Tag: International Olympic Committee

Italy 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
IOC President Kirsty Coventry (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

IOC Policy Bans Transgender Athletes From Women’s Events

Only biological females will be eligible for any female category event at the Olympic Games, according to an announcement Thursday from the International Olympic Committee after the IOC’s executive board approved the policy. The decision will apply to the LA28 Olympic Games and is not retroactive, nor does it apply to grassroots or recreational sports. […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
IOC Bach Coventry
Kirsty Coventry, left, receives the IOC Presidential Key from the outgoing Thomas Bach on Monday. Photo by IOC/Greg Martin

Olympic History as Thomas Bach Passes Presidency to Kirsty Coventry

Born in Africa and educated collegiately in the United States, Kirsty Coventry made history on Monday in assuming the role of President of the International Olympic Committee, the first woman and first African to hold the role in more than a century of the IOC. Coventry, 41, formally takes office Tuesday after winning a seven-candidate […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
IOC Brisbane 2032 Visit

Next IOC President Kirsty Coventry Hands Over the Baton in Planning for Brisbane 2032 Olympics

Kirsty Coventry completed a ceremonial baton change before she takes over as International Olympic Committee president next month, handing off oversight of preparations for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Summer Games during a three-day inspection visit. Mikaela Cojuangco Jaworski replaced Coventry as head of the IOC’s coordination commission for the 2032 Summer Games after the Olympic […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
Coventry Bach
IOC President Thomas Bach holds an Executive Board Meeting at Olympic House in Lausanne alongside incoming IOC President Kirsty Coventry. Photo by IOC/Greg Martin

LA28 Event Program Approved; Female Athletes to be in Majority

Female athletes will be in the majority at an Olympics for the first time at the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles after the soccer competition was flipped to have 16 women’s teams and 12 men’s teams. For the first time in history, all team sports will have at least the same number of women’s […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
IOC Session Thomas Bach
Thomas Bach speaks during the IOC Session in Greece. Bach's successor as president was elected on Thursday afternoon as he ends a 12-year reign. Photo via International Olympic Committee

Kirsty Coventry Elected 10th IOC President

Kirsty Coventry has been elected as president of the International Olympic Committee, vaulting into one of the most pressure-filled and prominent roles in the world of sport while making history as the first woman to hold the role. Coventry was elected on Thursday in Greece at the IOC Session. She won in the first round […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
Tokyo Olympics Boxing
The United States' Duke Ragan, left, exchanges punches with Ghana's Samuel Takyi during their men's featherweight 57-kg semifinal boxing match at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

IOC Puts Boxing Back on Olympic Program for LA28

Boxing’s return from near-expulsion out of the Olympic Summer Games is almost complete after the International Olympic Committee’s executive board recommended including the sport on the program for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles, ending a years-long dispute that nearly made the sport extinct on the Olympic scene. IOC President Thomas Bach announced the recommendation […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
World Boxing

Boxing Nears Spot on LA28 Program as IOC Recognizes World Boxing

World Boxing has been provisionally recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the international governing body for the sport, clearing a crucial obstacle for the sport to remain on the program ahead of the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. The IOC said that World Boxing showed that 62% of boxers from last year’s […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
Cortina Sliding Track
Construction work is underway on the sliding track in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, that is scheduled to host events during the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Photo by The Associated Press

Counting Down to Milan-Cortina: Top Olympic Issues in 2025 And Beyond

One year from today, the international sports world will descend upon the San Siro in Milan for the Opening Ceremony of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. In the next 365 days, the International Olympic Committee will undergo a generational amount of movement with new leadership ahead of Italy and face a host of substantial issues […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
Cortina Sliding Track
Construction work is underway on the sliding track in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, that is scheduled to host events during the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Photo by The Associated Press

Sliding Venue for 2026 Winter Olympics to be Tested in March

Construction progress of a sliding track that will host events at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, a venue the International Olympic Committee wished organizers did not pursue, was still praised during this week’s IOC Executive Board meetings. The Cortina track needs to be certified by March to be approved for use in the February 6–22, […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :