The boycott garnered more than two-thirds support from the 2,400 members of the unwieldy U.S. Olympic Committee house of delegates, the governing body that made the official move to keep the ...

The race to succeed Thomas Bach as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reaches its climax on Thursday when the 100-plus members vote in the Greek resort of Costa ...

A short summary and list of Olympics boycotts can be found below. - BERLIN 1936: While there were serious considerations of a boycott due to the discriminatory policies of the Nazi government ...

TOYAKO, Japan (CNN)-- President Bush on Sunday defended his decision to attend next month's Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, saying that to boycott "would be an affront to the Chinese people." ...

A mini-Olympics? That was the possibility last week as no fewer than 39 nations announced that they would boycott next October’s Mexico City games in protest over the International Olympic ...

The 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow were boycotted in protest of the Soviet Union’s invasion and occupation of Afghanistan. Then–U.S. president Jimmy Carter announced the boycott in February ...

March 4th is a day marked by pivotal events that have resonated through time, influencing politics, culture, and global relations.On March 4, 1949, the ...

IOC president Thomas Bach has told Ukraine that its calls for a boycott of the 2024 Paris Games over the possible participation of Russian competitors goes against Olympic "principles".

However, good news for the players, as Russia (and Belarus) could be making their return to the international scene for the 2025-2026 season. And if that’s the case, well, Sweden has announced that it ...