Topic: International Olympic Committee

An expat coach’s Olympic game plan

The American coach of China’s softball team fields controversies over loyalty, patriotism, and, oh yes, the sport itself.

Iraqi athletes win last-minute entrance to Games

How free is free?

Iraqis more secure, but few are finding jobs

Most jobs are in the military, police, and intelligence forces. But Iraqis say those jobs are only attained through family ties or bribes.

For athletes accused of taking drugs, a Perry Mason of their own

Attorney Howard Jacobs, who has defended athletes from Marion Jones to US swimmer Jessica Hardy, believes the system is tilted too much toward antidoping agencies.

China's Olympic muddle

This coming-out party is already tarnished by a worsening human rights record.

The Monitor's View: China's Olympic muddle

This coming-out party is already tarnished by a worsening human rights record.

China says it has cleared algae from Olympic sailing venue

The Chinese government says that it has cleared away the algae that had been blocking the Olympic sailing course in the eastern city of Qingdao.

Putin faces green Olympic challenge

The Sochi 2014 Winter Games are threatened by a looming international boycott, environmental concerns, and public protests against local development.

Putin faces green Olympic challenge

The Sochi 2014 Winter Games are threatened by a looming international boycott, environmental concerns, and public protests against local development.

A month before the Olympics, Beijing still failing air-quality test

A month before athletes from around the world will gather in Beijing for the 2008 Olympics, the BBC has found that the city still fails to meet international air-quality standards set by the World Health Organization.

For extreme sports fans, Olympics adds jumping cyclists

For the first time, the Summer Games will include BMX cyclists. Beijing wants some of the edginess that snowboarding added to the Winter Games.

For extreme sports fans, Olympics adds jumping cyclists

For the first time, the Summer Games will include BMX cyclists. Beijing wants some of the edginess that snowboarding added to the Winter Games.

'Rome 1960': birth of a new era

Ideals clashed with reality in the 1960 Olympic Games.

For China's Olympic guests, a not-so-warm welcome

Beijingers say added security rules could stifle the Games.

For China's Olympic guests, a not-so-warm welcome

Beijingers say added security rules could stifle the Games.

Chicago mulls Olympic costs as it makes 2016 final four

Public transportation and long-ignored neighborhoods would need to be overhauled.

One athlete's story of competing in his country's first Olympics

Roman Cress, a junior-high assistant in Minnesota, will compete for his native Marshall Islands in Beijing – part of a five-member team the nation is fielding for its first Games.

One athlete's story of competing in his country's first Olympics

Roman Cress, a junior-high assistant in Minnesota, will compete for his native Marshall Islands in Beijing – part of a five-member team the nation is fielding for its first Games.

Beijing not alone when it comes to Olympic disputes

Controversy – from Black Power salutes to boycotts – is often what's remembered.

Beijing not alone when it comes to Olympic disputes

Controversy – from Black Power salutes to boycotts – is often what's remembered.

For many U.S. athletes, an Olympics boycott is out

Olympic hopefuls gathered in Chicago this week say that boycotts do not work. Athletes who were unable to compete in 1980 concur.

Saudi women jump through many hoops for basketball team

The Jeddah United team in Saudi Arabia openly flaunts a ban on women's sports.

Protests or not, Olympic torch officials plan to stay the course

Further demonstrations are expected at upcoming stops, which include Latin America, Africa, and Asia.

Olympic torch rallying China's critics

For some years, China's boom and the war on terror have overridden human rights concerns.