India’s push toward winning the 2036 Olympics hosting contest seemed to stall a little on Thursday in the first big decision of Kirsty Coventry’s IOC presidency. Coventry paused the fast tracking of a preferred bidder — a signature policy of her predecessor and mentor Thomas Bach — in a concession to International Olympic Committee

The new President of the International Olympic Committee, Kirsty Coventry said the organization will protect the female category.

The International Olympic Committee, led by new President Kirsty Coventry, has paused the process for deciding the host of the 2036 Olympics. A working group will reassess the future host election process.