Kirsty Coventry becomes first female president of International Olympic Committee
She received 49 of the 97 votes, well ahead of Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. of Spain, who finished second with 28. ...
Strange Race to Lead Olympic Sports Gets Stranger
With the winner instantly becoming the most prominent sports official in the world, the high-stakes campaign for president of ...
Expect fights at the 2028 L.A. Olympics — and boxing fans can thank Uzbekistan
Boxing is set to be in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics as IOC president Thomas Bach says the executive board he chairs approved ...
From Firestone high school to summer Olympics: 5 questions with Akron's Jonny Marshall
Get caught up with Akron native Jonny Marshall, a Firestone alum who is an SEC swimming champion at Florida and an Olympian ...
Boxing likely to remain on Olympic program in 2028, IOC president says
The tournaments run by World Boxing, the newly recognized governing body attempting to salvage the sport’s presence at the ...
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 ...
International Olympic Committee Elects New President
Zimbabwean Sports Minister Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the new president of the International Olympic President (IOC) ...
Boxing earns spot in the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Games-IOC
Boxing was included on Thursday in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics programme after a unanimous vote from the International ...
Algerian boxer Khelif says she’s not intimidated by Trump and targets second Olympic gold in LA
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif says that President Donald Trump’s stance on gender in sports “does not intimidate” her and plans ...