IOC chief warns of ‘uncomfortable’ change coming to Olympics programs

Coventry set in motion last Fune a review of over 450 medal events organised hy over 40 sports federations

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Change is coming to the Olympic program of sports and events and it is going to be uncomfortable for some, IOC president Kirsty Coventry cautioned on Tuesday.

In a keynote speech before her first Olympic Games as its first female leader in its 130year history, Coventry detailed a defining theme of her presidency. Coventry set in motion last June a review of more than 450 medal events organized by more than 40 sports federations at the Summer and Winter Games. “We have to be honest about what works and sometimes more importantly what doesn't,” she said at the International Olympic Committee annual meeting ahead of the Milan Cortina Olympics opening on Friday.