Kirsty Coventry's election marks a significant shift in the IOC's leadership landscape. Her achievement has been met with enthusiasm from Russia, where President Vladimir Putin publicly congratulated ...

The double Olympic champion swimmer has worked on the IOC Athletes' Commission and in Zimbabwe's government as sports ...

Sebastian Coe said Kirsty Coventry’s clear victory in the race to be International Olympic Committee president on Thursday ...

Zimbabwean Coventry won in the first round of voting in Greece with 49 of the 97 votes from IOC members, while Coe received ...

Lord Coe suffered a crushing defeat in his bid to become president of the International Olympic Committee, with Zimbabwe’s ...

Seb Coe gracious after crushing defeat to Kirsty Coventry in IOC presidential election - Lord Coe earned just eight of 97 ...

Behind closed doors inside a resort in western Greece, International Olympic Committee members elected the first female ...

Kirsty Coventry has won the race for world sport's biggest job, becoming the first woman and first African to be elected as ...

Sebastian Coe said Kirsty Coventry's clear victory in the race to be International Olympic Committee president on Thursday ...

Kirsty Coventry, the two-time gold medallist and Zimbabwe sports minister, claimed 49 votes to become the next boss of the ...

Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and first African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday (Mar 20), saying it was an "extraordinary moment".