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"The winner is... Sydney."

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Graham Dunbar at AP News:

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece (AP) — Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in world sports. “It is a signal that we are truly global,” the Zimbabwe sports minister and two-time Olympic swimming gold medalist said. It was a stunning first-round win for Coventry in the seven-candidate contest after voting by 97 IOC members. The 41-year-old Coventry gets an eight-year mandate into 2033 with a likely early test in meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump about the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Coventry was asked at a news conference about going to the White House. “I have been dealing with let’s say difficult,” taking a pause, “men in high positions since I was 20 years old. What I have learned is that communication will be key,” she said. It was the most open and hard-to-call IOC presidential election in decades with Coventry expected to lead the first round short of an absolute majority. Though several rounds of votes were widely predicted, she got the exact majority of 49 needed. Coventry’s win also was a victory for outgoing IOC president Thomas Bach, who has long been seen as promoting her as his successor. He did not use his right to vote.

[...] Also in the race were four presidents of sports governing bodies: Track and field’s Sebastian Coe, skiing’s Johan Eliasch, cycling’s David Lappartient, and gymnastics’ Morinari Watanabe. Also contending was Prince Feisal al Hussein of Jordan. Coventry will formally replace her mentor Bach at a June 23 handover — officially Olympic Day — as the 10th IOC president in its 131-year history. The 71-year-old Bach reached the maximum 12 years in office. Key challenges for the Auburn University graduate, who is youthful by the historical standards of the IOC, will be steering the Olympic movement through political and sporting issues toward 2028 in LA. Coventry’s IOC will also need to find a host for the 2036 Summer Games which could go to India or the Middle East. A key IOC member, who voted Thursday, is Nita Ambani from the wealthiest family in Asia.

The IOC has elected Kirsty Coventry from Zimbabwe to lead the organization, as she beat 6 other contenders for the job, including Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs from Spain (the son of former IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch). Coventry is the first woman and the first person from an African country to lead the IOC.

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The Spanish NT has released that they will train at Juan Antonio Samaranch Stadium. Do you think they will stay at the hotel that is included or possibly someplace else that’s cheaper? They didn’t announce it the same was as England did, with the hotel all over the headlines so I got the impression they might not be staying someplace fancy, or is that not the case? The base camp in Lausanne with that training ground is Royal Savoy Hotel & Spa. A nice hotel, it would be great if they do get to stay there!

that's interesting that spain will not be staying in any of the host cities for matches. but yes, according to the official euro site, the hotel that has been designated for "exclusive use" for the lausanne base camp is the royal savoy. and it is a MAJOR upgrade from what spain was using during the world cup, in terms of facilities and access to activities during off days (see description below).

the euro site has all the base camps, stadiums, and associated hotels listed. now not every base camp hotel is 5 star like the royal savoy or dolder grand (for england) so i'm curious how they are allocated or if it really is just luck of the draw. if the previous swiss anon was correct, it appears that the cantons will be funding the euro in addition to swiss federal funds, which could cover the hotels. in that case, it may end up that the various federations will stay in the official approved accommodations.

at least the spanish players will be close to water in lausanne. but on the downside, it's over an hour away from the cities where spain will be playing it's group stage matches.

also, whatever country is using the bürgenstock resort as its base camp in luzern will be super lucky. it's one of the best hotels i have ever stayed at, so to be staying there for weeks is an amazing opportunity!

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Felipe and Letizia retrospective: April 22nd

2004: Opening of the Spanish Parliament (1, 2)

2005: Lunch offered on the day before the Cervantes Awards ceremony.

2008: Inauguration of “SMOPYC 2008”

2009: Worldwide Web Congress (WWW2009)

2010: Visited Juan Antonio Samaranch’s Funeral Chapel & “Mini Empresas” competition (1, 2)

2013: Lunch on the day before the Cervantes Awards .

