Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president, becoming first woman and first African to lead the Olympic body
Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in world sports. "It is a signal that we are truly global," the Zimbabwe sports minister and two-time Olympic swimming gold medalist said.
There are 109 members present in the IOC. A candidate needs an absolute majority, i.e. more than 50% votes, to win the ...
Outgoing International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach was named honorary president for life on Wednesday, with the ...
As he approaches his final week in the sporting world's top job, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach ...
Despite a tenure in which keeping the Olympics and politics separate has at times been difficult, Thomas Bach has a clear message for his successors during an uncertain time: keep the Olympics out of ...
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A look at the seven candidates in the International Olympic Committee presidential election on Thursday: Sebastian Coe. The ...
Thomas Bach, the outgoing President of the International Olympic Committee, speaks exclusively to CNN Sports’ Amanda Davies ...
The race to become world sport's most powerful figure has entered the finishing straight with International Olympic Committee ...
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