<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[IOC News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news about IOC. All the latest 2026 Sports articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>IOC News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:39:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/sports/team/IOC" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2021 11:15:04 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[2021 Tokyo Olympics | IOA pledges to fully vaccinate entire Indian contingent before leaving for Tokyo]]></title><description><![CDATA[The IOA has pledged to vaccinate the entire Indian contingent, including athletes and technical officials before they take the flight to Tokyo. For ensuring a safe and secure environment at the Olympics, the organising committee has already issued a playbook for the participating nations.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2021/may/28/2021-tokyo-olympics-ioa-pledges-to-fully-vaccinate-entire-indian-contingent-before-leaving-for-tokyo?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2021/may/28/2021-tokyo-olympics-ioa-pledges-to-fully-vaccinate-entire-indian-contingent-before-leaving-for-tokyo?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Press Release]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2021 11:15:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/olympics_tokyo.JPG" length="0" type="image/JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s high time Japan  reconsider staging the 2021 Tokyo Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2021 Tokyo Olympics is knocking at the door and everyone is still unsure whether to embrace it or skip it, considering the ongoing pandemic situation around the world. However, the LOC and IOC are convinced that the Games would go on, but will the world pay a huge price for it?
]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2021/may/17/its-high-time-japan-reconsider-staging-the-2021-tokyo-olympics?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2021/may/17/its-high-time-japan-reconsider-staging-the-2021-tokyo-olympics?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[sounak mullick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2021 17:42:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/tokyo_olympics_twitter2.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2021 Tokyo Olympics | Petition signed by over 3,51,000 to cancel Games submitted]]></title><description><![CDATA[A petition to cancel the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, signed by more than 3,51,000 people was submitted to the city’s governor, on Friday. The Games, which has already been postponed by a year, is scheduled to kick-start on July 23, later this year and conclude on August 8, with the closing ceremony.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2021/may/14/2021-tokyo-olympics-petition-signed-by-over-3-51-000-to-cancel-games-submitted?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2021/may/14/2021-tokyo-olympics-petition-signed-by-over-3-51-000-to-cancel-games-submitted?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2021 08:52:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other_sports/Tokyo_Olympics_2020_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2021 Tokyo Olympics | Indian athletes to travel without coaches and support staff for the Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian athletes, including medal prospects, might have to do without the likes of their personal coaches, or support staff might not get to travel with them owing to the travel restrictions imposed by the organisers. The 2021 Tokyo Olympics is set to kick-start on July 23 and conclude on August 8.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2021/mar/22/2021-tokyo-olympics-indian-athletes-to-travel-without-coaches-and-support-staff-for-the-games?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2021/mar/22/2021-tokyo-olympics-indian-athletes-to-travel-without-coaches-and-support-staff-for-the-games?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2021 09:28:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other_sports/Tokyo_Olympics_2020_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tokyo Olympics 2020-21 | Decision on foreign fans to be taken in April-May, asserts Thomas Bach]]></title><description><![CDATA[IOC (International Olympic Committee) President Thomas Bach has stated that a decision on whether fans from foreign countries will be allowed for the Tokyo Games will be taken could be made by April or early May. The mega-event is scheduled to begin on July 23, later this year.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2021/feb/25/tokyo-olympics-2020-21-decision-on-foreign-fans-to-be-taken-in-april-may-asserts-thomas-bach?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2021/feb/25/tokyo-olympics-2020-21-decision-on-foreign-fans-to-be-taken-in-april-may-asserts-thomas-bach?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:38:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/thomas_bach.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IOA to meet Indian government concerning Pakistan athletes’ visa issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian Olympic Association secretary general Rajeev Mehta has revealed that he has plans of talking to the government after the general elections regarding Pakistan athletes’ visa issues. At the moment, India is banned by the Olympic world body from hosting future events of international stature.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2019/may/17/ioa-to-meet-indian-government-concerning-pakistan-athletes-visa-issue?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2019/may/17/ioa-to-meet-indian-government-concerning-pakistan-athletes-visa-issue?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2019 05:34:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Rio_Olympics/India_at_opening_ceremony_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IOA submits formal bid to host 2032 Olympics on Indian soil]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first time in its history, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) have submitted a formal bid to host the 2032 edition of the Olympics on home soil to IOC president, Thomas Bach. IOA Secretary General, Rajeev Mehta, revealed they were ‘dead serious’ about hosting the games in the next decade.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2018/dec/04/ioa-submits-bid-to-host-2032-olympics-on-indian-soil?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2018/dec/04/ioa-submits-bid-to-host-2032-olympics-on-indian-soil?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2018 05:13:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Tokyo_Olympics_2020_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sports minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore assures IOC chief of clean sports practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian sports minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has met up with International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach, assuring him of clean sporting practices in the country. Rathore specifically mentioned that his ministry has zero tolerance for substance abuse or for cheating in sports.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2018/apr/19/sports-minister-rajyavardhan-singh-rathore-assures-ioc-chief-of-clean-sports-practice?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2018/apr/19/sports-minister-rajyavardhan-singh-rathore-assures-ioc-chief-of-clean-sports-practice?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 14:43:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Shooting/rajyavrdhan_singh_rathore_ind_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>