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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.

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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 National (Scotland)

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).

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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".

International Business Times

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

Cycling News

Out Of Africa: Hard Knocks The Spur For History-making Coventry

Kirsty Coventry says she has "learned the best lessons by failing" and the Zimbabwean swimming great's mantra appears to have served her well after she became the first woman and African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

International Business Times

Kirsty Coventry named new IOC president as Coe denied in election vote – as it happened

A vote expected to be tense, tight and protracted turned out to be one-sided and extraordinarily brief, ending with Kirsty Coventry’s election as IOC president

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IOC presidential election LIVE: Ex-swimmer Kirsty Coventry beats Seb Coe as historic results revealed

Lord Coe was beaten to the presidency by Zimbabwean former swimmer Kirsty Coventry in a battle for the most powerful post in sport

The Independent UK

Race To Become Olympics Supremo On A Knife Edge

The race to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee reaches a climax on Thursday with Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior, Sebastian Coe and Kirsty Coventry believed to be neck and neck but clear of the remaining quartet.

International Business Times

Race To Become Olympics Supremo Set To Go To The Wire

International Business Times

Coe feels ‘momentum’ but IOC presidential race remains on knife-edge

Sebastian Coe feels he has momentum as the race to become the next president of the International Olympic Committee reaches its final hours

The Guardian - UK

Zimbabwe's aspiring Olympics supremo Coventry targets development of athletes

Seven-time Olympic medallist Kirsty Coventry vowed to use the memories of her trials and tribulations as an aspiring athlete in Zimbabwe to improve the lot of up-and-coming youngsters if she were to be elected as the next president of the International Olympic Committee. (IOC).

Radio France Internationale

Boxing champion Imane Khelif targets second Olympic gold at LA 2028 Games

Algerian gold medallist says she has ‘nothing to hide’ and vows to defend her title at the 2028 Summer Games in the US.

Al Jazeera

Heavyweight Trio Eye History In Race To Succeed Olympics Chief Bach

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The Sports Daily

Boxing to return to 2028 Olympic Games

Boxing to return to 2028 Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee likes what they have seen from World Boxing.

International Business Times

Bach's Successor Needs Cool Head To Guide Olympics Through Stormy Seas: Experts

Whoever succeeds Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday will need to be "cool under fire" with some members believing the very existence of the Olympic Movement is at stake.

International Business Times

Heavyweight Seven Eye Finish Line In Race To Succeed Olympics Chief Bach

The race to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee is nearing the finish with Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior, Sebastian Coe and Kirsty Coventry widely seen to be clear of the remaining quartet.

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Sebastian Coe sets sights on bringing Olympic Games to Africa

Double Olympic gold medallist Sebastian Coe has said bringing the Games to Africa will be a top priority if he is elected as the next president of the International Olympic Committee.

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The Independent UK

The Olympic sport set to be culled after 100 years

The unique sport has tested the bravery and endurance of athletes since the first Winter Games in 1924

International Business Times

'I Will Fight': Khelif Responds To Boxing Organisation Lawsuit

Algerian Olympic champion Imane Khelif has denounced "false and offensive" allegations after the International Boxing Association (IBA) said it will sue the International Olympic Committee over her inclusion at the Paris Games' women's boxing last year.

Fortune

Trump orders Secretary of State to lobby the Olympics to ban transgender athletes—even though only 1 openly transgender athlete has ever competed in a women's category

Los Angeles will be the host city for the 2028 Olympics, which will take place during Trump’s second administration.

Al Jazeera

What’s behind Trump’s ban on transgender women in US women’s sports?

The directive could strip federal funding from schools that allow trans women and girls to compete in women’s events.

The Independent UK

What President Trump’s transgender ban means for athletes at the LA 2028 Olympics

The US president has vowed to deny visas to any transgender athletes who want to compete at the Games in Los Angeles

The Independent UK

Trump administration plans to pressure the IOC to come up with a uniform transgender athlete ban

President Donald Trump is ready to take his fight against transgender athletes to the International Olympic Committee

International Business Times

Coe Hopeful With IOC Vote Finishing Line In Sight

Sebastian Coe said on Friday he feels he has a fighting chance of becoming the next leader of the Olympic movement after he and his rivals faced an intense day of presentations.

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