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Who is Kirsty Coventry? From Zimbabwean swimmer to the most powerful person in sport

The 41-year-old has risen from Africa’s most decorated Olympian to become the new president of the IOC

The Independent UK

Why Seb Coe lost the room in crushing IOC presidential election defeat

ANALYSIS: Coe finished a distant third in the race for the prestigious role leading the Olympic movement after making enemies inside the IOC, writes Lawrence Ostlere – but that was not the only reason

The Independent UK

ICC chairman Jay Shah congratulates Kirsty Coventry on being elected as new IOC president

Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), Jay Shah, congratulated the newly-elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kirsty Coventry, after the Zimbabwean became the first female and the first African to head the IOC.

The Times of India

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How will the history-making new Olympics boss shape sports worldwide, and in Australia?

In a surprisingly emphatic result, 41-year-old Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe’s Sport Minister, was selected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at its 144th session in Greece.

The Conversation

So who is Kirsty Coventry, who now has global sport’s most powerful job?

IOC’s first female president faces significant challenges including handling Donald Trump’s power and protecting women’s sports

The Guardian - UK

Seb Coe gracious after crushing defeat to Kirsty Coventry in IOC presidential election

Lord Coe earned just eight of 97 votes

Evening Standard

Coventry's IOC presidency creates hole for Brisbane '32

Australian Olympic officials laud Kirsty Coventry's historic appointment as IOC president, but it leaves a hole to be filled for Brisbane's 2032 Games.

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Sebastian Coe secures only eight votes as Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president

Coventry secured the absolute majority necessary for victory in the very first round.

The Independent UK

Eddie Hearn reveals Anthony Joshua timeline for comeback after ‘injury setback’

‘AJ’ last fought in September, suffering a knockout loss to IBF champion Daniel Dubois

The Independent UK

First female Olympic president elected as Kirsty Coventry defeats Sebastian Coe

Zimbabwe's sports minister Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee.

The National (Scotland)

Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman IOC president

The Zimbabwean former swimmer secured the victory in the very first round of voting

The Independent UK

Kirsty Coventry elected first female president of IOC as Coe routed in vote

Sebastian Coe and Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr suffered a crushing defeat in the first round of voting as Thomas Bach’s preferred successor secured a majority

The Guardian - UK

Zimbabwe's Coventry elected as head of International Olympic Committee

Seven-time Olympic medallist Kirsty Coventry was elected on Thursday as president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Radio France Internationale

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Movement

Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, declaring it to be an "extraordinary moment".

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International Olympic Committee: Kirsty Coventry chosen as first female president

Coventry's win also was a victory for outgoing IOC president Thomas Bach, who has long been seen as promoting her as his successor.

Cycling News

UCI's David Lappartient loses IOC presidential election as Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman elected to prestigious role

President of cycling's governing body not chosen for one of the most powerful roles in sport as Coventry makes history in Greece

The Independent UK

Kirsty Coventry wins seven-way battle to become first female IOC president

The five-time Olympian was known to be the preferred candidate of the outgoing president, Thomas Bach, and required just one round of voting to assume his mantle

The Independent UK

Sebastian Coe defeated by Kirsty Coventry in his bid to become IOC president

Zimbabwe’s Coventry secured a majority in the first round of voting.

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Out Of Africa: Hard Knocks The Spur For History-making Coventry

Kirsty Coventry says she has "learned the best lessons by failing" and the Zimbabwean swimming great's mantra appears to have served her well after she became the first woman and African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The Times of India

Kirsty Coventry elected first female president of International Olympic Committee

NEW DELHI: Kirsty Coventry made history on Thursday by becoming the first woman and the first African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), calling it an "extraordinary moment."

Evening Standard

Kirsty Coventry becomes first female IOC president as Seb Coe misses out on Olympic throne

The former swimmer was confirmed as Thomas Bach’s successor on Thursday

The Independent UK

World Boxing to determine new gender rules ‘in weeks rather than months’ after 2024 Olympics row

The new guidance is expected before the World Boxing Cup at the end of March as the sport looks to draw a line under a contentious issue

The Guardian - UK

Kirsty Coventry named new IOC president as Coe denied in election vote – as it happened

A vote expected to be tense, tight and protracted turned out to be one-sided and extraordinarily brief, ending with Kirsty Coventry’s election as IOC president

The Independent UK

IOC presidential election LIVE: Ex-swimmer Kirsty Coventry beats Seb Coe as historic results revealed

Lord Coe was beaten to the presidency by Zimbabwean former swimmer Kirsty Coventry in a battle for the most powerful post in sport

The Times of India

Boxing gets IOC nod for inclusion at 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

Three days after World Boxing received recognition from the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Executive Board, the sport's inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics was confirmed following a unanimous vote by the IOC members on Thursday.

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