Costa Navarino, Greece, March 20, 2025 (AFP) - Coventry enjoys 'extraordinary moment' as she becomes IOC's first woman leader

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Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and first African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, saying it was an "extraordinary moment". The 41-year-old two-time Olympic swimming champion from Zimbabwe is also the youngest person to hold the most powerful position in sports governance. "It is a really powerful signal we are truly global and evolved into an organisation open to diversity," said Coventry, who pa......

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