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How will the history-making new Olympics boss shape sports worldwide, and in Australia?

In a surprisingly emphatic result, 41-year-old Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe’s Sport Minister, was selected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at its 144th session in Greece.

The Conversation

Coventry's IOC presidency creates hole for Brisbane '32

Australian Olympic officials laud Kirsty Coventry's historic appointment as IOC president, but it leaves a hole to be filled for Brisbane's 2032 Games.

AAP

Kendrick Lamar Teased As Potential Performer at 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles

The Compton, CA native is being eyes for the opening ceremony of the 2028 Olympics.

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Molly Caudery fired up to defend World Indoor title after ‘grieving’ for Paris Olympics

Interview: Molly Caudery arrives in China this weekend determined to channel her Olympic pain into winning another gold medal at the World Athletics Indoor Championships

The Independent UK

Eddie Hearn reveals Anthony Joshua timeline for comeback after ‘injury setback’

‘AJ’ last fought in September, suffering a knockout loss to IBF champion Daniel Dubois

The Independent UK

World Boxing to determine new gender rules ‘in weeks rather than months’ after 2024 Olympics row

The new guidance is expected before the World Boxing Cup at the end of March as the sport looks to draw a line under a contentious issue

The Independent UK

Boxing gets IOC nod for inclusion at 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

Three days after World Boxing received recognition from the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Executive Board, the sport's inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics was confirmed following a unanimous vote by the IOC members on Thursday.

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Race To Become Olympics Supremo On A Knife Edge

The race to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee reaches a climax on Thursday with Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior, Sebastian Coe and Kirsty Coventry believed to be neck and neck but clear of the remaining quartet.

International Business Times

World Boxing to decide new gender eligibility rules in ‘two or three weeks’

World Boxing has reached ‘an advanced stage’ of its investigation into the gender eligibility row at last year’s Olympics and expects to announce its findings in a matter of ‘weeks rather than months’

The Guardian - UK

It's election day for the IOC choosing a new Olympics leader in a hard-to-call 7 candidate contest

A new president of the IOC will be elected Thursday as just the 10th leader in its 131-year history after one of the most open Olympic elections in decades

The Independent UK

Race To Become Olympics Supremo Set To Go To The Wire

International Business Times

In 2000, Australia was defined by the Olympics, border politics and reconciliation. So what really has changed?

The world had its eyes on Sydney in 2000. A million people lined the harbour to ring in the new millennium (though some said it was actually the final year of the old one) on January 1.

The Conversation

Algerian Boxer Khelif 'Not Intimidated' By Trump As She Targets Second Olympic Gold In LA

Algerian Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif, at the centre of a gender row at the Paris Games, is targeting a second gold in Los Angeles and says she will not be intimidated by Donald Trump.

International Business Times

Zimbabwe's aspiring Olympics supremo Coventry targets development of athletes

Seven-time Olympic medallist Kirsty Coventry vowed to use the memories of her trials and tribulations as an aspiring athlete in Zimbabwe to improve the lot of up-and-coming youngsters if she were to be elected as the next president of the International Olympic Committee. (IOC).

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Boxing champion Imane Khelif targets second Olympic gold at LA 2028 Games

Algerian gold medallist says she has ‘nothing to hide’ and vows to defend her title at the 2028 Summer Games in the US.

Evening Standard

Imane Khelif says 'Donald Trump does not intimidate me' as boxer plots Los Angeles Olympics gold

The Algerian was at the centre of a gender eligibility row during last summer’s Olympics

AAP

'Not a good look': Brisbane 2032 sports program delayed

An Olympic committee has delayed a decision on which sports will feature at Brisbane 2032, a call described as "not a good look" by a former Olympian.

International Business Times

Heavyweight Trio Eye History In Race To Succeed Olympics Chief Bach

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Jordan Chiles Confirms She Still Owns Bronze Medal After Olympics Controversy

The dispute is still ongoing.

TechRadar

Forget Netflix, I tuned into Peacock to watch the SNL 50 special and it went off without a hitch – here’s why it’s built for live-streaming

TechRadar chatted with the CTO of global streaming and NBCU Media Group about Peacock's recent success with live events like SNL.

The Independent UK

Rower Helen Glover says having family ‘makes you unstoppable’ as she is made OBE

The two-time gold medallist said she ‘never thought it was possible’ for her to return to the Olympics after having three children.

The Times of India

'Immensely proud of our athletes': PM Modi applauds India's Special Olympics Winter Games medallists

Special Olympics Bharat hosted a reception ceremony on Monday to welcome the returning Indian athletes from Turin, Italy following their outstanding performance at the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games. The Prime Minister shared photographs of his interaction with the athletes on social media, showcasing his delight in their success.

The Independent UK

'Chariots of Fire' runner connects with IOC candidate Coe through England's Olympic history

Only one Englishman who had a great Olympic career ever stood for the IOC presidency before Sebastian Coe

The Independent UK

Inside the secret battle for the highest office in sport: ‘No one tells you the truth’

IOC PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: Lord Coe faces a seven-way fight to becomes president of the IOC in Thursday’s election in Greece. Lawrence Ostlere delves behind the scenes in the race for power

International Business Times

Bach's Successor Needs Cool Head To Guide Olympics Through Stormy Seas: Experts

Whoever succeeds Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday will need to be "cool under fire" with some members believing the very existence of the Olympic Movement is at stake.

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