Kirsty Coventry enjoys ‘extraordinary moment’ as she becomes IOC’s first woman leader
Coventry is also the youngest person to hold the most powerful position in sports governance. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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China’s African Edge
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World's glaciers are losing record ice as global temperatures climb, U.N. says
Glaciers around the globe are disappearing faster than ever, with the last three-year period seeing the largest glacial mass ...
New Olympics chief Kirsty Coventry backs blanket ban for trans athletes from all female events - but faces questions over her role in women's boxing scandal
Former Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry, 41, was today elected as the new Olympics chief, pipping Lord Sebastian ...
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Coventry created history by beating Coe for IOC top job: ‘Glass ceilings have been shattered’
Kirsty Coventry has declared she's shattered a century-old glass ceiling as she hoped her election as the first female and ...
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Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president and is first woman, African to lead global Olympic body
Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, March 20, and became the first ...
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Who is Kirsty Coventry, the next president of the International Olympic Committee?
The next president of the International Olympic Committee is a former Zimbabwe swimmer who is Africa’s most decorated Olympian and a minister in a government often accused of oppressing political ...
Rwanda gets backing from world cycling chief despite blowback over Congo war
The head of world cycling said the Road World Championships would go ahead in Rwanda in September, dismissing criticism from ...