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Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman IOC chief
Coventry, a former Zimbabwe sports minister and two-time Olympic gold-medallist swimmer, was voted by 100 members
21 March,2025 08:28 AM IST | Costa Navarino (Greece) | AP
Trump administration pushes for uniform transgender athlete ban by IOC
Officials with the LA28 organising committee did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
06 February,2025 09:05 AM IST | Washington | AP
Sports budget raised by over Rs 350 crore, Khelo India gets biggest share
The ambitious scheme has been allocated Rs 1,000 crore for the financial year 2025-26. This is Rs 200 crore more than the grant of Rs 800 crore in 2024-25
01 February,2025 02:52 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Bach talks up working with President-elect Trump toward 2028 Los Angeles Games
Still, the two men could meet again as soon as Saturday in Paris, which hosted the 2024 Olympics that LA originally bid for
06 December,2024 09:02 AM IST | Geneva | AP
IOC withholds Olympic Solidarity fund for IOA
The IOC took the decision in its Executive Board meeting on October 8 and communicated it to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) in a letter on Friday.
12 October,2024 08:57 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Coe doubtful for President as IOC alters rules
A letter seen Wednesday by the Associated Press, was sent by the IOC’s ethics commission to the 111 members in the contest to succeed Thomas Bach next year
12 September,2024 07:49 AM IST | Geneva | AP
CAS dismisses Vinesh Phogat’s appeal for shared silver
Vinesh was disqualified for being 100gm overweight at the time of the weigh-in on the morning of the women’s 50kg freestyle final last week
14 August,2024 09:55 PM IST | Paris | PTI
"Vinesh Phogat is a real fighter, she deserves a medal": Sreejesh
A week back, Vinesh scripted history at the Paris Olympics by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach an Olympic final
14 August,2024 02:34 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Bach says 2024 Paris Oly was ‘sensational’
“These were sensational Olympic Games from start to finish—or dare I say, Seine-sational Games,” Bach said in a speech at the closing ceremony, in a reference to the river which staged the opening ceremony
13 August,2024 07:49 AM IST | Paris | AFP
Bindra: Privilege and honour to contribute to the Olympic Movement
Post my athletic career, it has been a great passion of mine to try and contribute back to the Olympic Movement. It has been a privilege and an honour,” he added
12 August,2024 08:00 AM IST | Paris | PTI