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The Standard
23-07-2025
- Sport
- The Standard
US Olympic policy change bans transgender women in women's events
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/File Photo
The Star
26-06-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Olympics-US committed 'across the board' to LA 2028 success, says Coventry
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 LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) -The United States and all its levels of government are fully committed to making the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics a success, new International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry said on Thursday. Zimbabwe's former Olympic swimming champion Coventry officially took over the presidency from Thomas Bach this week following Monday's ceremony in Lausanne. "There is so much goodwill from all levels of government from the state to the federal," Coventry told a press conference after her first executive board meeting. "There's an incredible willingness to see that the Olympic Games are a huge success. So the reason I mentioned that is because that gives us faith... that our values will also be heard and that we will be able to ensure successful Games for our athletes." There have been concerns among international federations regarding travel and visas for the LA Olympics, with the Olympics bringing together 206 national Olympic Committees. U.S. President Donald Trump issued a directive this month, banning citizens from 12 countries from entering the U.S. as part of an immigration crackdown he said was needed to protect against "foreign terrorists" and other security threats. Athletes, their coaches and families are exempt from the travel ban, according to U.S. Olympic Committee officials. "It's our duty to ensure that we work towards that and as of right now, we see that full commitment coming across the board," said Coventry, the first woman and first African to be IOC president. Los Angeles has been hit by protests against immigration raids in recent weeks, and relations between state and city officials, and the U.S. government, have been tense. Trump deployed the California National Guard troops to Los Angeles this month, against the wishes of Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, to quell protests triggered by immigration raids on workplaces by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. (Reporting by Karolos Grohmann, editing by Ed Osmond)
Free Malaysia Today
24-06-2025
- Sport
- Free Malaysia Today
OCM to break ground on new HQ in July
Olympic Council of Malaysia president Norza Zakaria (centre) during the launch of Malaysia's Olympic Day celebrations at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium earlier today. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : Groundbreaking for the Olympic Council of Malaysia's new headquarters in Bukit Jalil is expected to get under way at the end of July, says OCM president Norza Zakaria. OCM's new RM97 million headquarters, dubbed the Olympic House, is expected to take 36 months to construct and will involve two phases. 'We have already received the green light (for the groundbreaking) from the minister (youth and sports minister Hannah Yeoh) and the Malaysia Stadium Corporation (PSM),' Norza said in a Harian Metro report. 'From there, we will begin applying to DBKL (Kuala Lumpur City Hall) and the local authorities to obtain approval for the construction.' Norza also said OCM was hoping to cooperate with key stakeholders such as DBKL and PSM to complete the first phase of Olympic House before the 2027 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games. He was speaking to reporters at the launch of Malaysia's Olympic Day celebrations at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium today. Olympic House will be built on a 2.18ha plot of government land next to the National Hockey Stadium and will be modelled after the International Olympic Committee's headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. The building's facilities will include a museum, a banquet hall, a media conference room, meeting rooms and several offices for sports associations.
New Straits Times
23-06-2025
- Business
- New Straits Times
Olympic House construction to take 36 months, says OCM supremo
Olympic House construction to take 36 months, says OCM supremo KUALA LUMPUR: The Olympic Council of Malaysia's (OCM) new headquarters, dubbed the Olympic House, is expected to take three years to complete once construction starts in Bukit Jalil. OCM president Tan Sri Norza Zakaria said it could take roughly six months before obtaining the necessary approvals from local authorities before construction work can begin. "We expect to do the ground breaking (ceremony) at the end of July, we have received the green light from the Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh as well as the Malaysia Stadium Corporation (MSC)," said Norza at the Olympic Day activation event here today (June 23). "After that we can begin the submission process with the local authorities. "The construction process for the whole facility will take 36 months, so Let's say we get all the approvals needed at the end of this year, then it should be ready in 2028. "But we will try to push for phase one (main building) to be completed earlier. There is, however, no guarantee it can be done by the 2027 Malaysia Sea Games. "When it comes to construction, we cannot cut corners. This is a building which we want to last 30 years at the very least. "This (project) is one of the reasons our strategic partnership with MSC is so important. We have to be on the same page with MSC." The new facility will be built on a 5.38 acre plot leased from the government. Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) will build the facility, expected to cost RM93 million, through a land swap deal. MRCB will in exchange take the 0.73 hectare plot of land along Jalan Hang Jebat, Kuala Lumpur where OCM's current headquarters, completed in 1991, are situated. Norza was speaking after officiating the launch of the Olympic Day Activation event during which he also announced a strategic partnership with MSC. MSC manages Malaysia's major sports facilities including those within the Kuala Lumpur Sports City in Bukit Jalil.
The Herald Scotland
23-06-2025
- Politics
- The Herald Scotland
Kirsty Coventry takes over as IOC president
Coventry, at 41, is also the youngest IOC president since Pierre de Coubertin was elected as its first in 1896. She saw off the challenge of Sebastian Coe among others for the job at an IOC Session in Greece in March. 'In this spirit of gratitude, confidence and joy, I hand over the keys of Olympic House to Mrs Kirsty Coventry, the 10th President of the International Olympic Committee.' – IOC President Thomas Bach — IOC MEDIA (@iocmedia) June 23, 2025 Outgoing president Thomas Bach has held the position since 2013 and handed over the keys to Olympic House at a ceremony in Lausanne on Monday. Coventry will now serve an eight-year term. In her first speech as IOC president, she praised the 'passion and purpose' of her predecessor and thanked him for keeping the Olympic movement 'united in difficult times'. 'I was very fortunate to have very strong women around me from an early age, from my grandmothers, to my mum, to many of you women here today,' she added. She described her children Ella, six, and seven-month-old Lily as her 'rocks' and her 'inspiration'. 'I can't believe that in 1992 when I had the dream of going to the Olympic Games and winning a gold medal for Zimbabwe, that I'd be standing here with all of you, getting to make those dreams come true for more young people around the world,' she said. Coventry said the Olympic movement was 'a platform to inspire, a platform to change lives, and a platform to bring hope'. She then likened the movement to a spider web. Thomas Bach (right) and his successor as IOC president Kirsty Coventry (Laurent Cipriani/AP) 'It's complex, it's beautiful, it's strong, but it only works if we work together and we remain united,' she said. Coventry faces a number of challenges – how and when Russia can be reintegrated into the Olympic movement, with no sign of its invasion of Ukraine coming to an end, the protection of the female sport category and handling the impact of climate change on future summer and winter Games to name just three. Bach told IOC members at Monday's ceremony before handing over: 'You have placed your trust in someone (Coventry) whose life story is deeply rooted in the Olympic movement. 'As an Olympian, she knows what it means to live the Olympic values, she knows how to lead with courage. 'She reflects the truly global nature and the youthful, forward-looking spirit of our Olympic community.'
