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Kirsty Coventry elected new IOC president, becomes first woman and African in the role
Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the 10th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), becoming the first woman and African to ever be elected to the position. Coventry, 41 ...
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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 ... mostly continuity from Bach with little new detail, while her rivals had specifics to ...
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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’s first woman and first African president ... in a new era for ...
Kirsty Coventry: From Olympic champion to president of the IOC
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 ...
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Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president and is first woman, first African to lead global Olympic body
COSTA NAVARINO, Greece (AP) — Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday ... continuity from Bach with little new detail, while her rivals had ...
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Kirsty Coventry makes history as first woman elected IOC president
"We celebrate Kirsty’s election as president of the IOC and eagerly anticipate ... Olympics to be held behind closed doors. Coventry will now face a new − and lengthy − set of challenges ...