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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sean Ingle

Kirsty Coventry’s in-tray: six big issues facing IOC’s new president

Kirsty Coventry
Kirsty Coventry will need all her political skills to navigate the years ahead. Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/Reuters

As a seven-time Olympic swimming medallist, Kirsty Coventry knows a thing or two about navigating choppy waters. But the new International Olympic Committee president now faces the biggest set of challenges to global sport since the 1980s, when boycotts rocked the Moscow and Los Angeles Games. As the 41-year-old prepares to take over from Thomas Bach in June, what issues will she face?

Protecting women’s sport

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