Coe, 68, had said occupying the Olympic Movement's highest office was a role he had been "training for for the best part of his life", but a majority of IOC members instead gave their backing to ...

Kirsty Coventry reacts as she delivers a speech after being elected as the new IOC president.Credit: Getty Images “She’s very measured, she’s thoughtful … and very reasonable,” said ...

Zimbabwean candidate for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry delivers a speech after being elected uring the 144th IOC Session on the day of the election of ...

Coventry, 41, becomes the first woman and first African named president of the IOC. "It is a signal that we are truly global," Coventry said of her election. Coventry, a two-time Olympic swimming ...

There aren't just sporting but political challenges confronting the IOC. But Mrs Coventry has been preparing for this moment since retiring from the pool - with all the experience gained on the ...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Thursday it would investigate “the transgender issue” of sports participation in the 2028 games, which are slated to take place in Los Angeles.

In an election that had been expected to last at least five rounds, the 41-year-old Coventry – the preferred candidate of outgoing IOC chief Thomas Bach – won 49 of 97 available votes on the ...

Hers was a stunning first-round win in the seven-candidate contest after voting by 97 IOC members. The 41-year-old Coventry gets an eight-year mandate into 2033 with a likely early test in meeting ...

Wasserman shared the spotlight at the 144th IOC session Thursday with Kirsty Coventry, who became the first woman and first African to be elected president of the body. Coventry, the sports ...

Hers was a stunning first-round win in the seven-candidate contest after voting by 97 IOC members. She gets an eight-year mandate into 2033 aged just 41 — youthful by the historical standards of ...

Hers was a stunning first-round win in the seven-candidate contest after voting by 97 IOC members. She gets an eight-year mandate into 2033 at just 41 years old — youthful by the historical ...

Coventry won gold in the 200m backstroke at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games A majority of 49 out of the 97 IOC members eligible to vote selected Coventry to lead the organisation. She will now ...