Kirsty Coventry takes over as first woman IOC president
The first female and first African president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kirsty Coventry, was inaugurated in the role Monday (June 23, 2025) on the organisation’s 131st birthday with praise that the Olympic movement was “in the best of hands.” Ms. Coventry, a two-time Olympic gold medallist in swimming for Zimbabwe, finally and formally […]