2014: Lunch on the day before the Cervantes Awards & UEFA Champions League Semi Final first leg match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Chelsea FC at Vicente Calderon Stadium in Madrid (1, 2)

2015: Lunch to a broad representation of writers the day before the Cervantes Awards ceremony.

2016: Offered a lunch to a broad representation of writers the day before the Cervantes Awards ceremony; Received Prince Albert of Monaco at la Zarzuela & Met Spanish figure skater Javier Fernandez at la Zarzuela.

2020: Audience with the Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Teresa Ribera Rodríguez; Videoconferences: Gregorio Marañón Maternal and Child Hospital; Spanish Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology & Youth Council of Spain (CJE)

2021: Launch ceremony of the S-81 submarine “Isaac Peral”.

2022: Miguel de Cervantes literature awards

F&L Through the Years: 953/??

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Kirsty Coventry Becomes First African and Youngest President of IOC, Making History

In a groundbreaking moment for global sports governance, Zimbabwe’s sports minister and Olympic swimming legend Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the new President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). At 41, Coventry not only becomes the youngest leader in the IOC’s 130-year history but also the first woman and the first African to hold the prestigious position.

Coventry, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, secured a decisive victory with 49 out of 97 votes, surpassing prominent contenders such as Spanish IOC Vice President Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. (28 votes), former World Athletics President Sebastian Coe (8 votes), and others. The election took place at the 144th IOC Session in Costa Navarino, Greece.

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On eve of Olympic election, IOC presidential candidate Samaranch plays down emerging favorite status

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece (AP) — With perception growing he can become the next IOC president Thursday, Juan Antonio Samaranch played down his possible status as favorite on the eve of voting. “I admire you guys very much for the capacity sometimes,” Samaranch told reporters Wednesday, “to predict what the result will be. I really don’t know.” The most open presidential contest in the modern…

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[ad_1]   Coventry, new IOC President (PC: X) She was the favourite going into election day at the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Despite strong challengers like Seb Coe or Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior, Kirsty Coventry was always the one to watch out for. With the support of outgoing President Thomas Bach in her corner, Coventry went into the contest strong. While her manisfesto wasn’t the best received, the fact that Lord Coe had a fallout with the existing management over the monetary awards to Olympic gold medallists helped Coventry. Coe, in many ways, for a formidable candidate, but with the existing set up opposing him, it helped open up the race. Samaranch, who has been in the game for three decades, was another strong adversary. Some had even suggested that he had the best chance. To her credit, Coventry fought hard and won. In her victory speech, she thanked everyone and urged everyone to get together to continue with the mission to strengthen the Olympic movement. As an athlete, the Zimbabwean won back-to-back Olympic gold medals in the 200m backstroke in Athens (2004) and Beijing (2008), in addition to four silver and a bronze. As the youngest and first female President, Coventry is a breath of fresh air for the IOC. Having said that she will have her task cut out when she deals with President Trump ahead of LA 2028. The gender issue was a major one in Paris and Trump’s position on the matter is well known. Coventry will have to be diplomatic and ensure that LA28 is all on track. For India with Mrs Ambani as IOC member, a woman President is a welcome development. More so with Coventry coming from the global south and representing Africa. How India garners support for its 2036 bid will be interesting to see going forward. For the moment, it is a step forward for the IOC. To have its first female and youngest ever President should help give the Olympic movement a makeover that it perhaps needs. The post After historic win, IOC chief Coventry has her task out appeared first on Sports News Portal | Latest Sports Articles | Revsports. [ad_2] Source link

