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The first female and first African president of the IOC, Kirsty Coventry, was inaugurated in the role on Monday.
Kirsty Coventry broke several barriers when she became the president of the International Olympic Committee on Monday, as she is both the first woman and first African person to hold the position.
India’s push toward winning the 2036 Olympics hosting contest has seemed to stall a little in the first big decision of ...
Former Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry took over the leadership of the International Olympic Committee from Thomas Bach in a ceremony on Monday with the 2028 Los Angeles Games already threatening ...
The world Kirsty Coventry walks into Monday as the International Olympic Committee’s first female and first African president ...
Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry was elected as the first woman and the first person from Africa to the post of International Olympic Committee president in March. She has now taken over from Thomas ...
Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting – won gold medals despite having been disqualified from the 2023 World Championships.
Kirsty Coventry, the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), says its members have shown "overwhelming support" to protecting the female category in sport.
New International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry is establishing working groups to examine the process for ...