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Work begins for new IOC head after ceremony
The first female and first African president of the IOC, Kirsty Coventry, was inaugurated in the role Monday on the ...
New IOC head Coventry already counting down to LA 2028
Former Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry took over the leadership of the International Olympic Committee from Thomas Bach in ...
As sports embrace gender tests, Kirsty Coventry and IOC may follow
Such testing has its critics and the Olympics have already tried it once only to abandon it in 1996. Read more at ...
The Hindu2h
Woman at the helm: on the new IOC president Kirsty Coventry
The first African and the first woman head of the largest, most powerful sporting organisation on the planet, Kirsty Coventry, 41, broke new ground in more ways than one when she formally took charge ...
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IPC President Andrew Parsons attends IOC Presidency handover ceremony
Andrew Parsons, an IOC Member, was in Lausanne, Switzerland, as Kirsty Coventry became the 10th President of the ...
Daily Sabah1d
IOC boss Kirsty Coventry assumes helm after school of hard knocks
First impressions can mislead, but Kirsty Coventry has already proven she’s more than just a friendly face. When she takes ...
IOC announced vote to move 2028 Olympics out of LA due to safety?
According to the rumor, the International Olympic Committee said it would initiate a vote "for the safety of the athletes and ...
The Express Tribune1d
IOC chief Coventry ready for the office
First impressions can be deceptive but Kirsty Coventry showed that behind a sunny disposition she will have the mettle to ...