The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is set to fundamentally reform how future Summer and Winter Games hosts are chosen, moving away from a process criticized for being opaque and costly while seeking greater member involvement and strategic alignment.The proposed changes, presented by IOC

Two days before the opening ceremony, the sports programme at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics began on Wednesday with the curling mixed doubles.

Olympic men's figure skating star Ilia Malinin admitted Wednesday that being the favourite was a tough burden to carry.

Britain, Sweden, Canada and Switzerland secured opening victories as mixed doubles curling competition got underway on Wednesday, two days ahead of the official opening of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.Lights in the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium, originally built for the 1956 Winter

Figure Skating World Champions Pang Qing (L) and Tong Jian display paper cuttings at China House in Milan, Italy, Feb. 4, 2026. The China House for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics was inaugurated in Milan on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

IOC announces Climate Action Awards winners in Milan

Alpine skiing men's downhill first official training before Milan-Cortina 2026

IOC hosts Olympic Winter Games Fashion Showcase in Milan

Press conference of IOC 145th Session held in Milan

International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice president Juan Antonio Samaranch of Spain was elected for a second four-year term on Wednesday.The vote took place during the 145th IOC Session in Milan, just days before the start of the 2026 Winter Olympics.The session also elected three members to the

Highlights of Snooker World Grand Prix 2026 in Hong Kong

In pics: women's team Group W match at Badminton Asia Team Championships 2026

Speed skater Ning Zhongyan and short track speed skater Zhang Chutong will serve as China's flagbearers at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games, the Chinese delegation announced on Wednesday.

Sui Wenjing (front C)/Han Cong (front L) of China attend a figure skating training session ahead of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan, Italy, Feb. 3, 2026.

Chicago Bulls Coby White (top) drives to the basket during the 2025-2026 NBA regular season basketball game between Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls in Milwaukee, the United States, on Feb. 3, 2026.

Lin Shidong hits a return during the men's singles group match between Lin Shidong of China and Snehit Suravajjula of India at the ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup Haikou 2025 table tennis tournament in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 4, 2026.