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Kirsty Coventry elected president of the International Olympic Committee

Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee

ABC News - 1d

Who is Kirsty Coventry, the next president of the International Olympic Committee?

The next president of the International Olympic Committee is a former Zimbabwe swimmer who is Africa's most decorated Olympian and a minister in a government often accused of oppressing political ...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Kirsty Coventry Is Elected President of International Olympic Committee

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 ...

The New York Times - 1d

Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman to lead International Olympic Committee

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

Yahoo Sports - 2d

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"."This is an ...

Yahoo Sports - 2d

A look at the seven candidates in the International Olympic Committee presidential election

A two-time Olympic champion runner in the 1,500 meters; led the winning bid and organizing of the 2012 London Olympics; the president for a decade of track body World Athletics; his former jobs ...

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Seb Coe humiliated as Kirsty Coventry becomes new Olympics president

Lord Coe suffered a crushing defeat in his bid to become president of the International Olympic Committee, with Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry routing her six rivals in the first round of voting to ...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Kirsty Coventry elected first female president of International Olympic Committee

Kirsty Coventry succeeds Thomas Bach, whose term ended after 12 years in the role.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Kirsty Coventry becomes first female president of International Olympic Committee

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

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president and is first woman, first African to lead global Olympic body

Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in world sports.

NBC News - 1d

After historic Olympic election comes leadership issues for IOC president Kirsty Coventry

After the stunning election win comes the sober business of leading the International Olympic Committee for Kirsty Coventry

ABC News - 20h

Groundbreaking but controversial - new IOC president Coventry

Kirsty Coventry will become the 10th International Olympic Committee (IOC) president but why is she both a groundbreaking and controversial choice?

BBC News - 1d

Groundbreaking but controversial - new IOC president Coventry

Kirsty Coventry will become the 10th International Olympic Committee president - but why is she both a groundbreaking and controversial choice?

Yahoo Sports - 57m

IOC board puts boxing back on the Olympic program for LA in 2028

Boxing is set to be on the program for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles after years of disputes over how the sport is run. International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said Monday that ...

Yahoo Sports - 5d

A look at the seven candidates in the International Olympic Committee presidential election

A look at the seven candidates in the International Olympic Committee presidential election on Thursday

ABC News - 3d

Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry elected to lead the International Olympic Committee

First woman IOC president could preside over Utah’s 2034 Winter Games.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Heavyweight trio eye history in race to succeed Olympics chief Bach

The race to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee reaches a climax on Thursday with Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior, Sebastian Coe and Kirsty Coventry believed to be ...

Yahoo Sports - 3d

IOC candidate Samaranch sees diplomacy with Trump as key priority ahead of 2028 LA Olympics

Meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump should be high on the agenda of the next IOC leader, according to a strong candidate to win the Olympic body’s presidential election next week. “It has to ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14

Heavyweight seven eye finish line in race to succeed Olympics chief Bach

The race to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee is nearing the finish with Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior, Sebastian Coe and Kirsty Coventry widely seen to be ...

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Race for IOC Presidency Turns Increasingly Harsh as Decision Day Looms

With the winner instantly becoming the most prominent sports official in the world, the high-stakes campaign for president of the International Olympic Committee has turned increasingly harsh.

The New York Times - 2d

Thomas Bach made honorary IOC president for life

Outgoing International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has become the second person to be named honorary IOC preisdent for life. The 144th IOC Session approved an according proposal ...

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Kirsty Coventry elected as first woman and first African to lead IOC

Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee.

CBS News - 1d

New IOC president: Task force will examine 'transgender issue'

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Thursday it would investigate “the transgender issue” of sports participation in the 2028 games, which are slated to take place in Los Angeles. “As I ...

The Hill - 1d

Comcast expands partnership with Olympics, extends media rights through 2036

Comcast gained the rights to broadcast the Olympic Games through 2036 as part of a new $3 billion agreement with the International Olympic Committee.

CNBC - Mar. 13

Comcast expands partnership with Olympics, extends media rights through 2036

Comcast and the International Olympic Committee have agreed on a new deal that expands the company’s broadcast reach and extends its media rights for the Olympic Games through 2036.

NBC News - Mar. 13

Rodrigo Duterte, former Philippine president, is arrested on International Criminal Court warrant

Ex-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested Tuesday on an Interpol arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court amid accusations that he committed crimes against humanity during ...

NBC News - Mar. 11

Kohli rules out T20 comeback for LA 2028 Olympics

India batter Virat Kohli rules out a T20 international comeback at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15

Boxing set to win reprieve and stay as Olympic sport for LA 2028

The International Olympic Committee executive board recommends that boxing be included at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.

BBC News - 5d

Coventry the first woman elected as IOC pres.

Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman and first African to hold the post.

ESPN - 1d

Comcast, IOC reach multibillion dollar agreement on Olympic broadcast rights

Comcast has reached a multiyear agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to broadcast the games on all platforms in the United States for the Olympic Games through to 2036, meaning ...

The Hill - Mar. 13

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

Incoming president owes her position to political support but is promising a collective and sustainable approach. The International Olympic Committee’s president-elect, Kirsty Coventry , did not ...

The Guardian - 8h

Olympic contest to pick IOC president is quirky and controlled by tight campaign and voting rules

The IOC is the undisputed champion of running the most tightly managed sports election, one compared by veteran Olympic watchers to a conclave to pick a pope. The voters themselves will get ...

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Zimbabwe sports minister elected first female Olympics president

Kirsty Coventry defeats Sebastian Coe and Juan Antonio Samaranch in secret ballot

Financial Times - 2d

Boxing’s Olympic future set to be secured after IOC recommendation

President Bach backs sport’s inclusion for 2028 in LA Status had been in doubt with governing body suspended Boxing’s fragile Olympic status is on the verge of being secured after years of ...

The Guardian - 5d

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

The Zimbabwean has global sport’s top job but Britain’s Sebastian Coe was snubbed, and with good reason: he might have changed things. Congratulations to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ...

The Guardian - 1d

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