In an op-ed that ran on The Guardian’s website Friday, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach penned his thoughts on politics and the Olympic Games and why, in his opinion, the two don’t mix.
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U.S. Olympic athletes rip IOC for maintaining protest ban: 'hypocrites,' 'full of s---'
American Olympians, along with a council representing all Team USA athletes, criticized the International Olympic Committee on Thursday for its reiteration of a ban on protests at the Games.
ANOC Social Media Survey reveals National Olympic Committees have 28 million followers, with more than half on Facebook
National Olympic Committees (NOCs) around the world have a combined social media size of 28.4 million, with more than half of them coming from the Americas, a new survey has revealed.
IOC upholds Rule 50 prohibiting athlete protests at Olympic Games
Athlete protests and political messages will remain banned at the Olympics, the IOC said Wednesday, after a survey found that a majority of competitors were in favour of keeping the ban in place.
Thomas Bach - the unlucky IOC President
On Wednesday afternoon (March 10), a freshly-barbered Thomas Bach will be reinstalled as President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for four more years.
IOC bans "accompanying guests" from Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Guests including partners of International Olympic Committee (IOC) members will not be able to attend Tokyo 2020 after the organisation decided to limit accreditation to those who have "essential and operational roles" at the Games.