Wrestling, IOC presidential race and 2020 in focus
Call it the perfect storm of Olympic politics. With sports leaders gathering in St. Petersburg, Russia, this week for a global convention, three ...

AP Source: CK Wu tells Rogge he'll seek presidency
Amateur boxing association chief C.K. Wu of Taiwan is entering the race for president of the International Olympic Committee. Wu notified Jacques ...

AP Sources: Ng Ser Miang to run for IOC president
Singapore's Ng Ser Miang is set to become the second declared candidate in the race to succeed Jacques Rogge as president of the IOC.

Thomas Bach announces IOC presidential candidacy
Thomas Bach is counting on his track record and long experience in the Olympic world to carry him to the top job in the IOC. The 59-year-old German ...

AP source: Bach to announce IOC presidential bid
Germany's Thomas Bach is set to become the first member to declare he is a candidate to succeed Jacques Rogge as president of the International ...
Officials: Madrid 2020 bid has low financial risk
Officials in charge of Madrid's bid for the 2020 Olympics say they represent a "safe option" for staging the Summer Games despite the deep financial ...

Rogge: Rio Olympic organizers don't need warning
IOC President Jacques Rogge believes he won't need to publicly warn organizers of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics about delayed preparations. An IOC ...

Column: Swifter, higher, stronger? Or just dumber?
The motto of "swifter, higher, stronger" says little about the Olympics these days and everything about the lengths to which the clueless ...

IOC drops wrestling from 2020 Olympics
IOC leaders dropped wrestling from the Olympic program on Tuesday, a surprise decision that removes one of the oldest Olympic sports from the 2020 ...

IOC to drop 1 sport; modern pentathlon on hot seat
Removing a sport from the Olympics is one of the IOC's most sensitive tasks. After months of evaluation, a decision will come next week — and the ...