Winter Torch Design Unveiled
The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Torch has been unveiled simultaneously in Milan and at the Italian pavilion of the Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. Made from an alloy of recycled aluminium and brass, the Olympic Torch is coloured blue/green. It is intended to represent […]
Wembley’s Olympic Roll of Honour Unveiled 75 Years Ago
A fanfare sounded from the trumpeters of the Household Brigade, as 75 years ago this week plaques commemorating the great deeds of the 1948 London Olympics were unveiled at Wembley Stadium in London. […]
More gold medals than ever before at LA28
The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics are set to include more female competitors than men in a move the International Olympic Committee have insisted is a sign of “a strong commitment towards innovation and gender equality.”The IOC Executive Board […]
Olympic Order for Richard Pound
Richard Pound, Honorary Member of the International Olympic Committee and ISOH Executive Committee representative has been invested with the Olympic Order as the IOC Session in Costa Navarino came to a close. He received the insignia from President […]
Kirsty Coventry elected as IOC President
Kirsty Coventry has been elected as International Olympic Committee (IOC) President after only one round of voting at the Session at Costa Navarino. 49 votes in the first round proved decisive for Coventry. Juan Antonio Samaranch received 28 […]
Emotional Tribute From Afghanistan for Bach
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has received an emotional tribute from Afghan IOC member Samira Asghari at the IOC Session in Costa Navarino. It came after a proposal to make him Honorary Life President was tabled. […]
IOC Session opens in Olympia
Rain fell beneath leaden skies in Ancient Olympia as the 144th International Olympic Committee Session officially opened in a cavalcade of traditional Greek music and dance at the International Olympic Academy (IOA). It was appropriate that new Hellenic […]
A Century of IOC Presidential Elections
The election of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President in Costa Navarino on Thursday will mark 100 years since members first voted for their President in an authentic contest. Before then, there had only been two IOC Presidents. […]
Election Time at the IOC
The election of a new International Olympic Committee (IOC) President at the Greek resort of Costa Navarino this Thursday is arguably the most significant sporting event of the year. A record seven candidates are bidding to succeed Thomas Bach as […]
ISOH To Organise Poster Competition in Olympia
ISOH and The International Olympic Academy have joined forces to launch an “International Poster Presentation” competition for participants in the IOA’s 2025 Session for Young Ambassadors in Ancient Olympia,which […]