Kirsty Coventry becomes first female president of International Olympic Committee
She received 49 of the 97 votes, well ahead of Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. of Spain, who finished second with 28. ...
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International Olympics Committee elects first female president in organization’s history
Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe was elected Thursday as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee and the first ...
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Kirsty Coventry elected as first woman IOC president
Kirsty Coventry has smashed through the glass ceiling of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to become the organisation ...
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It’s election day for the IOC, choosing a new leader in a hard-to-call, 7-candidate contest
The winner will steer the Olympics on a smooth path in politics and sports toward the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
Olympics-Coventry becomes first woman and first African to lead International Olympic Committee
Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, becoming the first woman and first African to lead the world’s wealthiest multi-sport organisation in its ...
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Italy welcomes Coventry's election as IOC president
Italian ministers and sports officials expressed satisfaction on Thursday after Kirsty Coventry was elected the first woman ...
Kirsty Coventry becomes IOC’s first woman president
Zimbabwe’s 41-year-old multiple Olympic swimming medallist is the youngest head of the world’s top sports body ...
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Utah Olympics officials praise election of first female IOC president
Local officials heading the leadership team of the 2034 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City praised the selection of the International Olympic Committee's first female president.
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Kirsty Coventry scripts history after replacing Thomas Bach as IOC president, becomes first female and African to grace the top post
Swimming legend Kirsty Coventry has replaced Thomas Bach as International Olympic Committee's (IOC) new president ...
‘Extraordinary moment’: Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman and first African to lead IOC
Coventry, the Zimbabwean sports minister, is a close ally of German Thomas Bach, who steps down as IOC chief after 12 years ...
Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president, becoming first woman and first African to lead the Olympic body
Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first ...