The Latest Breaking News from Mark Adams

The Olympic Committee said its cyber-security team handled the tech meltdown admirably and has ‘huge safeguards’ in place

People of various political backgrounds in the US state say they are increasingly feeling like pawns in a political game

IOC urges Bach to stay on as president after 12-year term ends in 2025. Most members support the idea, but Bach has yet to decide. India has expressed interest in hosting 2036 Olympics. To make changes to the Olympic Charter, two-thirds majority of IOC members is needed.

The IOC Session approved the inclusion of additional wordings to the Olympic Charter to strengthen its human rights commitments. IOC President Thomas Bach termed it a major step in IOC's commitment towards respect for human rights. The IOC also aligned the Charter with the Guidelines on Athlete Expression.

Suspension does not affect any Russians who are returning to compete as neutral athletes

Russia’s Olympic Committee has been suspended for violating the Olympic charter after it incorporated sports bodies from four territories annexed from Ukraine

The Russian Olympic Committee has been suspended by the IOC for breaching the Olympic Charter by incorporating sports bodies in four regions in eastern Ukraine

A woman raped by a former Downing Street aide has launched a petition in a bid to prevent her attacker from being moved to an open prison.

Mark Adams attacked the girl, then 17, in August 2017 as she walked home from a night out at the Edinburgh Festival.