IOC Chief Coventry Calls for Focus on Sport, Not Politics
Coventry emphasized preserving the Olympic Games' neutrality and inspiring youth by focusing on sport and values, responding to calls from IOC members to prioritize core missions.
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The new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kirsty Coventry, said in Milan on Tuesday that the organization must focus on sport and not politics to maintain its neutrality, the French news agency AFP reports.
Seven months after taking over from the International Olympic Committee, Kirsty Coventry set him a first course on Tuesday: to "focus" on sport, thus on the future of the Games, as far away from politics as possible.
IOC chief Kirsty Coventry calls for focus on sport, not politics
The new International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry said on Tuesday the organisation should “focus” on sport in order to preserve its neutrality. “We cannot be all things to all people. The Olympic Games and the values they represent are our greatest asset,” Coventry said at the opening of the IOC Summit in Milan ahead of the Winter Olympics that open on Friday. READ: Winter Olympics to showcase Italian venues and global tensions S…
The new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kirsty Coventry, said on Tuesday in Milan that the organisation should "concentrate" on the future of the Games. "We cannot be everything for everyone: the Olympic Games and the values they embody are our most valuable asset," said the Zimbabwean 42 ...
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