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Kirsty Coventry Will Lead Olympics

The New York Times · 2d

Kirsty Coventry Will Lead Olympics as I.O.C.’s First Female President

Ms. Coventry, a former Olympic swimming champion who has been Zimbabwe’s sports minister, faces urgent issues including the rights of transgender athletes and the challenges posed by the climate crisis.

USA TODAY on MSN · 2d

Kirsty Coventry makes history as first woman elected IOC president

Kirsty Coventry, 41, of Zimbabwe becomes the first woman to lead the IOC. She is eligible to serve up to a 12-year term.

NBC Sports on MSN · 1d

Kirsty Coventry elected first female president of International Olympic Committee

Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe has been elected the first female president of the International Olympic Committee, and the 10th president overall of the organization that was founded in 1894. IOC members voted Coventry, a seven-time Olympic swimming medalist, into the role’s eight-year term (renewable for an extra four years) on Thursday.

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It’s election day for the IOC, choosing a new leader in a hard-to-call, 7-candidate contest

The winner will steer the Olympics on a smooth path in politics and sports toward the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.

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Incoming IOC leader Kirsty Coventry won't ban countries from Olympics over wars and will open talks on Russia being allowed back

International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry says she is against banning countries from Olympics over wars and ...

The Manila Times13d

2025 Special Olympics World Games Opening Ceremony Kicks Off the World's Largest Sports and Humanitarian Event of the Year

Moly, the official mascot of the Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025, entertains the crowd at the Opening Ceremony ...

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