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Kirsty Coventry: ‘Keep sport a neutral ground’
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Ukraine sports minister hits out at Fifa president
The International Olympic Committee president, Kirsty Coventry, has given her clearest signal yet that Russia could be back for the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
A day after the Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, said he wanted Russia reinstated to international football, Coventry used her opening address to the 145th IOC congress in Milan to argue that all athletes should be allowed to compete in sport – regardless of their government’s behaviour.
Written by Sean Ingle and Nick Ames
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/03/ioc-president-kirsty-coventry-russia-2028-olympics-ukraine-sports-minister-fifa-gianni-infantino under the title “IOC president gives clearest signal so far that Russia could be at 2028 Olympics”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
