Israel's first Olympic medalist becomes member of International Olympic Committee, says she wanted to attend to 'build bridges' despite losing relatives to Hamas's terror onslaught

Nobel Prize winner and prominent former athletes who defected send letter to International Olympic Committee

Silver medalist in judo and head of Israel's Olympic committee will become 2nd Israeli ever on international board after confirmation next month

Seeking to become global sports hub, Gulf country to host several other major events in coming years, but real prize coveted by Doha is the 2036 summer Games

Gilady headed Keshet Media Group until stepping aside in 2017 after sexual harassment allegations

Move paves way for FIFA to exclude the Russian national soccer team from World Cup qualifiers; IOC also urges ban be applied to Belarusian officials and athletes

Council of Europe suspends all representatives of Russia from body, as International Olympic Committee urges sports federations to move events out of Russia or Belarus

Organization notes 193 UN member states agreed to global armistice from February 4 to March 13 during Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games

Opening ceremony kicks off Winter Games held under cloud of China's human right's record and the COVID pandemic

Citing experience of the Holocaust, Jewish groups have targetted international companies that are supporting the winter Olympics and continue doing business in the Xinjiang region