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[ad_1]   Coventry, new IOC President (PC: X) She was the favourite going into election day at the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Despite strong challengers like Seb Coe or Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior, Kirsty Coventry was always the one to watch out for. With the support of outgoing President Thomas Bach in her corner, Coventry went into the contest strong. While her manisfesto wasn’t the best received, the fact that Lord Coe had a fallout with the existing management over the monetary awards to Olympic gold medallists helped Coventry. Coe, in many ways, for a formidable candidate, but with the existing set up opposing him, it helped open up the race. Samaranch, who has been in the game for three decades, was another strong adversary. Some had even suggested that he had the best chance. To her credit, Coventry fought hard and won. In her victory speech, she thanked everyone and urged everyone to get together to continue with the mission to strengthen the Olympic movement. As an athlete, the Zimbabwean won back-to-back Olympic gold medals in the 200m backstroke in Athens (2004) and Beijing (2008), in addition to four silver and a bronze. As the youngest and first female President, Coventry is a breath of fresh air for the IOC. Having said that she will have her task cut out when she deals with President Trump ahead of LA 2028. The gender issue was a major one in Paris and Trump’s position on the matter is well known. Coventry will have to be diplomatic and ensure that LA28 is all on track. For India with Mrs Ambani as IOC member, a woman President is a welcome development. More so with Coventry coming from the global south and representing Africa. How India garners support for its 2036 bid will be interesting to see going forward. For the moment, it is a step forward for the IOC. To have its first female and youngest ever President should help give the Olympic movement a makeover that it perhaps needs. The post After historic win, IOC chief Coventry has her task out appeared first on Sports News Portal | Latest Sports Articles | Revsports. [ad_2] Source link

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IOC presidential election LIVE: Kirsty Coventry beats Seb Coe to claim historic victory

Lord Coe is up against Juan Antonio Samaranch, whose father was IOC president for 21 years, and Zimbabwean former swimmer Kirsty Coventry in a battle for the most powerful post in sport

Seb Coe is bidding to become the most powerful figure in sport today as he runs to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee.

The IOC president holds dominion over the Olympic movement and acts as dealmaker and diplomat handling world leaders desperate for the dose of soft power that comes with hosting an Olympic Games.

Lord Coe is one of seven candidates on the ballot paper and he is among the frontrunners alongside Juan Antonio Samaranch – the son of the influential IOC president of the same name between 1980 and 2001 – and the Zimbabwean former swimmer Kirsty Coventry, bidding to become both the first woman and first African to lead the IOC.

The 109 members – a mix of royalty, billionaires, sports executives and Olympians from around the globe – have gathered in the luxury Costa Navarino resort in Greece to cast secret votes. The candidate with the least votes will be eliminated round by round, and a president will be elected once one candidate wins a total majority.

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Karleigh Webb at Outsports:

Zimbabwe Olympic Committee president and two-time Olympic gold medalist Kirsty Coventry was elected as International Olympic Committee President. The election was held during the IOC’s 144th session in Costa Navarino, Greece. While Coventry was seen as a favorite, the margin of her victory stunned many observers. She earned a majority of votes in the first round of ballots in a field of seven strong candidates that included World Athletics president Sebastian Coe and IOC vice president Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. Coventry’s election makes her the first woman and the first African hold the position. At 41 years old, she comes in as a youthful departure from past leadership in the IOC. “This is an extraordinary moment,” she said moments after her election was announced. “As a nine-year girl, I never thought I would be standing up here one day getting to give back to this incredible movement of ours.” [...] One of the pressing issues regarding transgender inclusion in sports is trans women in female sports, in particular. Last week, as a candidate for IOC presidency, Coventry told BBC Sport that she would support a blanket ban on trans women in Olympic sports. As President-Elect of the IOC, she doubled down. “My stance is that we will protect the female category and female athletes,” Coventry stated. “I want to work together with the international federations and I want the IOC to take a little bit more of a leading role. “We are going to create a task force that will look at the transgender issue. Once we’ve made the decision collectively with the international federations we will not move from that decision.” Her stance mirrors those of a number of the candidates she defeated. Samaranch supports a blanket ban. UCI President David Lappentient imposed a blanket ban as did Coe as head of the World Athletics.

So disappointing: Incoming IOC President Kirsty Coventry supports excluding trans women from women’s sports in the name of “protecting the female category.”

