Kirsty Coventry broke several barriers when she became the president of the International Olympic Committee on Monday, as she is both the first woman and first African person to hold the position.

Kirsty Coventry made sporting history by being elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at its General Assembly on March 20, 2025. On Monday (June 23, 2025) she officially ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The first female and first African president of the IOC, Kirsty Coventry, was inaugurated in the role Monday on the organization's 131st birthday with praise that the ...

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 ...

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.

Kirsty Coventry officially became the president of the International Olympic Committee following a formal handover on Monday morning. The Zimbabwean, a seven-time Olympic medallist, becomes the ...

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 in ...

Kirsty Coventry officially became the president of the International Olympic Committee following a formal handover on Monday morning. The Zimbabwean, a seven-time Olympic medallist, becomes the ...

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 ...

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. Credit: AP ...