First woman in the role replaces Thomas Bach
‘We are guardians of the Olympic movement’
Kirsty Coventry has promised to change lives and inspire hope during an official ceremony to mark her taking over…
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Kirsty Coventry is now the most powerful person in sport and faces a bulging in-tray | Sean Ingle ○
Bach’s successor is already making a positive impression but will need all her resolve at mammoth organisation
A new day has broken, has it not? For several reasons, Tony Blair’s 1997 election victory…
Kirsty Coventry vows to stay humble as the first female president of the IOC ○
Zimbabwean opts against using luxury hotels
Coventry wants IOC members to speak their minds
Kirsty Coventry has promised to not let power go to her head when she becomes the first female president of t…
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Kirsty Coventry’s in-tray: six big issues facing IOC’s new president ○
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From protecting women’s sport to the return of Russia and keeping the Olympics relevant, the former gold medallist has tough challenges ahead
As a seven-time Olympic swimming medallist, Kirsty Coventr…
‘It’s a privilege’: Boris van der Vorst, the man who saved Olympic boxing ○
By forming a new governing body, World Boxing, the Dutchman prevented the sport being banished by the IOC
“It feels like such a sweet week and of course I’m very happy and proud,” Boris van der Vorst …
Kirsty Coventry elected as first woman IOC president ○
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Coventry wins the race to succeed Thomas Bach and will be first African to become International Olympic Committee chief.
International Olympic Committee: Kirsty Coventry chosen as first female president ○
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Coventry's win also was a victory for outgoing IOC president Thomas Bach, who has long been seen as promoting her as his successor.
‘Seb is a leader’: Farah, Bolt and Grey-Thompson back Coe for IOC president ○
- Vote to succeed Thomas Bach is on Thursday
- Samaranch and Coventry seen as main rivals
Some of the biggest names of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics have thrown their weight behind Sebastian Coe…
Boxing’s Olympic future set to be secured after IOC recommendation ○
- President Bach backs sport’s inclusion for 2028 in LA
- Status had been in doubt with governing body suspended
Boxing’s fragile Olympic status is on the verge of being secured after years of uncertainty.…
Olympic boxing gender row a result of Russian fake news, says IOC chief ○
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- Thomas Bach criticises ‘fake news campaign from Russia’
- Two boxers under scrutiny won gold in Paris
A gender row involving two female boxers at the Paris 2024 Olympics was the result of a Russian fake…
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