Outgoing president Thomas Bach hailed the election of Kirsty Coventry as the first female and first African to lead the ...

The stunning first-round election of Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry as the next International Olympic Committee president made ...

Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry, the first African president of the International Olympic Committee can "even exceed the ...

After the stunning election win comes the sober business of leading the International Olympic Committee for Kirsty Coventry.

Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first ...

Outgoing International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said he was “very much relieved” to see the organisation’s ...

Zimbabwean swimming great Coventry became the most powerful single figure in sport on March 20. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Coventry, the Zimbabwean sports minister, is a close ally of Thomas Bach, the German who will step down as IOC supremo after 12 years. “This is an extraordinary moment. As a nine-year-old girl I ...

Who is Kirsty Coventry? From Zimbabwean swimmer to the most powerful person in sport - The 41-year-old has risen from ...

Coventry’s win also was a victory for outgoing IOC president Thomas Bach, who has long been seen as promoting her as his successor. He did not use his right to vote. “I will make all of you ...

Kirsty Coventry has become the first woman to head the International Olympic Committee, marking a historic moment for the ...