Kirsty Coventry, 41, was elected to one of the most powerful jobs in sports on Thursday, becoming the first woman and first African to lead the Olympic movement.

High-profile figures like Newsnight's Kirsty Wark and Kirstie Alsopp of Location, Location, Location fame have not shied away from denouncing his past conduct. Food critic Grace Dent has been ...

It was a win as resounding as it was historic - Kirsty Coventry becoming the first African and the first woman to assume the most powerful and prestigious role in sport. The double Olympic ...

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The former Olympic swimming champion Kirsty Coventry has become the first woman to lead the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in its 131-year history, after winning a shock first round win ...

Kirsty Coventry, 41, was elected to one of the most powerful jobs in sports on Thursday, becoming the first woman and first African to lead the Olympic movement. She will begin her eight-year term ...

(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry on her election as International Olympic Committee president on Thursday, saying her "unique experience" would ...

Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee and becomes the first woman and first African to get arguably the biggest job in global sports. The Zimbabwe ...

Kirsty Coventry will be the first female president ... with a collective group …with the taskforce," she said. This interview was taking place a day after her election to the highest job in ...

Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and first African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, saying it was an "extraordinary moment." The 41-year-old two ...

Decorated former Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry has been appointed the first female and first African president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), beating six other candidates ...

At 41, the two-time Olympic swimming champion is also the youngest person ever to be elected to the most powerful position in sports governance. The Zimbabwean Sports Minister succeeds Thomas Bach ...