The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Thursday it would investigate “the transgender issue” of sports participation in the 2028 games, which are slated to take place in Los Angeles.

The IOC president holds dominion over the Olympic movement and acts as dealmaker and diplomat handling world leaders desperate for the dose of soft power that comes with hosting an Olympic Games.

Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the 10th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), becoming the first woman and African to ever be elected to the position. Coventry, 41 ...

"This is not just a huge honour but it is a reminder of my commitment to every single one of you that I will lead this organisation with so much pride," a beaming Coventry told her fellow IOC ...

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 selection of Coventry, 41, at a Greek resort is seen within the IOC and the Olympic movement as a continuation of the policies and direction of IOC president Thomas Bach who hand picked ...

Hers was a stunning first-round win in the seven-candidate contest after voting by 97 IOC members. The 41-year-old Coventry gets an eight-year mandate into 2033 with a likely early test in meeting ...

Decorated former Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry has been appointed the first female and first African president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), beating six other candidates ...

The incoming IOC president has revealed to Sky News she is against banning countries from the Olympics over wars and will open talks on Russia's potential return to the Games. Only Russians ...

Olympics-You Can't Choose Who Congratulates You, IOC Says After Putin's Best Wishes By Karolos Grohmann PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee on Friday declined to comment ...

Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the first woman president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Africa’s most decorated Olympian and Zimbabwe’s minister of sport since 2018 secured ...