The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Wednesday that gender equality will be a central aspect of the 2028 ...

The IOC approved a record number of medal events and expanded competitions within previously announced sports during the 2028 ...

Thomas Bach, today underscored the importance of the European Sports Model in his address to the EU Sports Forum ...

In addition to becoming the first female IOC president, Coventry is also the first person from Africa to hold the role. There have been only nine other IOC presidents since the organization's ...

The stunning first-round election of Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry as the next International Olympic Committee president made ...

Coventry, 41, becomes the first woman and first African named president of the IOC. "It is a signal that we are truly global," Coventry said of her election. Coventry, a two-time Olympic swimming ...

Kirsty Coventry, an Olympic champion swimmer turned sports administrator, was on Thursday elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee, marking an historic milestone as the ...

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece — The IOC is the undisputed champion of running the most tightly managed sports election, one compared by veteran Olympic watchers to a conclave to pick a pope.

In 2023, she was re-appointed as Zimbabwe's Minister for Sports, Art and Recreation. * IOC member since 2013. * A former Olympic swimmer, she won seven medals (including two gold) to become the ...

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece -- With perception growing he can become the next IOC president Thursday, Juan Antonio Samaranch played down his possible status as favorite on the eve of voting.