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IOC

American

Or I.O.C.

International Olympic Committee.

IOC British

abbreviation

International Olympic Committee

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The IOC has been clear that its new approach only applies to elite sport, but some campaigners are calling for it to be extended to recreational activity too.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

"The IOC policy is called 'Protecting the Female Category', and that is what every sport governing body needs to do now" according to Fiona McAnena, director of campaigns for sex-based rights charity Sex Matters.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

All of the details might require some working out, and the IOC promised further information to come.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The IOC Executive Board approved the new policy after 18 months of study.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Kirsty Coventry, a former gold-medal Olympics swimmer from Zimbabwe, was elected a year ago as the first woman president of the IOC.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

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