The South Korean Olympic chief Ryu Seung-min made a push for his country's bid for the 2036 Summer Games in his recent ...

South Korea's North Jeolla Gov. Kim Kwan-young (L) meets with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach at ...

Outgoing International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has become the second person to be named honorary IOC preisdent for life. The 144th IOC Session approved an according proposal from ...

The delegation of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korean Sports Council, and local government Jeonbuk met ...

Outgoing International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said he was “very much relieved” to see the organisation’s members unite behind Kirsty Coventry, who was voted in as his successor in ...

Despite a tenure in which keeping the Olympics and politics separate has at times been difficult – and in which he’s had to deal with some of the world’s most controversial leaders ...

Only IOC members can stand as candidates and a long-time perception has been that outgoing president Thomas Bach has promoted a protégé he hopes will win — even if playing a favorite would seem to ...

The International Olympic Committee elected its first female president Thursday by choosing Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry on a first vote. Coventry, 41, long has been seen as a favorite of outgoing ...