Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe was elected as the 10 th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the first female President in IOC history, following 1 round of voting at the 144 ...

Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry becomes the first woman and the first person from Africa to be elected to the post. The former swimming star succeeds the outgoing president, Thomas Bach of Germany ...

In a field of seven candidates, Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry, Africa's most decorated Olympian, could make history as the first woman to head the IOC. However, since becoming Zimbabwe's sports ...

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece (AP) — Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job ...

Kirsty Coventry’s rise to political importance as a white woman in a black majority Zimbabwe shows how sport is able to ...

Seb Coe lost his bid to become the most powerful figure in sport today as Zimbabwean former swimmer Kirsty Coventry swept to victory and succeeded Thomas Bach as president of the International ...