Seismic”, “groundbreaking”, “landmark”. These are all words that have been used to describe Kirsty Coventry’s appointment as ...

Coventry's victory at the IOC Session in Greece was announced by current president Thomas Bach, who will officially hand over the reins on June 24. Victory for Coe would have been the peak of a ...

Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe was elected the first female and African president of the International Olympic Committe ...

Kirsty Coventry will succeed the ninth IOC President, Thomas Bach, whose 12-year tenure will ... Democracy and the Olympic Games,” he said. Bach, a German lawyer and former Olympic fencing champion, ...

Outgoing International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said he was “very much relieved” to see the organisation’s members unite behind Kirsty Coventry, who was voted in as his ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Outgoing International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said he was “very much relieved” to see the organisation’s members ...

The successor to Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was decided after just one round of voting on Thursday, the body's Director General Christophe De Kepper said.

IOC will elect their next president on March 20, replacing the outgoing Thomas Bach who had been in the role since 2013. (AP) IOC presidency candidate David Lappartient makes statements to the ...

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece – Thomas Bach’s life has been dominated by the Olympics, as a team fencing gold medallist and then International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief – and he deserves to be ...

The 41-year-old, who is Zimbabwe’s sports minister and a two-time Olympic champion, was the youngest and only female candidate and the known favourite of outgoing president Thomas Bach.