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- Kirsty Coventry becomes IOCs first female president
06 23 2025 June 23, 2025 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
- Olympics champion: New IOC president Kirsty Coventry inaugurated to . . .
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The first female and first African president of the IOC, Kirsty Coventry, was inaugurated in the role Monday on the organization’s 131st birthday with praise that the Olympic movement was “in the best of hands ” Coventry, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming for Zimbabwe, finally and formally takes office Tuesday aged just 41 after decisively
- New IOC president Kirsty Coventry inaugurated to start 8-year . . .
IOC President Thomas Bach, right, and President-elect Kirsty Coventry arrive for the handover ceremony of the IOC Presidency at Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, Monday, June 23, 2025
- Kirsty Coventry starts IOC president term, reflects on Olympic swimming . . .
Kirsty Coventry can remember the spot in her living room 33 years ago when, shortly after getting out of the pool and still wearing her swimsuit, she watched TV coverage of the Barcelona Olympics and a diver competing for her country of Zimbabwe “I knew as a 9-year-old that I wanted to go to Olympic Games and win a gold medal,” she said
- Kirsty Coventry - Wikipedia
Kirsty Leigh Coventry Seward (née Coventry; born 16 September 1983) is a Zimbabwean politician, sports administrator and former competitive swimmer She has served as the president of the International Olympic Committee since June 2025, and is the first woman, the first Zimbabwean, and the first African to hold that position
- Ex-Olympian Kirsty Coventry becomes 1st female IOC president
The International Olympic Committee on Monday officially inaugurated Kirsty Coventry, 41, as the first female and African president Coventry, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming for
- Kirsty Coventry has three priorities in her new role as IOC president
Coventry is the first woman to lead the IOC in its 131-year history Getty Images Speaking at the Olympic Esports Games Publisher and Developer Forum in Lausanne, Switzerland, earlier this month, incoming International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry ditched her closing remarks and instead took and asked questions from those in the room, including asking the esports
- Kirsty Coventry takes office as first female IOC president
Kirsty Coventry officially became the president of the International Olympic Committee following a formal handover on Monday morning The Zimbabwean, a seven-time Olympic medallist,
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