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BERLIN (Reuters) - Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, who was last year banned for 15 years from all positions within the International Olympic Committee over ethics breaches, is no longer an IOC member, the Olympic body said on Thursday.
PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) -The stunning first-round election of Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry as the next International Olympic Committee president made her the first female and first African to lead the IOC but more importantly ensured continuity once Thomas Bach departs in June.
COSTA NAVARINO, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Kirsty Coventry was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday, making history as the first woman and the first African to lead the global Olympic movement.
PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee on Friday declined to comment on Russian President Vladimir Putin's congratulatory note to newly-elected IOC president Kirsty Coventry, saying it was his prerogative.
PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) - Boxing was included on Thursday in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics programme after a unanimous vote from the International Olympic Committee, ending years of doubt over the sport's Olympic future.
PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) - Outgoing International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach was named honorary president for life on Wednesday, with the German due to step down in June after 12 years in charge.
PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) - Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr is one of the front runners to become the next president of the International Olympic Committee but the Spaniard knows the unpredictability of the election by elimination that will take place on Thursday.
PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) - Kirsty Coventry, an Olympic champion swimmer turned sports administrator, was on Thursday elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee, marking an historic milestone as the first African and first female to lead the Olympic movement.
PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) - Milan Cortina, once shrouded in doubt and uncertainty, got the thumbs-up from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after making up for lost time in the building of the 2026 Winter Games sliding centre.
PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) - Organisers of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics on Thursday moved to ease concerns among International Olympic Committee members over visas and entry requirements for athletes and officials for those Games.
PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) - The battle for the most powerful job in world sport is hurtling toward its climax as International Olympic Committee members descend on Greece this week to crown a new president.
PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee executive board on Monday recommended the inclusion of boxing in the Los Angeles 2028 summer Olympics, ending a years-long saga regarding the sport's Olympic future.
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee kicked of its session in Olympia, site of the ancient Games, on Tuesday that will culminate with the election of a new president on Thursday.
PYLOS, Greece - The slow-burn race for the most powerful job in world sport roared into life on Wednesday, set against the dazzling backdrop of the Ionian Sea, where the seven contenders for the International Olympic Committee presidency made their final moves ahead of a vote that will shape the sporting landscape for the next decade.
PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) -Kirsty Coventry smashed through the International Olympic Committee's glass ceiling on Thursday to become the organisation's first female and first African president in its 130-year history.
PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) - The biggest name in the field and one of the favourites, Sebastian Coe headed into the IOC presidential race exuding confidence, yet the Briton suffered a heavy defeat as Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry took the prize in the first round of voting on Thursday.
(Reuters) - The following candidates will stand for election to replace Thomas Bach as the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the IOC session which will be held from March 18-21 in Greece:
PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) - A gender row involving two female boxers at the Paris 2024 Olympics was the result of a Russian fake news campaign and had little to do with reality, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said on Saturday.
PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) - David Lappartient, one of seven candidates to head the International Olympic Committee, said on Wednesday the race ahead of Thursday's vote was still too close to call and he expected several rounds of voting for a majority result.
SYDNEY (Reuters) - More than 400 Olympians from nearly 90 countries around the world have joined in a call for the winner of next week's International Olympic Committee presidential election to make climate their top priority.
