Personalities from around the Olympic Movement and beyond have written extensively on topics related to sport and sport governance. A collection of these articles and opinion pieces by these different authors is available here.

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**Welcome to Opinion!**

A diverse array of individuals hailing from various facets of the Olympic Movement and beyond have passionately expressed their views on diverse subjects pertaining to sports and the administration of sports. The authors all possess a wealth of experience and expertise in their respective fields, and have contributed extensively to the global dialogue on sport and its governance. This collection is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to gain a deeper understanding of the numerous issues that impact the world of sports.

The articles are divided into the following themes: The Power of Sport, Gender Equality, and Sustainability and the Olympic Movement.

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Expanding access to safe and inclusive sport can increase physical activity, improve health and well-being, and strengthen communities

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Building a healthier world through sport - By Dr Jane Thornton

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Six Years To Go: Brisbane 2032 shaping Games that are Fit for the Future - By Mikaela Cojuangco Jaworski

Twenty-five years ago, Beijing won the right to host the Olympic Games. It marked the beginning of an extraordinary Olympic journey for China. 

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IOC President Kirsty Coventry on Beijing’s Olympic journey: the Games that keep giving

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IOC President Kirsty Coventry about Sydney 2000: “The Time of our Lives” 

With one year to go, Lindsey Vonn, Olympic Champion, two-time bronze medallist and eight-time World Cup downhill skiing champion, comes back from retirement and looks ahead to the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.

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Lindsey Vonn: “I am looking toward Cortina as a potential finish line for this comeback.”

Kristin Kloster, IOC Executive Board Member and Chair of the IOC Coordination Commission for the XXV Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, explains how these Games will deliver an unforgettable experience.

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Kristin Kloster: Setting a new benchmark

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Su-Sie “Susie” Jo: “Gangwon 2024 provided a platform for the next generation of athletes to learn and grow”

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Shiva Keshavan: Winter sports beyond borders - decentralising winter sports to create a global, sustainable legacy

On 28 October, the Olympic Refuge Foundation and the IOC Refugee Olympic Team will be honoured with the 2022 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports at a

"Anything is possible through sport"

Yiech Pur Biel: "Anything is possible through sport"

We must make sport available to all children, regardless of their personal situations and backgrounds, and the Olympic Games are the perfect way to inspire them, says two-time Olympic champion Aksel Lund Svindal

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Aksel Lund Svindal: "The Olympic Games can inspire a new generation"

Coming from Jamaica, I have no experience in winter sports. I don’t like cold weather, I prefer the sun. Besides track, the only other sport I

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Usain Bolt: “Beijing is where everything changed for me”

As Paris celebrated one year to go until the Olympic Games 2024, Sir Hugh Robertson – Chair of the British Olympic Association and Minister for the

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Sir Hugh Robertson: "Hosting the Olympic Games is uplifting"

Power of sport

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Following the conclusion of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, and as March sees us celebrate progress for women and girls in sport and beyond, IOC President Kirsty Coventry reflects on the significance of these Games for future generations in an op-ed published by La Gazzetta dello Sport. 

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Milano Cortina 2026: Celebrating women, inspiring the future

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Samira Asghari: As Paris Olympics open, don’t forget Afghan women and girls

Twenty-five years on, as the United Nations celebrates this historic blueprint, IOC Vice-President Anita DeFrantz shares her recollections from

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Anita DeFrantz: “It was one of those moments that changed the world”

Five-time Olympic champion Martin Fourcade is Chair of the Paris 2024 Athletes’ Commission and a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)

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Martin Fourcade: "Athletes are at the heart of our project"

By Nawal El Moutawakel, Executive Board member of the International Olympic Committee and the first Arab African woman to win an Olympic gold medal – in

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Nawal El Moutawakel: "Women will make history at Paris 2024"

Gender equality

With climate change posing challenges for the Olympic Winter Games, the IOC is considering various measures to protect their future.

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Steve Wilson: The heat is on

IOC Athletes’ Commission member Oluseyi “Seyi” Smith, who competed in both summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games, explains how technology, travel and climate change affect bobsleigh, and how the wider sporting sector can become more sustainable

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Oluseyi Smith: "Sustainability in sport will take sacrifices"

By HSH the Sovereign Prince Albert II of Monaco, Member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Chair of the IOC’s Sustainability and Legacy

 Paris 2024: raising the bar for more sustainable sporting events

HSH the Sovereign Prince Albert II of Monaco: Paris 2024 - raising the bar for more sustainable sporting events

Sustainability

International Day of Peace – Op Ed by IOC President Thomas Bach

“There is no peace without solidarity” 

Thomas Bach: “There is no peace without solidarity”

Much has been written lately about the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s finances. Some of these commentaries have revealed a profound misunderstanding

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Lana Haddad: The IOC stands in solidarity with all athletes and all sports

When critics apply their denouncements with a palette knife or fling them on canvas like Jackson Pollock, intellectual rigour is often lost in

"Free Speech for Olympic Athletes"

Richard W. Pound: "Free Speech for Olympic Athletes"

The first time I experienced this magic was at the Olympic Games Montreal 1976. From the moment I moved into the Olympic Village, I could feel

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