Zimbabwe: Coventry Confirms She Is Quitting Post As Sports Minister

New Zimbabwe
Retired Lieutenant General Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwe.
22 March 2025
New Zimbabwe (London)

Newly-elected International Olympics Committee (IOC) president Kirsty Coventry says she is stepping down as Zimbabwe's Minister of Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture to fully focus on her new office.

Coventry confirmed this during a press conference Friday following her victory a day earlier.

The 41-year-old sports personality is expected to spend the larger part of her time in Lausanne, Switzerland, where the IOC is headquartered.

Responding on her future regards to how she will manage the two posts, Coventry confirmed she will be resigning as Zimbabwe's Sports minister.

"Right now l want to go and thank everybody for supporting me.I will be moving to Lausanne and of course l need to have a conversation with my President first.

"There is no way l will do both. They knew and they were supportive of me running this campaign.

"I believe they might be a bit sad to say good bye, but at the same time they are proud of me," said Coventry.

Coventry is Africa's most celebrated Olympian with seven medals to her name , that is two golds, four silvers and one bronze.

The new IOC president remains an iconic figure in Zimbabwe's sports history as she won seven of the eight medals that Zimbabwe has scooped at the Olympics.

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