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LIVE: IOC to elect a new president

Watch live as International Olympic Committee members elect a new president at the 144th IOC session in Greece. The contest is widely seen as narrowing to three of the seven candidates: IOC Vice President Juan Antonio Samaranch and a pair of two-time Olympic gold medalists, Sebastian Coe and Kirsty Coventry. Read more here: https://bit.ly/41Ia4Th Credit: The IOC #olympics #sports #live

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IOC must lead in protecting women's sport - Presidential hopeful Samaranch

By Karolos Grohmann The International Olympic Committee must take a leadership role on the participation of transgender athletes to protect women’s sport, IOC presidential candidate Juan Antonio Samaranch said on Tuesday.The 65-year-old Samaranch, an IOC vice-president, is one of seven candidates, campaigning to replace outgoing president Thomas Bach in elections on March 20.“The world is…

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Sonic the Oz-Hog Act 9/12: Livin' on the Hedge!

Sonic the Hedgehog issue 3 AU Publication Date: 24th September 1993 Price: $2.25

There's something wrong with the world today, and it's not just like a case of deja vu. September 1993 was immensely important for the enduring success of everyone's favourite blue boy over in the Land of the Free, but how did Australia stack up by comparison?

The ongoing adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog were far from many a mind when the late Juan Antonio Samaranch infamously proclaimed "The winner is… Sydderny!". Thousands packed Circular Quay in celebration of securing the 2000 Olympics bid. Pre-dawn fireworks swept over Sydney Opera House for lucky locals, while the rest tuned in early on Channel Nine for overnight coverage, then Channel Seven's afternoon recap. Or at least when they weren't watching the premiere of 'Stay Tooned: The History of Tom and Jerry', a half-hour feature promoting their grand cinematic outing which opened a week prior.

For those with kids or simply being kids at heart, the morning was instead another romp on Agro's Cartoon Connection. Having gnashed his teeth in the late 1970's, everyone's favourite talking bathmat underwent an extensive rework come January 1990, now joined alongside youthful cohost Ann-Maree Biggar. This dynamic duo were by 1993 indomitable, winning the nation with their two and a half hours of animation, antics and a rambunctious live studio audience.

Not that it stopped other networks attempting to muscle in on their success. Launched on the week of Christmas 1992, Channel Ten attempted to fight back the timeslot with 'The Big Breakfast'. Hosted by equally youthful larrikin Tim Bailey, their prime directive focused on quantity over quality, airing upward seven different cartoons a week. For that day, sandwiching the penultimate episode of all-new 'Capitol Critters' were repeats of 'Bionic Six' episode 'Ready, Aim, Fired', and 'Speed Racer' episode 'The Desperate Desert Race: Part 2', the latter ironically stolen from their competitor.

Speaking of fight backs, the conservative branch of Australian politics were in shambles after their centerpiece policy failed to swing voters. At 650 pages, the highly contentious Fightback! manifesto offered among other things higher tax cuts for the wealthy and striking a proverbial axe to low income earners. Riding off the back of "A Recession that Australia Had to Have", the mainstream media months earlier declared the left-leaning Labor party's chance of retaining power an "unwinnable" prospect. But they did, and Prime Minister Paul Keating was on top of the world. Plus leaving his mark on the world, that month exchanging pleasantries with US counterpart Bill Clinton while pushing for Australia to officially sever constitutional ties from the UK.

Yet there was an even larger development which swept Aussies off their feet. More than Meat Loaf ruling an unopposed 8 weeks with his megahit "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)". Higher than Michael Crichton and Steven Spielberg's adventure some 65 million years in the making which sent Harrison Ford tumbling off the proverbial box office dam. Enticing thousands more than the launch of Australia's first ever Toys R Us at Belconnen, complete with Sonic mascot greeting visitors at the door. And yes, arguably even more than The Dinky-Di's potential animated film and guaranteed tax write-off Mephisto's Web. All those and more paled in comparison to the rise of the Internet.

