Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe was elected president of the International Olympic Committee Thursday, becoming the Switzerland-based organization’s first woman and first African leader.

A two-time Olympic champion runner in the 1,500 meters ... That move, and how it was announced, annoyed outgoing IOC president Thomas Bach and also leaders of other sports. Some of those will vote ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Utahns likely know outgoing International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach as the official who announced last year the state was getting another Winter Games with the ...

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach talks to the Associated Press during an interview at the Olympic House, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (Laurent ...

Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee on the first ballot, making her the first woman to lead the organization.

Zimbabwean Sports Minister Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the new president of the International Olympic President (IOC), replacing Thomas Bach who steps down in June after a 12-year-term.

the Olympic committee under its outgoing president, Thomas Bach, banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from international competition, calling the ongoing war a violation of the United Nations ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — 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 ...

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Outgoing International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach is seen on a giant screen during the 144th IOC Session in Costa Navarino, Greece, on the election day of the next IOC President ...

A two-time Olympic champion runner in the 1,500 meters ... That move, and how it was announced, annoyed outgoing IOC president Thomas Bach and also leaders of other sports. Some of those will ...