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.

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 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has congratulated Kirsty Coventry on her election to become the tenth International Olympic Committee (IOC) President. Coventry, the first female President ...

His successor is set to be elected on Thursday from seven candidates. The only other honorary IOC president for life is the Juan Antonio Samaranch, who led the IOC 1980-2001 and died in 2010 ...

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 ...

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 ...

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece – Thomas Bach’s life has been dominated by the Olympics, as a team fencing gold medallist and then International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief – and he deserves to be ...

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece (AP) — With perception growing he can become the next IOC president Thursday, Juan Antonio Samaranch played down his possible status as favorite on the eve of voting.

There aren't just sporting but political challenges confronting the IOC. But Mrs Coventry has been preparing for this moment since retiring from the pool - with all the experience gained 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 ...

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 ...