FIFA President Gianni Infantino's close relationship with President Donald Trump has helped smooth the path for a successful World Cup, and attention is now turning to IOC President Kirsty Coventry to see whether she will pursue a similar approach ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
So far, Casey Wasserman, chairman of the LA28 organizing committee, and his team have led dealings with the U.S. administration.
Coventry, the former Zimbabwean Olympic swimming champion who has been IOC president for just over a year, has yet to meet Trump.
"Wasserman's team's mandate is to deliver the Games, protect the revenue and 'make the trains run on time,'" Terrence Burns, a former IOC marketing executive, told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
"President Coventry's mandate is to protect universality and the integrity of sport.
