Kirsty Coventry, a former Zimbabwean swimmer, has become the first woman and African to head the International Olympic Committee. Taking over from Thomas Bach, Coventry's leadership will coincide with ...

Zimbabwean Olympic medallist Kirsty Coventry unveiled as IOC’s first female president Coventry was elected as the 10th president of the IOC, following voting at the 144th IOC Session in Costa ...

LAUSANNE, June 23 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry took over the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from Thomas Bach on Monday during a handover ceremony at the IOC ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The first female and first African president of the IOC, Kirsty Coventry, was inaugurated in the role Monday on the organization's 131st birthday with praise that ...