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Executive Board and the IOC President Kirsty Coventry, center, visits the Olympic and Paralympic Village in Milan. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

IOC Impressed as 2026 Olympic Sliding Center Surpasses Expectations

A controversial new sliding center in Cortina for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics has “surpassed expectations” said the International Olympic Committee, one of its fiercest opponents to the construction. The sixth and final IOC inspection visit ahead of the Games was completed this week with tours of multiple venues between the coordination commission, members of the […]

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Podium34 Surpasses $200 Million Raised for 2034 Olympics

Podium34, an initiative by the organizing committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, has raised in excess of $200 million toward its $300 million goal, more than eight years before the Games return to Utah. The effort marks the largest philanthropic campaign in support of hosting the Olympic and […]

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Kirsty Coventry was officially unveiled as International Olympic Committee president on Tuesday. Photo by IOC/Greg Martin

IOC Future Host Selection Process to Undergo Review

New International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry’s first press conference after two days of meetings with the IOC membership resulted in news about the future host selection process, the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Los Angeles and the issue of female athletes. When Games are awarded have been done through the Future Host […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Seven Candidates Announced to Succeed Thomas Bach as IOC President

Seven candidates will compete in the election for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee at the 143rd IOC Session held from March 18–21, 2025, in Greece. The seven applicants officially announced their candidacies by the deadline of midnight on September 15. The group includes two former Olympic champions, a prince and the son of […]

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Kirsty Coventry to Chair IOC Coordination Commission for Brisbane 2032

Five-time Olympian and two-time Olympic swimming champion Kirsty Coventry will chair the International Olympic Committee’s Coordination Commission for the 2032 Olympic Summer Games in Brisbane, Australia. The most decorated Olympian from Africa, Coventry was the chair of the IOC Athletes’ Commission and a member of the IOC Executive Board from 2018 until earlier this year, […]

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IOC Says No Athlete Protests Allowed on Podium Or Field of Play in Tokyo

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee said in March that athletes will be allowed to perform acts of demonstration against racial and social injustice at the U.S. team trials, including acts such as kneeling on the podium or raising a fist as Tommie Smith and John Carlos famously did at the 1968 Olympic Summer […]

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Airbnb to Offer Housing Credits to Olympians, Paralympians

Airbnb, in partnership with the International Olympic Committee, has launched an initiative to provide elite athletes, Olympians and Paralympians with up to $2,000 in Airbnb housing credits to support travel-related costs linked to those athletes’ sporting careers. The credit, made possible through Airbnb’s worldwide partnership with the IOC, will be available for up to 500 […]

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