Kirsty Coventry Says IOC Must Remain Neutral on Geopolitics
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Published: Feb 04, 2026, 23:06 IST | Updated: Feb 04, 2026, 23:06 IST
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry has called on the IOC to continue to develop like athletes competing at the Games: “To grow and to excel, [athletes] persistently push their limits. They step out of their comfort zone. They fail, they adapt, they get back up, and they try again — always driven by the belief that they can be better. That’s what progress looks like,” Coventry, a double Olympic Champion in swimming, said in her speech to the 145th IOC Session in Milan ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
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