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International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry held a press conference following two intense days of sessions focused on athletes, sustainability, and the future of the Olympic Movement. Coventry highlighted her recent visit to the Olympic Village in Milan with the Athletes' Commission, where she met with the athletes and witnessed their enthusiasm, emphasizing that "this energy reminds us why we are here." During the sessions, the IOC addressed institutional

Good evening, Italy! Dear President of the Italian Republic, Your Excellency, Sergio Mattarella, Dear President of the Milano Cortina 2026 Organising Committee, my dear colleague and friend, Giovanni Malagò, Your Excellencies and distinguished guests, Dear athletes, To all of you and everyone who is watching: welcome to Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games! My fellow Olympians, Whether you are here in Milano, in Cortina, Predazzo or Livigno: welcome to your Games. This is

The stage is set for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, said International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry , as she opened the 145th IOC Session at Milan’s iconic Teatro alla Scala in the presence of the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella. “Everyone you meet cannot wait for the Games to begin. There is definitely an Olympic vibe building in the streets of Milan, in Cortina and in all host regions, and more specifically in the hea

England’s World Table Tennis Team Championships Draw Sets the Stage: China, Japan, Korea, Germany, and France Gather on Home Soil The draw for the final stage of the 2026 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships was officially unveiled on January 26 at The Shard in London. As the host nation, England will automatically compete in Stage 1a matches, which will take place from May 2 to 3 at the OVO Arena Wembley. England’s men’s team has been placed in Group 1, alongside China

UN Headquarters, New York – Amid chronic groundwater depletion, water overallocation, land and soil degradation, deforestation, and pollution, all compounded by global heating, a UN report today declared the dawn of an era of global water bankruptcy, inviting world leaders to facilitate “honest, science-based adaptation to a new reality.” “Global Water Bankruptcy: Living Beyond Our Hydrological Means in the Post-Crisis Era,” argues that the familiar terms “water stressed” a

Three days after being named the AIPS Champion of 2025 in the best male athlete category, Armand “Mondo” Duplantis spoke with more than 80 journalists in an online meeting organised by AIPS on Friday, 2 January 2026. The 26-year-old Swedish pole vault star, who set four world records in 2025 en route to his third consecutive indoor and outdoor world titles and fifth successive Diamond League title, was the runaway winner in the Best Male Athlete of the Year category with 1182