Boxing will feature in the Olympic Games in 2028. After the executive board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended that boxing be included in the Los Angeles schedule ...

In an election that had been expected to last at least five rounds, the 41-year-old Coventry – the preferred candidate of outgoing IOC chief Thomas Bach – won 49 of 97 available votes on the ...

But the first African leader of the IOC sees inconsistencies in the current approach singling out Russia while there are conflicts on her own continent. Asked a day after her election if she was ...

IT’S a stunning first-round win for Kirsty Coventry in the seven-candidate contest after voting by 97 International Olympic Committee members. COSTA NAVARINO, Greece—Kirsty Coventry was ...

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece — Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and first African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday (Friday in Manila) and set her sights ...

Costa Navarino, Greece – Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and first African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday (March 20) and set her sights on ...

Australia’s Olympic bosses say Kirsty Coventry’s ascension to IOC president is a watershed moment, but her election leaves a hole to be plugged for Brisbane’s 2032 Games. Coventry ...

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 reacts as she delivers a speech after being elected as the new IOC president.Credit: Getty Images “She’s very measured, she’s thoughtful … and very reasonable,” said ...

The Zimbabwean sports minister, already a towering figure in Olympic circles, emerged victorious to replace Thomas Bach at the 144th IOC Session held in Costa Navarino, Greece. But she's also ...

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece — The race to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reaches a climax on Thursday (Friday in Manila) with Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior, ...

Lappartient has been a fast-rising and busy IOC member since joining the international body just three years ago. He already oversaw the preparation of a 12-year deal with Saudi Arabia for ...