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Ahead of the 144th IOC Session in Greece next month, the IOC has released the highlights of the Olympic Agenda reforms. The wide-ranging reforms of Olympic Agenda (Olympic Agenda 2020 and Olympic Agenda 2020+5 ) have changed the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement profoundly. Launched under the motto “Change or be changed” and based on the widest-ever consultation process, the reform programme initiated by IOC President Thomas Bach was unanimously approved by the 127th IOC Session in Monaco in December 2014. These reforms followed a year of discussion and consultation with all stakeholders of the Olympic Movement, together with external experts and the general public. More than 40,000 submissions were received from the public during the proc...

Graphics by Nordcap Studio; Photo by Getty Images Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry is aiming to become the first female and first African to lead the 130-year-old International Olympic Committee. The 41-year-old former swimmer is the youngest among the seven candidates running to succeed Thomas Bach in the presidential election scheduled for 20 March at the 144th IOC Session in Greece.On Monday, 24 February, Coventry will be the first guest on “Let’s Talk to the IOC Presidential Candidates”, a series of Q&A sessions that offers a unique platform for the candidates to communicate their vision for the Olympic movement to sports journalists from different parts of the world.The meeting, which is organised by AIPS and is exclusive to AIPS members, will be conducted by the AIPS President G...

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IOC publishes highlights of Olympic Agenda reforms ahead of 144th IOC Session in Greece

Kirsty Coventry to launch “Let’s Talk to the IOC Presidential Candidates” series on 24 February