Once the experimental plaything of Melbourne university students back in June 1989, technology had become more widespread and affordable for the common layman. Internet Service Providers sprung up, ready to compete in the inevitable web wars while fans across the land stretched their fingers, ready to type away to complete strangers about all the important information of life, like commenting and speculating over whether or not a storehouse in Toronto housed a horde of missing Doctor Who episodes.

As for the Blue Blur, it's hard to gauge a consensus on this and numerous other early issues as the organized Archie Sonic fandom was by that point nonexistent. Granted the comic sold thousands of copies across multiple nations, but it would take more time for fans to escape the confines of playgrounds and mingle over his monthly adventures online. As far as then-Hedgehog enthusiasts were concerned, Archie Sonic was but a supplement for his new cartoons. And it's through the likes of early fan pioneers like Ron D. Bauerle, David DeSimone, Serinthia Kelberry, Lindsay Cibos and Dan Drazen the success (or lack thereof) of Sonic's formative years are measured.

"If you read the comic book put out by Archie Comics, the characters featured there also come out in the series." One early reviewer commented. "They have Princess Sally, Bunny Rabbot, Antoine, Tails and of course Sonic. Being an animation fan and having seen DIC's earlier derivative works(there are too many to name), I expected it to be a hodge-podge of scenes/situations lifted directly from the video games(As DIC did in "Captain N", a lame lift from Nintendo). Actually, this show introduces some new, interesting characters, allowing for more original stories. Instead of ripping off the game, this show expands on it. The voice characterization is good,too(cast includes voice veterans Jim Cummings and Charlie Adler). So if you're a Furry, a gamer, or just can't get a chance to see ANIMANIACS, give this one a try."

"I think it's one of the better NEW Saturday morning 'toons, and probably the best thing I've seen from DIC in years." More swiftly agreed. "Anyone who's seen the weekday versions of Sonic would probably agree with me that the weekday episodes have nothing on the Sat AM ones.", or how "I've seen the daily Sonic show (TAOFSTH)… and I can safely say it's poorly animated cartoon swill.". Yet a few treated it with trepidation. "While not great, it's better than the Bonkers dreck. I had decided to skip it, but saw the ABC preview last night and there were some cute-looking furries in it.".

But as the weeks progressed, a divide slowly formed between cartoon and comic counterparts. "It is true that the television show derives from the Archie Comic, but from what I've seen in SEGA VISIONS, the cartoon's artistry and storyline is MUCH better than the comic. Besides, the Furries ARE neat, and the voice characterization is well done". Future long-running debates were born including "The editor of the letter column in Issue #5 of the Sonic comic says she's a squirrel, but I don't believe him - not with a short tail like that. I still favor chipmunk myself.".

It drew new fans like "Sonic's superspeed is interesting (but then, I liked "The Flash"). Jaleel White does an adequate job of voicing him, Kath Souci does the princess, and Christine Cavanaugh (Gosalyn from Darkwing Duck, I believe) does the bunny. Does anybody have a better explanation of the basis of the show? How about the video game? (About which I know nothing.) I'll keep watching for the furries, if nothing else…". Praise was short lived however, and by the conclusion of its first season, "These stories are really going downhill. Where did all the light come from in that underground world? And sorry, but I can't believe in any magic fertilizer water that makes trees grow instantly. I'd rather have seen a continuing story than all of these disjointed lame ones. E.g., are we ever going to find out what happened to Sally's father? Probably not, with only three more to go.".

Sonic the Hedgehog fans. Fawning over the female cast, criticizing plots and bashing the Archie series since 1993.

Time changes, and yet some things never change.

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IOC Vice President urges Hungary to bid for Olympic Games

IOC Vice President urges Hungary to bid for Olympic Games #Budapest2036

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President Juan Antonio Samaranch this week urged Hungary to continue to pursue its goal to host the Olympic Games. IOC Vice President Juan Antonio Samaranch (right) in Budapest visiting Hungarian Olympic Committee President Zsolt Gyulay (left) during the Modern Pentathlon World Cup May 1, 2022 (Photo: MOB) Visiting Budapest to observe the Modern…