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UNCOVERED: 5 | History Defined

Kirsty Coventry takes office as first female IOC president

The former swimmer has officially succeeded Thomas Bach after beating Sebastian Coe to the job

The Independent UK

Coventry makes history and has steel to make IOC role more than a puppet show

Thomas Bach’s successor is already making a positive impression but will need all her resolve at mammoth organisation

The Guardian - UK

Kirsty Coventry to swerve palaces and focus on responsibility as first female IOC president

The Zimbabwean will not stay at luxury hotels like her predecessor and speaks of making ‘right decisions’ as first woman in most powerful role in sport

The Guardian - UK

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Equestrian star set to take over Brisbane 2032 reins

A former Filipino equestrian star is set to take over the reins of the Brisbane Games after being unveiled as the 2032 Olympics co-ordination commission chair.

AAP

How sports have reacted to Supreme Court’s transgender women ruling

The debate over transgender women in sports has only intensified since the UK Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of a woman

The Independent UK

Zimbabwe’s supremo swimmer

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the seven-time Olympic medallist Kirsty Coventry. There’s “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan”, and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click the “Play” button above and enjoy!

Radio France Internationale

Kirsty Coventry and whiteness in Zimbabwe: how sport can rewrite the political rules

Kirsty Coventry’s story is one of apparent contradictions. She’s a white woman celebrated as a national hero in a Black-majority Zimbabwe and an Olympic swimmer turned politician. She’s also now one of the most powerful figures in global sports as president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

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Will Trump’s tariffs against Canada and Mexico hit the 2026 World Cup?

Increasing concerns about the feasibility of holding the 2026 FIFA World Cup between the US, Canada and Mexico have emerged, following Trump's tariffs against both these countries.

Euronews

With the World Cup just over a year away, can it survive the acrimony over tariffs?

The shadow of political uncertainty looms large over Fifa’s showcase tournament

The Independent UK

Who is Kirsty Coventry and how did she become the most powerful person in world sports?

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has elected a woman as its president for the first time ever. Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry is also the youngest ever IOC president and the first from an African country, becoming a symbol of the IOC’s drive to diversify its leadership and image.

The Conversation

World Athletics mandates cheek swabs to ‘doggedly protect female category’

World Athletics has approved the introduction of cheek swabbing to determine if an athlete is biologically female, Sebastian Coe has announced

The Guardian - UK

World Athletics approves new test to determine athletes’ gender

Lord Coe has announced the move from the World Athletics Council in what he describes at the latest step to protect female category

The Independent UK

Bridging the political divide: US and Canadian skaters hope sports can unify during worlds in Boston

One of the best rivalries in figure skating in recent years has been between Canada and the U.S. in ice dancing

The Independent UK

Newly elected IOC President Kirsty Coventry celebrated on return home to Zimbabwe

Newly elected International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry has arrived in her home country of Zimbabwe to a hero’s welcome as her victory is celebrated as a national milestone

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Kirsty Coventry’s in-tray: six big issues facing IOC’s new president

From protecting women’s sport to the return of Russia and keeping the Olympics relevant, the former gold medallist has tough challenges ahead

The Guardian - UK

View from Africa: how Kirsty Coventry will handle sport’s biggest job at the IOC

Incoming IOC president owes her position to political support but is promising a collective and sustainable leadership approach

The Guardian - UK

Sent to Coventry: how Bach’s power helped Zimbabwean’s shock IOC win

Poll result defied candidates’ calculations and illustrated outgoing president’s influence but change may yet come

International Business Times

Coventry Makes Zimbabwe Proud, Despite Some Criticism

Zimbabwe expressed pride Friday at the appointment of its sports minister as International Olympic Committee president but there was also criticism of the state of sports under Kirsty Coventry's watch.

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The Independent UK

2 men arrested in Zimbabwe for armed robbery and stealing new IOC President Coventry's memorabilia

Two brothers have been arrested and appeared in a Zimbabwe court accused of an armed robbery at the home of new International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry’s parents

The Guardian - UK

So it’s victory for Kirsty Coventry in the IOC elections. Who says cards with a rigged deck isn’t an Olympic sport?

The Zimbabwean has global sport’s top job but Britain’s Sebastian Coe was snubbed, and with good reason: he might have changed things, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Independent UK

Thomas Bach ‘relieved’ as IOC members vote in Kirsty Coventry as his successor

Coventry has been seen by many observers as the continuity candidate.

The Independent UK

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 Times of India

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.

AAP

Protest over potential venue after Games body questions

The 2032 Games boss has assured the Olympics governing body Brisbane is on the right track ahead of a venue reveal but a protest could ignite further debate.

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