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Plan for Russia to rejoin Olympics sparks disgust in Ukraine
Russian “athletes and officials are part of the state propaganda machine,” Kyiv warns new International Olympic Committee ...
Kirsty Coventry: A Historic Election as President of the International Olympic Committee
Did you know that history was made on March 20, 2023, during the 144th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) held at Navarino Coast in Greece? Kirsty Coventry from Zimbabwe was elected ...
Who is Kirsty Coventry and how did she become the most powerful person in world sports?
Sports management scholar Davies Banda was part of a global research team that compiled an IOC-commissioned report on the ...
Kirsty Coventry Elected as the First Female President of the International Olympic Committee
In a significant milestone for sports governance, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has made history by electing Kirsty Coventry as its tenth president. This landmark event marks not only the ...
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Sink or swim
KIRSTY Coventry now holds the most powerful role in sports when she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee. Coventry, 41, from Zimbabwe, was the only woman among ...
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Coventry returns to heroine's welcome.
FORMER Sports minister Kirsty Coventry, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) president-elect, stepped off the plane at Robert Mugabe International Airport to a heroine's welcome on Sunday last ...
What will Kirsty Coventry’s win mean for Africa?
Africa’s most decorated Olympian, swimming champion, Kirsty Coventry will become the next President of the International Olympic Committee. The first time for a woman, an African and the governing ...
Bach's Thank You Letter: Recalling the Olympic Spirit and Deepening Ties with China Central Radio and Television
Bach's letter is more than just a standard acknowledgment; it reflects a robust relationship between the IOC and Chinese sports media. Since China rejoined the Olympic movement, CCMRT has been ...
US-Canada-Mexico joint World Cup goes from unity to acrimony thanks to tariffs and ’51st state’ talk
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven years ago, when a joint bid by the United States, Canada and Mexico was awarded the 2026 World Cup, ...
With the World Cup just over a year away, can it survive the acrimony over tariffs?
Seven years after a joint North American bid secured the 2026 World Cup, the political landscape has shifted dramatically, raising questions about the tournament's future. At such a critical moment in ...
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World Netball salute Kirsty Coventry
WORLD Netball (WN), an International Olympic Committee recognised International Sport Federation have become the latest on a ...
Russia is again barred from figure skating worlds. Will the 2026 Olympics be different?
Prior to Russia's ban from international figure skating, the Russians had won more medals at the world championships than any ...