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Coventry election ensures smooth continuity for IOC after Bach
The stunning first-round election of Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry as the next International Olympic Committee president made ...
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Who is Kirsty Coventry? From Zimbabwean swimmer to the most powerful person in sport
Coventry’s political nous has been honed during her rise to Mnangagwa’s government and her expertly-navigated transition from IOC commission member in 2013 to Bach’s chosen successor and mentee little ...
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Coventry smashes glass ceiling to become first woman and first African to lead IOC
Coventry needed only one round of voting to clinch the race to succeed Bach, winning an immediate overall majority in the secret ballot with 49 of the available 97 votes. She beat Juan Antonio ...
Kirsty Coventry is first woman to be elected IOC president
The International Olympic Committee elected its first female president Thursday by choosing Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry on a first vote. Coventry, 41, long has been seen as a favorite of outgoing ...
Olympic gold medalist Kirsty Coventry makes IOC history as first female president
"Now we have got some work together." Coventry was Zimbabwe’s sports minister, and outgoing IOC president Thomas Bach had advocated for her to be his successor. Coventry will formally replace her ...
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Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman to lead International Olympic Committee
Coventry, the Zimbabwean sports minister, is a close ally of the German Thomas Bach, who steps down as IOC supremo after 12 years. She told her fellow IOC members she would work with the six other ...
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Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president and is first woman, first African to lead global Olympic body
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 very, very ...
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Kirsty Coventry scripts history after replacing Thomas Bach as IOC president, becomes first female and African to grace the top post
Swimming legend Kirsty Coventry has replaced Thomas Bach as International Olympic Committee's (IOC) new president ...
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Kirsty Coventry makes history as first woman elected IOC president
Coventry, a former Olympic swimmer, will assume the office June 24 and serve an initial eight-year term, with the possibility of serving an additional four years upon re-election. Former German fencer ...
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Olympics-Coventry becomes first woman and first African to lead International Olympic Committee
PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) -Kirsty Coventry smashed through the International Olympic Committee’s glass ceiling on Thursday to become the organisation’s first female and first African president in its ...
Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman to be elected IOC president
Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, becoming the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in global sports. The Zimbabwe ...