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Chipmaker Intel has become the latest company to drop out of the IOC MEDIA flagship worldwide sponsorship programme. It means that five TOP sponsors from the time of last year’s The Olympic Games at Paris 2024 have left the programme. David Owen has the exclusive story at the #ZeusFiles

Canada were always going to be the outsiders anyway, but this leaves field clear for India to be awarded the 2030 #CommonwealthGames. A delegation from Team India have already held talks in London with Commonwealth Sport. Looking increasingly likely an award will be announced in

As #KirstyCoventry prepares to officially take over as IOC MEDIA President tomorrow, she faces plenty of challenges. I assess what will be top of her in tray in my latest piece for the The Observer observer.co.uk/news/sport/art…

As #KirstyCoventry officially takes over as President, Philip Barker tells the journey of how the IOC MEDIA went from no women members less than 50 years ago to having its first female President to lead the The Olympic Games. Exclusive story for the #ZeusFiles - *free to read*

Read Philip Barker history of the evolution of female representation on IOC MEDIA in this long read for the #ZeusFiles

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Which IOC MEDIA “strong legacy of protecting and promoting clean sport” are WADA talking about? Have they forgotten that Thomas Bach tried to force its previous President out of office because he wanted to ban Russia due to its policy of state sponsored doping? It was only

Just when you think things can’t get any more weird at IBA you read that super model Naomi Campbell is due to appear at a press conference where plans to be revealed include a new bare knuckle boxing series. But then again, Campbell has been convicted of assault on four

Just a few days after Kirsty Coventry took up her position as the first female President of the IOC MEDIA, the #ZeusFiles can exclusively reveal that the head of the International Weightlifting Federation plans to cut the number of places available to women on its Executive Board to accommodate more male

When I wrote for the The Guardian, this event used to be one of the most important events on the athletics calendar. Each British newspaper would send at least one journalist, sometimes two, to the event. I’ve been searching for coverage in the papers of this year’s event and, apart

Farewell to a true legend of the The Olympic Games press corps. It was always a great pleasure to see marc ventouillac at any IOC MEDIA event. Was a daily ritual of Marc’s to greet everyone with a handshake. Glad he got to see Paris host the Olympics before he retired. Bon voyage Marc!

Many people feared that new IOC MEDIA President Kirsty Coventry would just be a puppet of her predecessor Thomas Bach. But early signs are that she is prepared to reshape the The Olympic Games Movement in her own form. Analysis in the #ZeusFiles of Coventry's first week in charge

The International Weightlifting Federation Executive Board is due to hold its first meeting today since the elections in Riyadh in May. I wonder whether the #ZeusFiles exclusive story that President Mohammed Jalood wants to abolish the female quota so he can reward his male allies will be on the agenda?

Today, July 6, marks the 20th anniversary of #London2012 being awarded the The Olympic Games at the IOC MEDIA Session in Singapore. I have spoken exclusively to Seb Coe about that day for my latest The Observer article observer.co.uk/news/sport/art…

I have done a longer piece about #London2012 being awarded the The Olympic Games on this day 20 years ago in the #ZeusFiles, in which I have been able to include more of my exclusive interview with Seb Coe. It includes a great story about how I gatecrashed the invitation-only IOC MEDIA