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Olympic contest to pick IOC president is quirky and controlled by tight campaign and voting rules
COSTA NAVARINO, Greece (AP) — The IOC is the undisputed champion of running the ... have aired frustrations with getting limited access to their fellow International Olympic Committee members ...
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Kirsty Coventry makes history as first woman elected IOC president
also served as IOC president. Seb Coe, the president of the international ... her as she steers the Olympic Movement into the future," U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee chair Gene Sykes ...
IOC approves more women’s teams, new swimming events in adds to L.A. Olympics
The IOC is expanding the Olympic women's soccer and 3X3 basketball tournaments in 2028 while adding several new events in ...
What’s the impact of Trump tariffs, travel restrictions on the Olympics? Here’s what an IOC executive says
Could President Donald Trump's tariffs and proposed travel restrictions have a big impact on a U.S. Olympics? Here's what an ...
IOC countersigns 2030 Winter Games contract with French organisers
The International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday it had countersigned the 2030 Winter Olympics host contract with French ...
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Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president, becoming first woman and first African to lead the Olympic body
Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became ... seven-candidate contest after voting by 97 IOC members. She gets an eight-year mandate ...
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After historic Olympic election comes leadership issues for IOC president Kirsty Coventry
One of Coventry’s beaten election rivals, Sebastian Coe, leads World Athletics. It broke an Olympic taboo by paying $50,000 prize money for track and field champions in Paris last year. In Los Angeles ...
IOC boosts women's soccer teams to 16 for LA 2028 Games, men's teams down to 12
The Los Angeles 2028 Olympics will feature an increase in women's soccer teams from 12 to 16, while the men's competition ...
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Los Angeles 2028 Olympic games will feature more women's soccer teams than men's
Swimming at SoFi Stadium, gymnastics at Crypto.com Arena -- venues were just one of the things discussed Wednesday as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) met to go over plans for the 2028 Summer ...
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IOC Expands Women's Football to 16 Teams at LA 2028, Reduces Men's to 12
In a major shift aimed at promoting gender equality, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced a revamped ...
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Boxing is back on the Olympic program for LA in 2028 after years of uncertainty
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said Monday the executive board he chairs approved including boxing on the 2028 program. It still needs a full IOC Session of about 100 ...