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UCI's David Lappartient loses IOC presidential election as Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman elected to prestigious role

Kristy Coventry.

UCI President David Lappartient has missed out on becoming the next president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), with Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry being elected into the role after securing a majority in the first round of voting. 

Coventry becomes the 10th IOC President and the first-ever woman and African to hold the role. The Zimbabwean is the most decorated African Olympian in history with seven medals as a swimmer and her country's current minister of sport, arts and recreation.

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