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Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman and first African president of International Olympic Committee
Seven-time Olympic medallist Kirsty Coventry broke new ground when she was elected the 10th president of the International ...
Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman, first African to be elected IOC president
Coventry was chosen over six other candidates, including Lord Sebastian Coe and Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr, to succeed Thomas ...
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A Summer Olympics In The Fall? Maybe It’s Time To Consider When The Games Are Held, IOC Insiders Say
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Blythe Lawrence is a longtime Olympic sports reporter.
Horse and Hound15d
A summer of dreams, the best selfies ever and an unmatched feat – equestrian sport at the Paris Olympics
British Equestrian performance director Helen Nicholls spoke at the National Equine Forum on 6 March, to review Britain’s performance at the 2024 Games. “I promised last year when we did this ...
The Daily Telegraph16d
Seb Coe warns Olympics could be moved to winter over climate change
Lord Coe has warned that climate change will reorder the sporting calendar and remains open-minded about a potential Saudi Arabian bid to host the 2040 Olympic Games in the winter or autumn. With ...
CBC.ca17d
IOC President Thomas Bach sees 'new world order' ahead of L.A. Olympics
Still, the biggest event for the next IOC president — the L.A. Summer Games — could yet challenge Bach's faith in the Olympics' power to unite the world in peaceful competition and mutual ...
The Olympian18d
Will Olympic National Park’s Hoh Rain Forest be closed this summer? Here’s what we know
According to Tim McNulty, vice president of Olympic Park Advocates, it’s difficult to imagine the repairs won’t be completed before the end of the summer, given how popular the Hoh Rain Forest is.
Inside The Games23d
Bavaria aims to become Olympic host
Determined, optimistic, and with a few strong arguments, the Bavarian Interior and Sports minister, Joachim Herrmann, informed at the seventh informal talk of the German Olympic Society held in ...
Eventing Nation24d
Katie Coleman Completes the Winning Formula at Will Coleman Equestrian
Anyone who knows U.S. Olympic eventer ... for the first time in 2008 with her friends Lindsay Traisnel and Sam Forsyth. Katie sold her project horse, which proved to herself and her family that she ...