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Coverage dated March 19, 2025

Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president, becoming first woman and first African to lead the Olympic body

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Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee.

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Kirsty Coventry elected IOC's first female president – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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

  2. CBS News

    Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president, becoming first woman and first African to lead the Olympic body (opens CBS News)

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    Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee.

  3. The World from PRX

    Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry elected president of the International Olympic Committee (opens The World from PRX)

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    Seven candidates campaigned for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee, but in the end, Kirsty Coventry won the majority of the votes. Coventry will officially take the helm of sport’s most-powerful organization in June. The World’s Bianca Hillier reports.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Kirsty Coventry elected as first woman IOC president (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Coventry wins the race to succeed Thomas Bach and will be first African to become International Olympic Committee chief.

  5. Salt Lake Tribune

    Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman, first African to be elected IOC president (opens Salt Lake Tribune)

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    Kirsty Coventry has been elected the 10th President of the International Olympic Committee. The 41-year-old Zimbabwean was chosen in a secret ballot of seven candidates for an eight-year term of office.

  6. Forbes

    Kirsty Coventry Makes History As The IOC’s First Female And First African President (opens Forbes)

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    Kirsty Coventry, a former Olympic swimming champion from Zimbabwe, has been elected as the first female and African president of the International Olympic Committee.

  7. Time

    Kirsty Coventry Elected IOC President (opens Time)

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    She has become the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in global sports.

  8. New Hampshire Union Leader

    IOC chooses first female president: Kirsty Coventry (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    The IOC has its first female president. Kirsty Coventry is the first woman to be elected head of the International Olympic Committee, meeting in Costa Navarino in Greece, and will

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