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Kirsty Coventry Sets Up IOC Working Groups on Gender Eligibility and Host Selection

The pause aims to strengthen transparency by broadening IOC involvement in choosing future hosts.

Newly elected President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry attends her first Executive Board meeting at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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Olympic rings are pictured outside the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ahead of newly elected President Kirsty Coventry first Executive Board meeting at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Newly elected President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry attends her first Executive Board meeting at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Overview

  • Coventry formed a working group of experts and international federations to develop unified gender eligibility criteria aimed at protecting the female category.
  • The IOC has paused its 2036 Olympic host selection and established a review group to determine the optimal timing for naming future hosts with greater member engagement.
  • India’s delegation will proceed with scheduled talks on its 2036 bid despite the pause as Coventry said the country would be the first to informally engage under the review.
  • Coventry affirmed that no retrospective measures will be taken over the gender eligibility controversy in women’s boxing at the 2024 Paris Games and emphasized a forward-focused agenda.
  • As the first woman and first African to lead the IOC, Coventry vowed to address the under-representation of Global South nations in hosting future Olympic Games.