The Frenchman founded the IOC in 1894 and took over the presidency two years later at the age of 33. Coventry, a 41-year-old former world-class swimmer from Zimbabwe , has always had a strong will ...

The 41-year-old Coventry, who is also Zimbabwe's sports minister, was the only female candidate in the IOC presidency race and became the first woman and first African to be elected head of the ...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / April 28, 2025 /International Olympic Committee news Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe was elected as the 10th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and ...

Morinari Watanabe, the first-ever Japanese candidate for IOC leadership, secured only four votes, failing to garner broad support. The newly elected president, a 41-year-old from Zimbabwe in ...

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Mikaela Cojuangco Jaworski has been elevated to lead the IOC's coordination commission ... a gold medal-winning swimmer from Zimbabwe set to take over as president ...