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Sport Takes Her Places 💫 #IWD2026 @worldcurling Vice-President Kim Forge is among the women leaders shaping the future of sport. 💪 Read the full story below 👇 oly.ch/47caLYv

Sport Takes Her Places 💫 #IWD2026 @ISMFSkimo President Regula Meier is among the women leaders shaping the future of sport. 💪 Read the full story below 👇 🔗olympics.com/ioc/news/sport…

Sport Takes Her Places 💫 #IWD2026 From the field of play to the boardroom, women leaders are helping shape the future of winter sport. 💪❄️ Meet inspiring women leaders driving change at #MilanoCortina2026 and beyond 👇 🔗olympics.com/ioc/news/sport… @fionavstevens @FIL_Luge @worldcurling @ISMFSkimo

Rio 2016 legacy: Olympic pool reopens for community use 🏊‍♀️🌿 🏟️ Main pool now at Parque Oeste Ana Gonzaga 💙 Free swimming & hydrogymnastics + weekend family sessions ✅ Temporary pool reuse plan now complete 🔗olympics.com/ioc/news/rio-2…

To celebrate #WomensMonth, we interviewed female photographers who worked at #MilanoCortina2026. They shared their perspectives on equality at the Games, as well as messages for younger women who want to start a career in sports photography. Full story➡️oly.ch/4rEhUbk

📺 #MilanoCortina2026 attracted significant global media attention, with more than 13,000 accreditations validated for the Olympic Winter Games, 44% more than for Beijing 2022. Read the full story 👇 🔗olympics.com/ioc/news/milan…

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Female educators in Saudi Arabia are using the Olympic Values Education Programme (OVEP) to promote excellence, respect and friendship through sport. To mark International Women’s Month, we highlight the growing impact of their work. Read: oly.ch/47RNn2F #IWD2026 #InternationalWomensMonth

15 aspiring sports journalists from around the world have been selected for the IOC Young Reporters Programme during the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games @jojdakar2026 Find out who they are and what they will do and learn: oly.ch/4sMU9ih

Continuing with #GenderEqualityMonth, today we shine the spotlight on the Philippines’ first Olympic champion, Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo, who won gold at Tokyo 2020 in weightlifting. She now balances training with teaching to inspire more weightlifters ➡️ oly.ch/40UPRd3

Excitement is building up on the @LA28 front, as the first teams secure their place in the Olympic lineup at the World @WBCBaseball... ➕ the football tournament schedule is revealed with expanded dates. Find out more 👉 oly.ch/4luZus6

Women are central to the educational legacy of #MilanoCortina2026, placing inclusion, leadership and inspiration at the heart of the journey to the Games. #IWD2026 Learn more👇 🔗olympics.com/ioc/news/women…

Sustainable skating, athlete-led.⛸️🌿 👥 Nathan Chen, Deniss Vasiļjevs, Elladj Baldé & Esmee Visser join the ISU sustainability group. 📣 Turning experience into action for the sport. Find out more👇 #MondayMotivation 🔗olympics.com/athlete365/art…

💕 The heartbeat that unites the world: The IOC has launched the first sonic signature for the Olympic rings, created from the heartbeats of athletes and fans. 💙 🖤 ❤️ 💛 💚 The signature transforms the emotion and human connection of the Olympics into a unifying heartbeat sound accompanied by pulsating Olympic rings. It is inspired by the idea that, when people watch events, like the Olympic Games, together, their heartbeats synchronise. Hundreds of real heartbeats from across the Olympic Movement were recorded to create the sound, including those of Olympic champions @Abhinav_Bindra (shooting, India), @AliBrownleetri (triathlon, Great Britain), @allysonfelix (athletics, USA), @jessfoxcanoe (canoe slalom, Australia) and @martinfkde (biathlon, France). ➡️ Watch the story: youtu.be/SHe6XMD7f3Y?si… ➡️ Read the story: olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-l…

✨#SportTakesHerPlaces ✨ For many women in elite sport, the confidence built through competing becomes a great asset. Elfje Willemsen competed at three Olympic Winter Games and at #MilanoCortina2026 she coached the Swiss bobsleigh team. More about her: oly.ch/47HEZCK

From the field of play to leading teams, #SportTakesHerPlaces. 👇 Jennifer Heil's leadership style was shaped by her path to Olympic gold. This year, she served as Canada's Chef de Mission at #MilanoCortina2026. #IWD2026 #GenderEqualityMonth 📖 More: oly.ch/40wvEdf

The Olympic sonic signature was inspired by the idea that heartbeats synchronise when people watch the Olympics. Hundreds of heartbeats were recorded to create the sound, including Olympic champions @Abhinav_Bindra, @AliBrownleetri, @allysonfelix, @jessfoxcanoe and @martinfkde.

Created from the heartbeats of athletes and fans, the IOC unveils the first sonic signature for the Olympic rings. This new sound transforms the emotion and human connection of the Olympics into a unifying heartbeat. Listen in, find out more: oly.ch/4usY9Ge

✨Sport takes her places ✨ From the field of play to leading teams at #MilanoCortina2026, women like Eve Muirhead, Jennifer Heil, Elfje Willemsen and Helene Jørgensen turned athletic lessons into leadership impact. 💪❄️ #IWD2026 🔗Read their stories: oly.ch/3NoY3Pg

"We’re in the middle of the Fit for the Future process, started by IOC President Kirsty Coventry, and we have feedback from the athletes who took part..." says the new Chair of the IOC Athletes’ Commission, @paugasol. Read on for his full vision: oly.ch/40iUDkb