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View from Africa: how Kirsty Coventry will handle sport’s biggest job at the IOC

Incoming IOC president owes her position to political support but is promising a collective and sustainable leadership approach

The Guardian - UK

Sent to Coventry: how Bach’s power helped Zimbabwean’s shock IOC win

Poll result defied candidates’ calculations and illustrated outgoing president’s influence but change may yet come

The Guardian - UK

Coventry Makes Zimbabwe Proud, Despite Some Criticism

Zimbabwe expressed pride Friday at the appointment of its sports minister as International Olympic Committee president but there was also criticism of the state of sports under Kirsty Coventry's watch.

International Business Times

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2 men arrested in Zimbabwe for armed robbery and stealing new IOC President Coventry's memorabilia

Two brothers have been arrested and appeared in a Zimbabwe court accused of an armed robbery at the home of new International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry’s parents

The Independent UK

So it’s victory for Kirsty Coventry in the IOC elections. Who says cards with a rigged deck isn’t an Olympic sport?

The Zimbabwean has global sport’s top job but Britain’s Sebastian Coe was snubbed, and with good reason: he might have changed things, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Thomas Bach ‘relieved’ as IOC members vote in Kirsty Coventry as his successor

Coventry has been seen by many observers as the continuity candidate.

The Independent UK

Who is Kirsty Coventry? From Zimbabwean swimmer to the most powerful person in sport

The 41-year-old has risen from Africa’s most decorated Olympian to become the new president of the IOC

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Why Seb Coe lost the room in crushing IOC presidential election defeat

ANALYSIS: Coe finished a distant third in the race for the prestigious role leading the Olympic movement after making enemies inside the IOC, writes Lawrence Ostlere – but that was not the only reason

The Independent UK

ICC chairman Jay Shah congratulates Kirsty Coventry on being elected as new IOC president

Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), Jay Shah, congratulated the newly-elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kirsty Coventry, after the Zimbabwean became the first female and the first African to head the IOC.

The Times of India

Protest over potential venue after Games body questions

The 2032 Games boss has assured the Olympics governing body Brisbane is on the right track ahead of a venue reveal but a protest could ignite further debate.

AAP

How will the history-making new Olympics boss shape sports worldwide, and in Australia?

In a surprisingly emphatic result, 41-year-old Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe’s Sport Minister, was selected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at its 144th session in Greece.

The Conversation

So who is Kirsty Coventry, who now has global sport’s most powerful job?

IOC’s first female president faces significant challenges including handling Donald Trump’s power and protecting women’s sports

The Guardian - UK

Seb Coe gracious after crushing defeat to Kirsty Coventry in IOC presidential election

Lord Coe earned just eight of 97 votes

Evening Standard

Coventry's IOC presidency creates hole for Brisbane '32

Australian Olympic officials laud Kirsty Coventry's historic appointment as IOC president, but it leaves a hole to be filled for Brisbane's 2032 Games.

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The Independent UK

Sebastian Coe secures only eight votes as Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president

Coventry secured the absolute majority necessary for victory in the very first round.

The National (Scotland)

First female Olympic president elected as Kirsty Coventry defeats Sebastian Coe

Zimbabwe's sports minister Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee.

The Independent UK

Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman IOC president

The Zimbabwean former swimmer secured the victory in the very first round of voting

The Guardian - UK

Kirsty Coventry elected first female president of IOC as Coe routed in vote

Sebastian Coe and Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr suffered a crushing defeat in the first round of voting as Thomas Bach’s preferred successor secured a majority

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Radio France Internationale

Zimbabwe's Coventry elected as head of International Olympic Committee

Seven-time Olympic medallist Kirsty Coventry was elected on Thursday as president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

International Business Times

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Movement

Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, declaring it to be an "extraordinary moment".

Euronews

International Olympic Committee: Kirsty Coventry chosen as first female president

Coventry's win also was a victory for outgoing IOC president Thomas Bach, who has long been seen as promoting her as his successor.

Cycling News

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

President of cycling's governing body not chosen for one of the most powerful roles in sport as Coventry makes history in Greece

The Independent UK

Kirsty Coventry wins seven-way battle to become first female IOC president

The five-time Olympian was known to be the preferred candidate of the outgoing president, Thomas Bach, and required just one round of voting to assume his mantle

AAP

Kirsty Coventry elected as first female Olympics chief

Kirsty Coventry has won the race for sport's biggest job, becoming the first woman and first African to be elected as International Olympic Committee president.

The Independent UK

Sebastian Coe defeated by Kirsty Coventry in his bid to become IOC president

Zimbabwe’s Coventry secured a majority in the first round of voting.

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