IOC

— 22 April 2021

To demonstrate at the Games, we will still have to wait

For the change, we will have to wait. Unsurprisingly, the IOC postponed any reform of Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter on freedom of expression at the Games. In... Lire la suite »

— 21 April 2021

A call for sanctions against the Iranian regime

After China and the Beijing 2022 Games, a second subject of mobilisation for the respect of human rights is knocking on the door of the IOC in Lausanne. It... Lire la suite »

— 21 April 2021

For the public at the Tokyo Games, decision in June

Patience. Announced for the end of April, with a possible postponement to early May, the decision on the number of spectators allowed at the Tokyo Games competition venues may... Lire la suite »

— 20 April 2021

For Milan/Cortina 2026, the Italians reinvent the concept of the Olympic budget

The IOC makes no secret of this: the budget for the Olympic Games has become its first obsession, since the historic final bill for the Sochi Winter Olympics in... Lire la suite »

— 16 April 2021

Cancellation of the Tokyo Games? Always an option

Bad sign. With less than 100 days to go, the question of hosting the Tokyo Games occupies political ground in Japan. It feeds the debate between majority and opposition.... Lire la suite »

— 15 April 2021

At the Tokyo Games, Russia will show its colours

Let’s face it: Russia will be deprived of its flag and national anthem in less than 100 days at the Tokyo Games. But for the rest, its delegation of... Lire la suite »

— 14 April 2021

Sheikh Ahmad’s trial after the Tokyo Games

Will Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah see the Tokyo Games? Likely. The Kuwaiti leader still chairs the Association of Asian Olympic Committees (OCA). As such, there is no doubt about... Lire la suite »

— 14 April 2021

At D-100, the Tokyo Games still do not see clearly

Cruel coincidence of the calendar. Just 100 days before the opening of the Tokyo Games on Wednesday, April 14th, the Olympic Torch Relay was diverted from its intended route... Lire la suite »

— 9 April 2021

Berlin and Tel Aviv, bid for reconciliation for the Games in 2036

The IOC can rub its hands: the Olympic candidacies, for a moment in decline, seem to regain all their vigour. They even knock on the window of the Olympic... Lire la suite »

— 8 April 2021

Vaccination, a new pre-Olympic event

With less than 110 days before the opening of the Tokyo Games (D-106 this Thursday, April 8th), the issue of the vaccination of athletes no longer seems to be... Lire la suite »