Dakar 2022 Coordination Commission chair Kirsty Coventry has warned it is essential the Organising Committee is created and Government funding released to ensure the Senegalese city can prepare effectively for the Summer Youth Olympic Games.
Athletes who protest at Tokyo 2020 have been threatened with possible disciplinary action under Rule 50 guidelines developed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission.
A new chairperson of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will be elected at Tokyo 2020, after Kirsty Coventry decided not to stand for re-election to the body.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission chair Kirsty Coventry has admitted she came under pressure to emulate the on field protests made by her fellow Zimbabweans Henry Olonga and Andrew Flower.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Commission chair Kirsty Coventry has claimed athletes have rejected podium demonstrations as a legitimate place to stage a protest at the Olympic Games.
Zimbabwe's Sports Minister Kirsty Coventry has said plans to launch a new national sports strategy are at an "advanced stage".
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has set a September 9 deadline for competitors to submit their candidature for election to its Athletes' Commission and confirmed four places will be filled during the vote at Tokyo 2020.
Kathleen Lobb has been elected as the new vice-president of the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC).
Zimbabwe has been suspended from competing at the 2020 Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Cup after failing to comply with a deadline to commit to hosting the tournament.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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