David Miller obituary Sports journalist who became a leading authority on football and the Olympics The Guardian - UK · Nov 5
Olympic politics, intrigue and sports marketing history recounted in IOC insider's new book Political pressure on Olympic officials, like in the case of the Ukraine skeleton racer’s memorial helmet at the Milan Cortina Games, is nothing new, according to a long-time IOC insider The Independent UK · Feb 18
Horses and courses: how Sydney won the 2000 Olympic bid Sydney's bid to host the 2000 Olympics enlisted near-extinct Mongolian horses, Kerry Packer's choppers, Gough Whitlam's hospitality, and more to get the win. AAP · Sep 15, 2025
Coventry's Mettle Tested By Russian Olympic Debate, Say Former IOC Figures International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry is in the spotlight on how she handles her "baptism of fire" over Russia, former IOC executives have told AFP. With just six months to go to the opening ceremony for the Milan-Cortina Winter Games the odds are that Russian athletes -- normally a… International Business Times · Aug 8, 2025
Sent to Coventry: how Bach’s power helped Zimbabwean’s shock IOC win Poll result defied candidates’ calculations and illustrated outgoing president’s influence but change may yet come The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025
So it’s victory for Kirsty Coventry in the IOC elections. Who says cards with a rigged deck isn’t an Olympic sport? The Zimbabwean has global sport’s top job but Britain’s Sebastian Coe was snubbed, and with good reason: he might have changed things, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025
Why Seb Coe lost the room in crushing IOC presidential election defeat ANALYSIS: Coe finished a distant third in the race for the prestigious role leading the Olympic movement after making enemies inside the IOC, writes Lawrence Ostlere – but that was not the only reason The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025
ICC chairman Jay Shah congratulates Kirsty Coventry on being elected as new IOC president Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), Jay Shah, congratulated the newly-elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kirsty Coventry, after the Zimbabwean became the first female and the first African to head the IOC. The Times of India · Mar 21, 2025
Kirsty Coventry elected first female president of IOC as Coe routed in vote Sebastian Coe and Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr suffered a crushing defeat in the first round of voting as Thomas Bach’s preferred successor secured a majority The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025
IOC presidential election LIVE: Ex-swimmer Kirsty Coventry beats Seb Coe as historic results revealed Lord Coe was beaten to the presidency by Zimbabwean former swimmer Kirsty Coventry in a battle for the most powerful post in sport The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025
It's election day for the IOC choosing a new Olympics leader in a hard-to-call 7 candidate contest A new president of the IOC will be elected Thursday as just the 10th leader in its 131-year history after one of the most open Olympic elections in decades The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025
Inside the Olympic conclave: Coe bids to relive 2012 glory but mystery surrounds vote At a Greek resort surrounded by 131 infinity pools, six waterslides and a golf course designed by Bernhard Langer, Sebastian Coe is taking aim at a fourth Olympic triumph – but his path to victory is narrow The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2025
Coe feels ‘momentum’ but IOC presidential race remains on knife-edge Sebastian Coe feels he has momentum as the race to become the next president of the International Olympic Committee reaches its final hours The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2025
Sebastian Coe waits to learn IOC presidency fate after presenting reform plans Coe says he has been “training for the best part of his life” for the IOC job. The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025
Radio France Internationale · Mar 19, 2025 Zimbabwe's aspiring Olympics supremo Coventry targets development of athletes Seven-time Olympic medallist Kirsty Coventry vowed to use the memories of her trials and tribulations as an aspiring athlete in Zimbabwe to improve the lot of up-and-coming youngsters if she were to be elected as the next president of the International Olympic Committee. (IOC).
The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025 Inside the secret battle for the highest office in sport: ‘No one tells you the truth’ IOC PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: Lord Coe faces a seven-way fight to becomes president of the IOC in Thursday’s election in Greece. Lawrence Ostlere delves behind the scenes in the race for power
The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2025 Going for gold: A look at the political and sporting challenges facing the next IOC president An in tray of Olympic challenges spanning political, social, sporting and operational issues awaits the next International Olympic Committee president
The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2024 ‘Laser-like focus’: Coe makes pitch for IOC presidency against tough field The 67-year-old will have to face off against several tough challengers, with the deciding vote to be held at the 143rd IOC session in March 2025
The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2024 Sebastian Coe faces a fight to become IOC president – but write him off at your peril Despite his record running London 2012 and World Athletics, the Olympian cannot count on winning the popularity contest
AAP · Aug 12, 2024 Merci, Paris! Thanks for hosting the greatest Olympics Paris has hosted an unforgettable Olympic Games, the City of Light delivering a dazzling and uplifting follow-up to COVID-hit Tokyo 2020.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2022 Andrew Jennings obituary Journalist and film-maker who investigated corruption in Fifa and the International Olympic Committee
The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 2, 2022 Follow China's party line or face consequences In a park in central Beijing, a bust of International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach was unveiled in January. It was made in a similar style to two other busts already installed there of Bach's predecessors, Jacques Rogge and Juan Antonio Samaranch. Alongside these busts is another statue that was…