Twitter accounts controlled by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have  been hacked by cyber group OurMine.

A post from the hacking group appeared on handles belonging to the IOC, including the official Olympics and IOC Media accounts, this evening.

The Athlete365, Youth Olympic Games and official Rio 2016 accounts were among the others affected.

A spokesperson for the IOC confirmed the organisation was investigating "a potential breach into some of its social accounts".

"Hi, we are OurMine," the post, seemingly published . . . continue reading @ https://sportinglife.ng/ioc-twitter-accounts-hacked-by-cyber-group-ourmine/