Kirsty Coventry vows that IOC will ensure fairness for female athletes

Kirsty Coventry vows that IOC will ensure fairness for female athletes

Two athletes – Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting – won gold medals despite having been disqualified from the 2023 World Championships.

New Olympics chief Kirsty Coventry vows IOC will ‘ensure fairness’ for female athletes

Sean Ingle 26 June 2025 at 4:50 pm UTC·3 min read Kirsty Coventry has said there is now “overwhelming support” among International Olympic Committee members to protect the female category in a significant shift in its gender eligibility policy. Coventry, who was chairing her first meetings as the IOC’s new president, said that a taskforce of scientists and international federations would be set up within weeks to come up with a new policy.Advert…

New President Kirsty Coventry Says IOC Will Protect Female Sports

The new President of the International Olympic Committee, Kirsty Coventry said the organization will protect the female category.

Kirsty Coventry makes history as first African and first woman to lead IOC

Kirsty Coventry made history as the first female and first African president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in March. The 41-year-old Zimbabwean, who succeeded former President Thomas Bach, made a commitment to transform lives and promote hope during a formal ceremony to mark her taking office this week. “We are guardians of the Olympic […] The post Kirsty Coventry makes history as first African and first woman to lead IOC appeared…