The current conflict in Ukraine and the IOC's reaction to it, evokes questions about the actual meaning behind the words in the Olympic Truce. Andreas Selliaas comments.

The overspending and political abuse at the Sochi Winter Olympics go right against every recommendation made by the international community in Berlin last year. Governments from all over the over the world demand change, but is the IOC able to deliver?

The budget of the Olympic Games in Sochi is higher than all the Winter Games from 1924 until 2010 put together. Sochi 2014 is estimated to costs around 40 billion euro, where the 21 previous Winter Games cost approximately 35 billion euro altogether, a large scale archival research project reveals.

Athletes are more and more often using their fame to advance social causes. In this article from The Conversation, David Rowe examines the Sochi Olympics and the challenge of the activist athlete.

Miles of chain link fences, Level 1 event eligible for assistance from the Department of Homeland Security and federal agencies, metal detectors, x-ray machines, radiation detectors, no-fly zones, Special Forces, air defence missiles, snipers, equipment to detect radioactive, biological, chemical and nuclear weapons and field hospital to take care of the potential victims of a terrorist attack.

AIPS Football Commission Chairman Keir Radnedge comments on the need for sport and major events to treat the people as partners rather than paving stones

Due to the International Olympic Committee’s suspension of India’s Olympic Association, Indian athletes will not be able to officially represent India during the Sochi Games next month.

In just 12 weeks, the opening ceremony for the Sochi Olympics will bid athletes and fans from all around the world welcome to the most expensive Olympic Games ever.