Tag: IOC

Fundamental changes to the Olympic oath at Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony

Not only has the Olympic Oath been updated, at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, the number of oath-takers will be extended from three to six – two athletes, two coaches and two judges. This is in line with the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee’s drive towards gender equality as it

IOC Statement on Gender Equality in the Olympic Movement

Inclusion, diversity and gender equality are integral components of the work of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).  Over the past 25 years, the IOC has played an important role in promoting women in and through sport, and it will continue to do so by setting ambitious targets. In the challenging context we live in, now more

Gender Equality and Youth At the Heart of the Paris 2024 Olympic Sports Programme

PRESS RELEASE/HISTORY RELATED:   THE EXECUTIVE BOARD (EB) OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) TODAY APPROVED THE EVENT PROGRAMME AND ATHLETE QUOTAS FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES PARIS 2024, WHICH ARE CENTRED ON GENDER EQUALITY AND YOUTH. Skateboarding, sport climbing, surfing and breaking were confirmed as additional sports proposed by the Paris 2024 Organising Committee. This new

AIBA chief backs female boxers to shine at Games

Copyrighted:  Jagran Post  LONDON – The man who lobbied the International Olympic Committee  (IOC) to give women’s boxing its Games debut in has backed the 36 pioneer female fighters to impress at London 2012.  And Dr Wu Ching-Kuo, president of the International Association  of Amateur Boxing (AIBA), expects them to perform so well that  their

AIBA confirms Olympic seeding and has an exclusive interview with Katie Taylor

[by Michael O’Neill] The AIBA have re-confirmed that there will be but 2 seeded boxers in each of the three Women’s weight divisions at the 30th Olympiad in London later this Summer. 49-51kg : Flyweight: 1. Cancan Ren (China) 2. Nicola Adams (GB)  60kg: Lightweight: 1. Katie Taylor (Ireland) 2. Sofya Ochigava (Russia) 75kg: Middleweight: