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  1. OUTGOING International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach (right) formally turns over the organization’s symbolic key to incoming president Kirsty Coventry during the handover ceremony at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland.

    Coventry starts term as IOC chief

    Kirsty Coventry makes history as the first woman and African president of the IOC, taking over from Thomas Bach. At 41, she brings fresh energy and a unifying…

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  3. Nesthy Petecio still has a chance to gun for her third Olympic medal after the International Olympic Committee issued its provisional recognition of World Boxing.

    Boxing nears LA Olympics

    ‘Receiving provisional Olympic recognition from the IOC is an important achievement and demonstrates that our sport is on the right path.’

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  5. Johan Eliasch believes he could substantially increase revenue if he is elected president of the International Olympic Committee

    Eliasch offers ‘hope’ ahead of IOC polls

    Johan Eliasch, president of the International Ski Federation, offers hope and a vision for increased revenues as he campaigns to become the next president of…

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  7. Sebastian Coe is presenting himself as the reform candidate in the race for the IOC presidency

    Coe hopes to win IOC presidency

    ‘If you’ve got really smart people around you and your ambition as a leader is to have people that are smarter than you around you, then use them. Don’t…

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  8. Candidate to the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Prince Feisal al-Hussein of Jordan, speaks during a press conference following a presentation before fellow IOC members, in Lausanne on January 30, 2025. Seven candidates are competing in the elections for the IOC presidency at the 143rd IOC Session to be held in Greece from March 18 to 21, 2025.

    Jordanian prince can ‘bridge gap’ in IOC

    Prince Feisal Al-Hussein of Jordan aims to bridge continents and cultures if elected as the first non-European, non-American president of the IOC, offering a…

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  9. Kirsty Coventry is bidding to win the biggest prize of all, the presidency of the International Olympic Committee

    Coventry hot on IOC presidency

    Kirsty Coventry, former Olympic swimming champion and Zimbabwean sports minister, is vying for the IOC presidency. If elected, she would be the first woman and…

    2 MIN READ

  10. Nyjah Huston holds his bronze medal after the victory ceremony for the men's street skateboarding event on July 29, 2024.

    IOC replaces defective medals

    The IOC announced that defective medals from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be replaced with identical models. The Monnaie de Paris is working to address…

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