Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe has been elected the first female president of the International Olympic Committee ... that was founded in 1894. IOC members voted Coventry, a seven-time Olympic ...

Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe was elected president of the International Olympic Committee Thursday ... Coventry won in the first round of voting over six other IOC members. Coventry, the youngest ...

Zimbabwean Sports Minister Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the new president of the International ... Olympic swimmer and gold medallist – who is Africa's most decorated Olympian – is the ...

Kirsty Coventry has made history by being elected as the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), becoming the first woman and ... nearly 100 IOC members. Coventry, shared her ...

Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee ... Her's was a stunning first-round win in the seven-candidate contest after voting by 97 IOC members.

Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry becomes the first woman and the first person ... history by being elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at its General Assembly on Thursday ...

Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee and becomes the first woman and first African to get arguably the biggest job in global sports. The Zimbabwe ...