Olympic News
IOC’s Coventry pauses 2036 Olympics hosting contest in 1st big decision of her presidency
GENEVA (AP) — India’s push toward winning the 2036 Olympics hosting contest seemed to stall a little on Thursday in the first big decision of Kirsty Coventry’s IOC presidency.
Coventry paused the fast tracking of a preferred bidder — a…
USA Surfing gets new financial backing in a bid to be recertified for its hometown Olympics
USA Surfing says it has secured a multimillion-dollar endowment as part of its push to be recertified as the nascent Olympic sport’s national governing body after losing its status four years ago over financial issues. USA Surfing executive…
Olympics’ champion: New IOC president Kirsty Coventry inaugurated to start 8-year leadership
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The first female and first African president of the IOC, Kirsty Coventry, was inaugurated in the role Monday on the organization's 131st birthday with praise that the Olympic movement was “in the best of hands.”…
