Kirsty Coventry’s Olympic Vision: 5 Key Changes You Need to Know
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Kirsty Coventry’s Olympic Vision: 5 Key Changes You Need to Know

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Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman and the first African to lead the organisation in its 131-year history. Coventry aims to create a stronger, sustainable, and relevant Olympic Movement by prioritising athletes, engagement, partnerships, sustainability, and credibility. Emphasising innovation, including AI-driven engagement and Olympic E-Sports Games. Champion Sustainable Development Promoting environmental responsibility in Olympic infrastructure and operations.

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After historic Olympic election comes leadership issues for IOC president Kirsty Coventry
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After historic Olympic election comes leadership issues for IOC president Kirsty Coventry

Associated Press  

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece — After enjoying a stunning election win comes the sober business of leading the International Olympic Committee for Kirsty Coventry. Here’s a look at some of the issues ahead: Equality for women Coventry’s victory is the biggest statement of Bach’s consistent policies to promote women in Olympic sports and politics. India’s ambition A win for Coventry looks …

Who is Kirsty Coventry, the next president of the International Olympic Committee?
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Who is Kirsty Coventry, the next president of the International Olympic Committee?

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The next president of the International Olympic Committee is a former Zimbabwe swimmer who is Africa’s most decorated Olympian and a minister in a government often accused of oppressing political opposition. AP AUDIO: Who is Kirsty Coventry, the next president of the International Olympic Committee? AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports Kirsty Coventry has been …

Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman to be elected International Olympic Committee president
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Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman to be elected International Olympic Committee president

Live Mint  

Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, securing victory in a high-stakes vote at a luxury seaside resort in Greece’s southwestern Peloponnese. Kirsty Coventry's responsibilities As the new IOC president, Coventry will now be tasked with steering the Olympic Movement into a new era, overseeing future Games and addressing key challenges such as rising costs, …

Kirsty Coventry Becomes International Olympic Committee First Female President
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Kirsty Coventry Becomes International Olympic Committee First Female President

ABP News  

Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe has been elected as the first female president of the International Olympic Committee in a historic move. Mrs Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the 10th President of the International Olympic Committee at the 144th IOC Session in Costa Navarino. pic.twitter.com/Dv8Tfbecf6 — IOC MEDIA March 20, 2025 41-year-old Kirsty Coventry, who is also the two-time Olympic …

Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president and is first woman, first African to lead global Olympic body
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Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president and is first woman, first African to lead global Olympic body

Associated Press  

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece — 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 in world sports. IOC President Thomas Bach, right, greets Kirsty Coventry after she was announced as the new IOC President at the International Olympic Committee 144th session in Costa Navarino, …

Kirsty Coventry elected new IOC president, becomes first woman and African in the role
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Kirsty Coventry elected new IOC president, becomes first woman and African in the role

CNN  

CNN — Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the 10th President of the International Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman and African to ever be elected to the position. And after a 30-minute break, Coventry was announced as Bach’s replacement and the 10th president of the IOC; of the 97 votes, Coventry received 49, while second-placed Juan Antonio Samaranch got …

Kirsty Coventry elected as first woman IOC president
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Kirsty Coventry elected as first woman IOC president

Al Jazeera  

Coventry wins the race to succeed Thomas Bach and will be first African to become International Olympic Committee chief. Kirsty Coventry has smashed through the glass ceiling of the International Olympic Committee to become the organisation’s first woman and first African president in its 130-year history. “It’s a signal that we’re truly global and that we have evolved into an …

Zimbabwean millennial Kirsty Coventry gets Olympic top job
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Zimbabwean millennial Kirsty Coventry gets Olympic top job

NPR  

Zimbabwean millennial Kirsty Coventry gets Olympic top job toggle caption Thanassis Stavrakis/AP JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry has had an eventful career, from the pool, to parliament. The country's former dictator, Robert Mugabe, called her "a golden girl," while the man who deposed him in a coup -- Emmerson "the Crocodile" Mnangagwa – appointed her his minister of …

Kirsty Coventry becomes 1st female president of Olympic body, Jay Shah leads wishes
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Kirsty Coventry becomes 1st female president of Olympic body, Jay Shah leads wishes

India Today  

International Cricket Council President Jay Shah congratulated the newly elected International Olympic Association President Kirsty Coventry on Thursday, March 20. Congratulating her on the prestigious honour, Shah said that he’s looking forward to working with her on cricket’s inclusion at the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028. “Congratulations and best wishes to newly-elected IOC President @OfficialKirstyCoventry, an honour thoroughly deserved …

IOC chief hopeful Coe: We run risk of losing women's sport
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IOC chief hopeful Coe: We run risk of losing women's sport

China Daily  

Sebastian Coe PARIS — World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has vowed to protect women's sport following the gender eligibility row at this year's Paris Games if he becomes head of the International Olympic Committee. Coe said the furore surrounding Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Chinese Taipei's Lin Yu-ting, who won Olympic gold medals in women's boxing despite failing gender tests …

IOC candidate Samaranch urges European lawmakers to invest in sport as a public health policy
6 months ago

IOC candidate Samaranch urges European lawmakers to invest in sport as a public health policy

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — IOC presidential candidate Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. has urged European lawmakers to regard investing in sport as a public health policy in his first keynote speech of a six-month Olympic leadership campaign. “Let’s make this simple: Sport saves lives – and money,” the International Olympic Committee vice president from Spain told delegates at the EU-backed European Week …

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