April monthly webinar: “Testing – What you need to know”

Testing for substances prohibited in sport is designed to detect and deter doping. Any athlete can be tested at any time. Therefore, it is important all athletes and Athlete Support Personnel understand the process and their rights and responsibilities so when you are, or your athlete is, selected for testing you are informed and prepared.

IOC President: “Sport can open the door to peace in ways that exclusion and division do not”

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach underlines the unique and powerful role that sport and the Olympic Games can play in uniting the world in peace. “Sport brings people together in peaceful competition,” he said in a video message. “Like few other things, sport has the power to foster peace and understanding with our

World Health Day: How sport and the Olympic Games promote healthier lifestyles

To mark World Health Day 2023, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is highlighting the role that sport and the Olympic Games can play in fostering healthy and active lives. “Sports participation is an extremely low-cost, high-impact tool to foster active and healthy lives 365 days a year,” said IOC President Thomas Bach. “The Olympic Movement

AIMS Congratulates His Royal Highness Prince Feisal Al Hussein

The AIMS family sends congratulations to His Royal Highness PrinceFeisal Al Hussein, IOC Executive Board Member and President of the Jordan Olympic Committee towards his appointment as chair of the newly formed IOC Prevention of Harassment and Abuse in Sport (PHAS) working group. IOC President, Thomas Bach announced the formation of the working group where the IOC allocated

Statement by The Alliance of Independent recognised Members of Sport (AIMS) 

The 11th Olympic Summit that met on 9 December 2022, consisting of the leaders of all stakeholder groups of the Olympic Movement, had requested the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to explore a pathway for athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport to return to international competitions as Individual Neutral Athletes. Following a four-month consultation period, the IOC

AIMS Congratulates the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC)

The beautiful Kingdom of Thailand was the host of the International Practical Shooting Confederation, IPSC World Championships with 1345 athletes from 73 countries. The City of Pattaya also hosted the 45th IPSC General Assembly where Mr. Vitaly Kryuchin was re-elected as the IPSC President for a second, three-year term. The AIMS family would like to congratulate