Kirsty Coventry Elected IOC President, Becoming First Woman, First African to Lead Global Olympic Body

About Kirsty Coventry Elected IOC President, Becoming First Woman, First African to Lead Global Olympic Body

Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee. She got a stunning win in Thursday's first-round voting by IOC members in a seven-candidate contest at the 144th IOC session in Greece. Coventry is the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in global sports, and aged just 41.

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1 min 54 sec

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2025