A look at the seven candidates in the International Olympic Committee presidential election ... his manifesto proposes ideas including giving members more active input, cutting the number of ...

Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe was elected president of the International Olympic Committee Thursday, becoming the Switzerland-based organization’s first woman and first African leader. “This is an ...

Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and ... seven-candidate contest after voting by 97 IOC members. She gets an eight-year mandate into 2033 ...

The previous nine presidents were men from Europe or the U.S."This is an extraordinary moment," she said in an address to IOC members moments after outgoing IOC President Thomas Bach made the ...

Zimbabwean Sports Minister Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the new president of the International Olympic President (IOC), replacing Thomas Bach who steps down in June after a 12-year-term.

The news broke on social media that Olegario Vázquez, who was the president of Grupo Ángeles, passed away in the early hours ...

In a landmark announcement at the iconic 'Water Cube' (Beijing 2008) / 'Ice Cube' (Beijing 2022) venue, the International ...

Coventry, an Olympic champion swimmer and the sports minister of Zimbabwe, defeated six other Olympic committee members vying ... athletes deemed eligible by international sports federations ...

Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee on the first ballot, making her the first woman to lead the organization.

BEIJING, March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In a landmark announcement at the iconic "Water Cube" (Beijing 2008) / "Ice Cube" (Beijing 2022) venue, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) unveiled a ...