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.

Hers was a stunning first-round win in the seven-candidate contest after voting by 97 IOC members. She gets an eight-year mandate into 2033 aged just 41 — youthful by the historical standards of ...

Coventry, 41, becomes the first woman and first African named president of the IOC. "It is a signal that we are truly global," Coventry said of her election. Coventry, a two-time Olympic swimming ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

First African and female IOC president Focus on transparency and new sports for youth Aims to enhance athlete representation PYLOS, Greece, March 20 (Reuters) - Kirsty Coventry, an Olympic ...

Africa Senior Policy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation (HRF); HRF’s Sports and Dictators Fellow The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is set to select a new president this week to ...

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 ...