PYLOS, Greece : Kirsty Coventry, an Olympic champion swimmer turned sports administrator, was on Thursday elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee, marking an historic ...

Incoming International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry has revealed to Sky News she is against banning countries from the Olympics over wars and will open talks on Russia being allowed ...

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece - Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and first African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee on March 20, saying it was an “extraordinary ...

PYLOS, Greece – Kirsty Coventry, a national champion at Auburn and International Swimming Hall of Fame member, has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee it was announced ...

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 ...

IT’S a stunning first-round win for Kirsty Coventry in the seven-candidate contest after voting by 97 International Olympic Committee members. COSTA NAVARINO, Greece—Kirsty Coventry was ...

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece – The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) new chief Kirsty Coventry said on March 20 that “communication will be key” with US President Donald Trump in the run ...

Armed robbers broke into the Zimbabwe home of Kirsty Coventry's parents and restrained them before making off with sporting mementos belonging to the new International Olympic Committee president.

But according to at least one official who has seen her at work, newly elected International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry is well-placed to deal with the unpredictable United States ...

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