The Fire Inside – Based on the incredible true story of Claressa Shields
With over 10,000 athletes at an Olympics, it is inevitable that some stories are lost to history. It is however rare for an Olympic Champion’s story not to be widely known throughout their home country, especially when the champion […]
New film about Olympian and Hero of Polish resistance
The passing of the great Hungarian Olympic gymnastics gold medallist Ágnes Keleti last month saw many tributes which remembered her remarkable wartime experiences when she evaded capture by the Nazis. It is a story […]
Milano Cortina 2026 invitations sent with One year to go
Milano Cortina 2026 invitations sent with One year to go. The invitations to take part in the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics have been despatched after a ceremony at Milan’s Teatro Stehler. “Milano, Cortina, and all our Italian friends are […]
Farewell Dick Button: Olympic Great, Innovator, Promoter, and ‘Voice’ of Skating!
Double Olympic figure skating gold medallist Dick Button who has died at the age 95 in North Salem, New York, was not only a star of the sport but an innovator, promoter and renowned television […]
2028 Winter Youth Olympic Hosts chosen on busy day at Olympic House
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has hailed the decision to award the 2028 Winter Youth Olympics to Dolomiti Valtellina as an “expression of the IOC’s confidence in Italy’s ability to deliver […]
Hellenic Olympic Committee Elects New President
The Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) have elected International Olympic Academy (IOA) President Isidoros Kouvelos as their new President. “My experience in the HOC, first as Vice President and then as President of the IOA, where […]
Passing of Ágnes Keleti at 103
Ágnes Keleti earned ten Olympic medals in gymnastics in the 1950s. Her medal total is greater than any Hungarian in any sport. Only fencer Aladár Gerevich has been able to match her total. She is the oldest female gymnast to win a gold medal in an individual event. […]
Slovakia’s oldest Olympic champion Ján Zachara dies at 96
Slovakia’s oldest Olympic gold medallist Ján Zachara has died at the age of 96. He won the featherweight boxing gold at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. Zachara was born on August 8th, 1928 in what was then Czechoslovakia. […]
Coubertin’s Olympic Farewell in 1925
A hundred years ago on New Year’s Day 1925, Baron Pierre de Coubertin celebrated his 62nd birthday. It was to be a significant one for him because he had decided to stand down as International Olympic Committee President (IOC) after over a quarter of a century at the […]
Greek documentary “Agones” now available on Olympic Channel
A landmark documentary on the Olympic Games made for Greek Television (ERT) has now been made available for streaming on the Olympic Channel. “Agones” was made in 2021 to commemorate the 125th […]