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Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry was elected Thursday as the tenth International Olympic Committee (IOC) President during ... on June 23 to become the first woman and first African to hold the position.

PYLOS, Greece — Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday, making her the first woman and the first person from Africa to hold the top job in ...

Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the 10th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), becoming the first woman and African to ever be elected to the position. Coventry, 41 ...