 is slowly beginning to spread to Oklahoma City. In two and a half years, OKC will host the softball tournament and the... Read more "

— January 7, 2026

Should Italian sport say yes to gambling?

A gambling game to fund the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI). That's the idea behind Win for Italia Team, the game presented by the government in December. It is planned... Read more "

— January 4, 2026

The highlights of the year 2026

The year 2026 will be particularly eventful for the Olympic Movement. While the International Table Tennis Federation will celebrate its centenary, FIFA will have a lot riding on this... Read more "

— December 23, 2025

A recap of IF's elections this year

The year 2025 was marked by numerous elections. The most publicized saw Kirsty Coventry elected to succeed Thomas Bach as head of the International Olympic Committee. Read more "

— December 17, 2025

Infantino, number 1 in the ranking of the most influential French speakers

Gianni Infantino is used to being in the spotlight. He is, in fact, the one who tops the barometer of the most influential French-speaking figures in the Olympic Movement... Read more "

— December 16, 2025

Lappartient, number 2 in the ranking of the most influential French speakers

David Lappartient appears in second place in the ranking of the most influential French speakers at the end of an extremely busy 2025. A candidate for the presidency of the IOC, he has... Read more "