BREAKING: Kirsty Coventry elected president of IOC
Zimbabwean former swimmer Kirsty Coventry has become the first female president of the International Olympic Committee.
Zimbabwean former swimmer Kirsty Coventry has become the first female president of the International Olympic Committee after a stunning first-round victory.
The 109 IOC members, including Olympians, royalty, billionaires and sports executives, picked the 41-year-old as successor to Thomas Bach.
Coventry becomes the first woman and first from Africa to be elected IOC president.
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