Kirsty Coventry made sporting history by being elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at its General Assembly on March 20, 2025. On Monday (June 23, 2025) she officially ...

Kirsty Coventry broke several barriers when she became the president of the International Olympic Committee on Monday, as she is both the first woman and first African person to hold the position.

Kirsty Coventry, the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), says its members have shown "overwhelming support" to protecting the female category in sport.

FILE -Kirsty Coventry, of Zimbabwe, kisses her gold medal after winning the 200-meter backstroke at the Olympic Aquatic Centre during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Aug. 20, 2004., File) ...

FILE -Kirsty Coventry reacts after she was announced as the new IOC President at the International Olympic Committee 144th session in Costa Navarino, western Greece, March 20, 2025.

Former Zimbabwean swimming champion, Kirsty Coventry, has officially taken over as president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday, June 23, 2025, in a historic ceremony held at ...

New International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry pledged on Monday, International Olympic Day, to strengthen and extend the reach of the Olympic Games, as the Zimbabwe's Olympic ...

President-elect Kirsty Coventry speaks during the handover ceremony of the IOC Presidency at Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) ASSOCIATED PRESS ...

The first female and first African president of the IOC, Kirsty Coventry, was inaugurated in the role on Monday. The ceremony was on the Olympic body's 131st birthday with praise ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The first female and first African president of the IOC, Kirsty Coventry, was inaugurated in the role Monday on the organization's 131st birthday with praise that ...