Pyeongchang Games

South Korea proposes high-level talks with North, after Kim Jong-Un's New Year olive branch

South Korean minister Cho Myoung-Gyon said Seoul is ready for talks "at any time and place in any form".

Jan 02, 2018, 11:16 AM IST

#NoRussiaNoGames: Twitter 'bots' boost Russian backlash against Olympic ban

President Vladimir Putin dismissed the IOC`s decision, made on Tuesday, as "orchestrated and politically-motivated".

Dec 09, 2017, 14:28 PM IST

Here's how IOC nailed Russia: Key findings of the Samuel Schmid report on state-sponsored doping

The commission based its findings on an independent report by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren that was commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency and published last year.

Dec 06, 2017, 10:28 AM IST

South Korea says 2018 Winter Olympics will be safe despite nuclear threat

The Pyeongchang Winter Games will be held from February 9-25 only 80 kilometres (50 miles) from the heavily guarded border with the nuclear-armed North.

Sep 26, 2017, 17:34 PM IST

IOC monitoring North Korea crisis, claims 2018 Winter Games 'on track'

The reclusive North`s apparent progress in developing nuclear weapons and missiles capable of hitting the U.S. mainland led to a war of words this week between the two countries, unnerving regional powers.

Aug 10, 2017, 23:37 PM IST