As the Israeli-Palestinian issue makes headlines, the IOC President Kirsty Coventry received a delegation from the NOC of Palestine in LausanneThe Zimbabwean was thus able to discuss with the president of the organization, Jibril Rajoub, about the impact of the ongoing conflict on sport in Palestine. " So many wars and conflicts claim millions of innocent victims all over the world. Sport has the ability to bring the whole planet together in peaceful competition ", recalls Coventry. " We continue to express our deepest compassion to all those affected by this conflict and We are obviously in solidarity with the Olympic community in the region.. »
A neutral and unifying speech, unsurprisingly, as other actors call for Israel's suspension from the world of sport. A UN commission of inquiry concluded that the Hebrew state was committing genocide in Gaza, where more than 65.000 people have died since October 2023The IOC President reiterated the body's support for the Palestinian Sports Recovery Plan. The Palestinian NOC and the IOC also decided on the allocation of several Olympic Solidarity scholarships to Palestinian athletes for the 2025 Asian Youth Games, the 2026 Youth Olympic Games, the 2026 Asian Games and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
