International Olympic Committee

Athletes from the Balkans' newest state may be able to compete in Rio, Brazil, in 2016, after the International Olympic Committee granted provisional recognition to Kosovo's Olympic Committee.

BELGRADE - The Olympic Committee of Serbia (OCS) says that it is closely cooperating with the Serbian state authorities following information from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) about an official initiative by the unilaterally declared Republic of Kosovo for admission to full membership in the organisation.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has banned athletes from west African countries affected by the deadly Ebola virus from competing in some events at the Youth Olympics, starting in China this weekend.

The Vatican on July 11 called for a truce in wars around the globe during Sunday's World Cup final, taking to social media with the hashtag #pauseforpeace as a conflict in the Gaza Strip escalates and killings continue in Ukraine.

By George Georgakopoulos

Now is not the time to discuss the past, but to cooperate in order to deliver outstanding Games in 2016, said the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday, in response to the interview that the head of the Rio Olympics Organizing Committee had given to Kathimerini 10 days earlier.

 Carlos Arthur Nuzman responds to international criticism on delays, saying the first Olympics in South America will make Brazil proud

By George Georgakopoulos and Spyridoula Spanea

By George Georgakopoulos

The Olympic Flame lit again on Wednesday in Athens for the 2014 Youth Olympic Games to take place in Nanjing, China this August, as the weather at the Panathenaic Stadium was kind enough to ensure a glorious ceremony for the people attending, including several hundreds of schoolchildren.

Five cities have submitted their bids for hosting the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

The applicant cities are Oslo (Norway), Almaty (Kazakhstan), Lviv (Ukraine), Beijing (China), and Krakow (Poland).

The executive board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will decide in July which cities will be accepted officially as Candidate Cities.

Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev met briefly with Russian President Vladimir Putin before the closing gala of the Winter Olympic Games on Sunday.