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Kirsty Coventry elected new IOC president, becomes first woman and African in the role
Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the 10th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), becoming the first woman and African to ever be elected to the position. Coventry, 41 ...
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Kirsty Coventry elected as first woman IOC president
Kirsty Coventry has smashed through the glass ceiling of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to become the organisation’s first woman and first African president ... in a new era for ...
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Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president and is first woman, first African to lead global Olympic body
COSTA NAVARINO, Greece (AP) — Kirsty Coventry ... child — IOC vice president Samaranch and Coe. Coventry's manifesto offered mostly continuity from Bach with little new detail, while her ...
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Kirsty Coventry makes history as first woman elected IOC president
Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe has been elected as the first female president ... In addition to becoming the first female IOC president, Coventry is also the first person from Africa to hold the ...
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Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman, African elected as IOC president
March 20 (UPI) --International Olympic Committee members elected ... "Congratulations to Kirsty Coventry on her election as the 10th IOC president," Bach said. "I warmly welcome the decision ...