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"He was worse than Fantomas!": instead of Bach, the IOC was headed by Kirsty Coventry
On June 23, 2025, Kirsty Coventry assumed the post of president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), replacing the ...
Kirsty Coventry takes office as first female IOC president
Kirsty Coventry takes office as first female IOC president - The former swimmer has officially succeeded Thomas Bach after ...
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Kirsty Coventry formally takes on reins as International Olympic Committee president
Kirsty Coventry officially became the president of the International Olympic Committee following a formal handover on Monday ...
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The coronation ceremony of Coventry, the first female head of the IOC, handed over by Chairman Bach
Kirsty Coventry, the new chairman of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), started her four-year official term on the ...
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Meet Kirsty Coventry, the first African and first woman to become president of the International Olympic Committee
Kirsty Coventry made history as the first female and first African president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in March. The 41-year-old Zimbabwean, who succeeded former President Thomas ...
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IOC is in ‘best of hands’, says Bach as he hands over to Zimbabwe’s Coventry
The Zimbabwean is the first woman and African to head the body, and at 41, the youngest since Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who ...
Kremlev says Olympics will be just for kids if IBA stays excluded
Olympic boxing will become just a youth tournament if the International Boxing Association stays excluded as a governing body ...