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 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.
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New IOC chief hails greater equality in Olympic movementKirsty Coventry, the newly elected IOC president, highlighted the significant progress in advancing equality and diversity ...
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Zimbabwe’s Kirsty elected as IOC President, becomes first African, woman to lead the committeeKirsty 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 ...
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IOC presidential candidate Juan Antonio Samaranch has played down his possible status as favorite on the eve of voting ...
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