IOC Archives

New policy to protect female athletes

March 26th, 2026

The question of transgender women competing at female Olympic events has been explicitly answered by the International Olympic Committee which

March 6th, 2026

For International Women’s Day 2026 (March 8), the International Olympic Committee highlighted the women of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter

March 4th, 2026

The Olympic Truce is a tradition originating from ancient Greece that dates back to 776 BC, and is intended to

February 8th, 2026

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) achieved its goal of full 50:50 gender parity in athlete participation at the Paris 2024

February 4th, 2026

World Sailing is determined to remain an Olympic sport. While the racing will never garner the kind of broadcast audience

November 12th, 2025

The goal for the Paris 2024 Olympics was for there to be an equal number of male and female athletes

September 6th, 2025

New International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry made a move towards keeping her promise to “protect the female category” when

March 24th, 2025

The transformation of the Olympic Sailing Program began at Rio 2016 with the introduction of the Women’s Skiff and Mixed

March 20th, 2025

(March 20, 2025) – Kirsty Coventry has been elected the 10th President of the International Olympic Committee. The 41-year-old Zimbabwean

March 19th, 2025

It may come as some surprise that the Sailing Program for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics is not confirmed. World