Kirsty Coventry made sporting history by being elected president of the International Olympic Committee at its General Assembly on March 20, 2025. "In this spirit of gratitude, confidence and joy ...

Kirsty Coventry can remember the spot in her living room 33 years ago when, shortly after getting out of the pool and still wearing her swimsuit, she watched TV coverage of the Barcelona Olympics and ...

SPORT, Recreation, Arts and Culture minister, Anselem Sanyatwe, has begun a major shakeup in Zimbabwe sport, announcing a new board for the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC). The board will be ...

GENEVA (AP) — The world Kirsty Coventry walks into Monday as the International Olympic Committee’s first female and first African president is already very different to the one she was elected ...

FILE -Kirsty Coventry, of Zimbabwe, kisses her gold medal after winning the 200-meter backstroke at the Olympic Aquatic Centre during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Aug. 20, 2004., File) ...

Kirsty Coventry was inaugurated Monday as the new president of the International Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman and first African to hold perhaps the most powerful seat in global sports.

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IOC President Thomas Bach, right, and President-elect Kirsty Coventry pose during the handover ceremony of the IOC Presidency at Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, Monday, June 23, 2025.