Forbes

New IOC President Says Meeting Olympians On Climate ‘A Priority’

Zimbabwean candidate for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry delivers a speech after being elected during the 144th IOC Session on the day of the election of ...
Forbes

Kirsty Coventry Wants To Be The IOC’s First Female President. Insiders Think She Has A Good Shot

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Blythe Lawrence is a longtime Olympic sports reporter. As the first African to run for the International Olympic Committee in an ...
Reuters

IOC to take lead in gender eligibility criteria, says Coventry

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 26 (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee will spearhead discussions on gender eligibility criteria in sports, its new President Kirsty Coventry said on Thursday, ...
Orange County Register

Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman, African to lead IOC

For all the historical significance of the election Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe as International Olympic Committee president Thursday, making the Olympic swimming champion the first woman and first ...