GENEVA, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese figure skater Han Cong and 10 other athletes will run for election to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission (AC), the IOC announced on ...

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.

New IOC president announces the bidding process for choosing Olympic hosts as well as protecting the female category in sports will be reviewed.

New IOC president indicated she isn't concerned about the 2028 Los Angeles Games, despite Trump's travel ban and other actions by the administration.

USA Surfing says it has secured a multimillion-dollar endowment as part of its push to be recertified as the nascent Olympic ...

New IOC President Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe took office Monday in a ceremony attended by Utah Olympic leader Fraser Bullock ...

International Olympic Day, celebrated annually on June 23rd, commemorates the founding of the International Olympic Committee ...

The first female and first African president of the IOC, Kirsty Coventry, was inaugurated in the role on Monday ...

Former Olympic fencer Thomas Bach has held sport’s most powerful role for the past 13 years. Now, Kirsty Coventry — who won seven swimming medals at five Olympic Games — is taking over. The World’s ...

Former Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry took over the leadership of the International Olympic Committee from Thomas Bach in ...