But his boldness ultimately counted against him, with his unilateral decision to offer $50,000 (£39,000) cash bonuses for Olympic champions at last summer’s Paris Games alienating many at the ...

An ongoing row over criteria eligibility has meant that Olympic gold medallist Tom Ford has become the fourth rower to be barred from competing for Cambridge at this year's Boat Race. Ford ...

PARIS (AP) — David Lappartient, the head of the French Olympic Committee, won’t seek a new term later this year after losing to Kirsty Coventry in the race for president of the International ...

Coventry, however, had been part of the executive board at the Paris Olympics, where Lin and Khelif won gold. When questioned about their participation, Coventry claimed lessons would have to be ...

One of his signature policies has been gender parity with equal quotas of male and female athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics and giving an improved balance of female members in the IOC and on the ...

An Olympic gold medallist has been barred from competing in this year’s Boat Race as arguments over eligibility criteria continue to overshadow the event. Organisers have decreed that Tom Ford ...

Since it was suspended, the IBA and Kremlev have continued to feud with the IOC, particularly over the rules on eligibility for women's boxing at the Paris Olympics. The IBA said last month that ...

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Bach insisted he had “no preferred candidate” but recalled that he had said during last year’s Paris Olympics it was time for a new leader who reflected a new era. He will remain in office ...

First African and female IOC president Focus on transparency and new sports for youth Aims to enhance athlete representation PYLOS, Greece, March 20 (Reuters) - Kirsty Coventry, an Olympic ...