Audire is the Latin trunk from which audit branches out. It means to hear, to listen, to hold a hearing at which matters can be reviewed, the door to reform never locked.

In the Olympic sports realm, there's long been a need for a good dose of WD40 to rip through the rust all too often conveniently overlooked if keeping the door closed so that the light cannot get to the places where transparency would be such a nuisance to those who prefer to conduct business in the busy chambers where deals are struck even before process reaches the in-camera gatherings held without the rest of 'the family' having a right to hear, to listen, let alone to play any part in any review process.

Audit often triggers thoughts of financial 'accounts' these days, but take accounting and couple it to its sibling, 'accountability', and you get much closer to Roman intention. Yes, they used the audit to manage public finances, but also to monitor officials, prevent corruption.

Quaestors, in particular, were responsible for auditing the accounts of provincial governors and other officials. This involved examining financial records, ensuring accuracy, and preventing misuse of state funds. The audit process was rigorous and aimed to maintain accountability and transparency in the management of public money and the way business was conducted.

So, as the first Olympic Queen of Governance entered stage left this week, have we witnessed the arrival of Kirsty 'Quaestor' Coventry?

Keep the corks in for now, for just what it all means in the end, we must wait to see but encouraged we most certainly should be when contemplating the Olympic swimming champion's opening gambit just days after the crown was placed on her head on Olympic Day, June 23 (which also happens to be the day I arrived on the planet, some while back...).

Days after her ascendance ended an all-male throne bull run of 129 years, Coventry's first major move as the first female president of the International Olympic Committee is a big one.

Let's get into it, with a nod to the fine work of Jens Weinreich, an investigative journalist on the Olympic trial over at The Inquisitor side of the Team Integrity Games insiders love to hate but find themselves hating that they love it when the truth be known.

Here are my summary and thoughts on the close observations Jens makes in his latest look at the end of the era of Thomas Bach and the beginning of Coventry's tenure at the top.

THEMA - TRANSPARENCY & DEED...