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IOC/International Olympic Committee

Dispersed Winter Olympics sites ‘have added complexity’: IOC president Kirsty Coventry

International Olympic Committee president (IOC) Kirsty Coventry said one effect of the geographical spread of the Winter Olympic sites was that Olympic host broadcasting teams had been scattered and could not help in other venues that were too far away.
International Olympic Committee president (IOC) Kirsty Coventry said one effect of the geographical spread of the Winter Olympic sites was that Olympic host broadcasting teams had been scattered and could not help in other venues that were too far away.

Flame reaches Italian city of Bologna a month before the 2026 Winter Olympics begin

FILE PHOTO: 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics - 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics Torch Relay - Naples, Italy - December 23, 2025 Former Italian football player Fabio Cannavaro with the torch relay REUTERS/Ciro De Luca/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics - 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics Torch Relay - Naples, Italy - December 23, 2025 Former Italian football player Fabio Cannavaro with the torch relay REUTERS/Ciro De Luca/File Photo

Russians won’t represent their country at Winter Olympics even if Ukraine war ends, IOC chief says

Olympics - 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics - 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics Flame Lighting Ceremony - Ancient Olympia, Greece - November 26, 2025 International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Kirsty Coventry after the ceremony REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
Olympics - 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics - 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics Flame Lighting Ceremony - Ancient Olympia, Greece - November 26, 2025 International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Kirsty Coventry after the ceremony REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

IOC decision on gender eligibility to come in early 2026, says president Kirsty Coventry

Olympics - 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics - 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics Flame Lighting Ceremony - Ancient Olympia, Greece - November 26, 2025 International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Kirsty Coventry speaks during the ceremony REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki
Olympics - 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics - 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics Flame Lighting Ceremony - Ancient Olympia, Greece - November 26, 2025 International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Kirsty Coventry speaks during the ceremony REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki

IOC chief Kirsty Coventry in tears as 2026 Winter Games torch relay sets off

IOC president Kirsty Coventry fought back tears on Nov 26 as she urged nations to come together in the 2026 Winter Games.
IOC president Kirsty Coventry fought back tears on Nov 26 as she urged nations to come together in the 2026 Winter Games.

Winter sports federations oppose summer sports’ inclusion in their Games

People posing for a picture in front of the Olympic rings and Olympia delle Tofane track, which will host the women alpine skiing competition at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games.
People posing for a picture in front of the Olympic rings and Olympia delle Tofane track, which will host the women alpine skiing competition at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games.

No decision yet on transgender athletes’ Games eligibility, IOC says

Drone view of the Olympic rings in front to International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 19, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Drone view of the Olympic rings in front to International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 19, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

International Olympic Committee and Saudi Arabia end 12-year e-sports deal early

The Eiffel Tower is seen through a net with a part of the logo of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games from the Trocadero square in Paris, France, July 3, 2024. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
The Eiffel Tower is seen through a net with a part of the logo of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games from the Trocadero square in Paris, France, July 3, 2024. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

With 100 days to go, Milan Winter Olympics chiefs ‘can see finish line’

Olympic Games executive director Christophe Dubi gesturing during a press conference after an International Olympic Committee executive board committee meeting in Paris, on Nov 29, 2023.
Olympic Games executive director Christophe Dubi gesturing during a press conference after an International Olympic Committee executive board committee meeting in Paris, on Nov 29, 2023.

Indonesia defiant after IOC calls for no events over Israeli gymnast ban

A generic picture of a gymnast at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships.
A generic picture of a gymnast at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.