Kirsty for IOC Summit

Collin Matiza-Sports Editor

ZIMBABWE’S Minister of Sport, Kirsty Coventry, will tomorrow join her fellow top International Olympic Committee members for the 12th Olympic Summit in Lausanne, Switzerland. 

Coventry, who is an IOC Board Member, is among the high profile invitees for this big one-day indaba. She will be among a number of Guests at this meeting. 

This meeting will be held at the Olympic House, Lausanne, Switzerland. 

According to the IOC, discussions will focus on several topics of interest to the Olympic Movement, including the unifying mission of the Olympic Games in the international community, the upcoming Olympic Games Paris 2024, updates on other forthcoming editions of the Olympic Games, esports within the Olympic Movement, and digital engagement as well as the protection of athletes. The Olympic Summit brings together leading representatives of the Olympic Movement.

It forms part of the ongoing dialogue and consultation on important issues and subjects of significance for the future of the Olympic Movement.

IOC President Thomas Bach has convened the 12th Olympic Summit, which he will chair. The IOC will issue a press release after the Olympic Summit providing information on the discussions.

LIST OF INVITEES

IOC President

Thomas BACH (Chair)

IOC Vice-Presidents

John COATES

Ser Miang NG

Nicole HOEVERTSZ

Juan-Antonio SAMARANCH

Executive Board Members

Emma TERHO, Chair of the IOC Athletes’ Commission

Nenad LALOVIC, President of an Olympic Summer Sports Federation

International Federations

Gianni INFANTINO, President of FIFA

Morinari WATANABE, President of FIG

Johan ELIASCH, President of FIS

Luc TARDIF, President of the IIHF

Jae-youl KIM, President of the ISU

Husain AL-MUSALLAM, President of World Aquatics

Sebastian COE, President of World Athletics

National Olympic Committees

GAO Zhidan, President of the Chinese Olympic Committee

Gene SYKES, President of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee

Recognised Organisations

Ivo FERRIANI, President of the AIOWF

Robin MITCHELL, President of ANOC

Francesco RICCI BITTI, President of ASOIF

Andrew PARSONS, President of the IPC

Continental Associations of National Olympic Committees

Mustapha BERRAF, President of ANOCA

Spyros CAPRALOS, President of the EOC

Randhir SINGH, Acting President of the OCA

Neven ILIC, President of Panam Sports

Guests

Witold BAŃKA, President of WADA

Pierre-Oliver BECKERS, Chair of the IOC Coordination Commission Paris 2024

Kirsty COVENTRY, Chair of the IOC Games Optimisation Group

Valérie FOURNEYRON, Chair of the International Testing Agency

Kristin KLOSTER, Chair of the IOC Coordination Commission for Milano Cortina 2026

David LAPPARTIENT, Chair of the IOC Esports Commission

Olivier NIGGLI, Director General of WADA