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Zimbabwe: Who Is Kirsty Coventry and How Did She Become the Most Powerful Person in World Sports?
The Conversation Africa, 25 March 2025
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has elected a woman as its president for the first time ever. Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry is also the youngest ever IOC president and the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Kirsty Coventry Deserves IOC Presidency - Mnangagwa
New Zimbabwe, 23 March 2025
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Kirsty Coventry deserves to be International Olympics Committee (IOC) president following her election last Thursday to the world most influential… Read more »
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Africa: CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe Congratulates Newly-Elected IOC President Ms. Kirsty Coventry
CAF, 20 March 2025
The Confédération Africaine de Football ("CAF") President, Dr Patrice Motsepe congratulates newly elected President of the International Olympic Committee ("IOC"),… Read more »
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Africa: Samaranch, Coe and Coventry Vie for Sport's Most Powerful Position As IOC President
Daily Maverick, 19 March 2025
Since 1894 there have only been nine presidents of the International Olympic Committee. On Thursday a 10th will be elected. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Kirsty Won't Rush, Wants IOC Re-Set
The Herald, 26 February 2025
Sport, Recreation, Arts, and Culture Minister Kirsty Coventry once again faced the media in the build-up to the International Olympic Committee's presidential election, with the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Coventry's Balancing Act
The Herald, 27 February 2025
Kirsty Coventry believes her ability to balance multiple roles -- mother, sports minister, and athletes advocate -- set her apart as a top candidate for the presidency of the… Read more »
Kirsty Coventry Makes History as First African IOC President
Zimbabwe's Sports Minister and double Olympic swimming champion, Kirsty Coventry, is the first African and youngest person, at 41, to assume the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Coventry is also the first woman to lead the global Olympic governing body in its 106-year history. She secured the position after defeating prominent contenders, including World Athletics' Sebastian Coe, skiing's Johan Eliasch, cycling's David Lappartient, gymnastics' Morinari Watanabe, IOC vice-president Juan Antonio Samaranch, and Prince Feisal al Hussein of Jordan.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa praised Coventry's achievement, saying, 'We are very happy as Zimbabweans, but above all, she deserves it. She has done a lot."
