Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the 10th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the first female President in IOC history, following 1 round of voting at the 144th...

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece: Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and first African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday (Mar 20), saying it was an "extraordinary moment".

Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). She becomes the first woman and the first African to lead the organisation in its 131-year history. She is also the youngest candidate to take charge.

Sebastian Coe third in race with a humbling eight votes.

It took just a single round of voting by the 97 IOC members gathered in Costa Navarino, Greece for the 144th IOC session to sweep Coventry into office Thursday.

Zimbabwe's sports minister Kirsty Coventry is elected as the new IOC president, becoming the first woman and first African to hold the role.

The 41-year-old former swimmer, who won two Olympic gold medals, will replace German Thomas Bach - who has held the role since 2013 - and became the first woman, the first African and the youngest person to hold the role.

Former Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry has been voted as the new president of the International Olympic Committee, winning a surprise first-round majority.

Kirsty Coventry elected first female and African IOC president, succeeding Thomas Bach, with a mandate until 2033.

Kirsty Coventry has made history by being elected as the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), becoming the first woman and the first African to hold this prestigious position at the age of 41.

Coventry is a double Olympic swimming champion and sports minister of Zimbabwe

The IOC elected two-time Olympic gold medalist Kirsty Coventry as its new president in a vote on Thursday. She will replace Thomas Bach.

Zimbabwe's sports minister Kirsty Coventry has made history after she was elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). She becomes the first woman, the first African and the youngest person to hold the position.

Kirsty Coventry, a two-time Olympic gold medalist from Zimbabwe, has been elected as the International Olympic Committee's first woman president.

Spread This News Olympics.com Kirsty Coventry has been elected the 10th President of the International Olympic Committee. The 41-year-old Zimbabwean was chosen in a secret ballot of seven candidates at the 144th IOC Session being held in Costa Navarino, Greece, on Thursday (20 March), for an eight-year term of office. President-elect Coventry replaces outgoing President Thomas Bach, who was first elected in

March 20 (UPI) -- International Olympic Committee members elected Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry as president, replacing Thomas Bach, the committee announced Thursday. Coventry will be the first woman and African to hold the role.

Kirsty Coventry, a former Olympic swimming champion from Zimbabwe, has been elected as the first female and African president of the International Olympic Committee.

Coventry will be the first woman and first African to lead the Olympic movement, taking office on 23 June for an 8-year term 🟦 Results of the election for the 10th IOC President: ✳ Kirsty Coventry 49 ✳ Juan Antonio Samaranch 28 ✳ Lord Sebastian Coe 8 ✳ Morinari Watanabe 4 ✳ David Lappartient 4 …

In the next eight years, Kirsty Coventry will oversee the Olympic games in Milan Cortina, Italy (2026), Los Angeles (2028), the French Alps (2030) and Brisbane, Australia (2032).

PYLOS, Greece : Kirsty Coventry, an Olympic champion swimmer turned sports administrator, was on Thursday elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee, marking an historic milestone as the first African and first female to lead the Olympic movement.Born in 1983 in Harare, Zimbabwe,

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece (AP) — Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first Af

She has become the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in global sports.

International Cricket Council (ICC) President Jay Shah congratulated the newly elected President of the International Olympic Committee Kirsty Coventry, who also became the first woman to hold the position.

Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe was elected president of the International Olympic Committee Thursday, becoming the Switzerland-based organization's first woman and first African leader.

Ms. Coventry, a former Olympic swimming champion who has been Zimbabwe’s sports minister, faces urgent issues including the rights of transgender athletes and the challenges posed by the climate crisis.

Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in world sports. “It is a signal that we are truly global,” the Zimbabwe sports minister and two-time Olympic swimming gold medalist said. Hers…

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