Zimbabwe: Kirsty Coventry Lands Top Olympic Post

5 February 2018

Legendary Olympic medallist Kirsty Coventry has been announced as the new chairperson of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletics Commission after a meeting held in Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics Monday.

Coventry, who was favourite to land the post, has been a member of the IOC Athletes' Commission since 2012 becoming the 3rd successive female IOC Athletics Commission chair after Angela Ruggiero and the first chair from Africa Namibia's Frankie Frederick's.

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