20 h. ago Kirsty Coventry Takes Over As International Olympic Committee President

Africa’s most decorated female Olympian, Kirsty Coventry, officially assumed the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday, June 23, 2025, during the IOC General Assembly in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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23 h. ago IOC is in ‘best of hands’, says Bach as he hands over to Coventry

KIRSTY Coventry became the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the most powerful person in sport, on Monday in a handover...

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24 h. ago IOC is in ‘best of hands’, says Bach as he hands over to Zimbabwe’s Coventry

AFP Kirsty Coventry became the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the most powerful person in sport, on Monday in a handover ceremony with her predecessor Thomas Bach. The Zimbabwean is the first woman and African to head the body, and at 41, the youngest since Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who is credited with founding The post IOC is in ‘best of hands’, says Bach as he hands over to Zimbabwe’s Coventry appeared first on NewZimbabwe.com.

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48 h. ago Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry to face unpredictable Trump: Olympic Chief’s steeliness shaped by hard knocks

By AFP FIRST impressions can be deceptive, but Kirsty Coventry showed that behind a sunny disposition she will have the mettle to deal with the trickiest of people and situations when she succeeds Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday. Looming large on the horizon of the 41-year-old Zimbabwean — The post Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry to face unpredictable Trump: Olympic Chief’s steeliness shaped by hard knocks appeared first on NewZimbabwe.com.

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5 d. ago Kirsty Coventry outlines Olympic vision ahead of historic IOC presidency

Xinhua Kirsty Coventry, poised to become the first woman and the first African to lead the International Olympic Committee, has laid out her vision for the future of the Olympic Movement, grounded in its core values and potential for global unity. Coventry, elected in March during the 144th IOC Session in Greece, will assume the The post Kirsty Coventry outlines Olympic vision ahead of historic IOC presidency appeared first on NewZimbabwe.com.

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1 week ago Air India’s London bound flight crashes with 242 passengers on board

India Today A major aviation tragedy struck Ahmedabad on Thursday when an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, operating as flight AI171 to London’s Gatwick Airport, crashed near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport shortly after takeoff. The aircraft was carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members, for a total of 242 people on board. Dramatic visuals from The post Air India’s London bound flight crashes with 242 passengers on board appeared first on NewZimbabwe.com.

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3 w. ago The state assisted funeral that never was: George Shaya’s widow opens a can of worms; claims Kirsty Coventry’s promise was never fulfilled

HARARE - The widow of the late Zimbabwean football legend George Shaya, Agnes, has broken her silence, revealing that a promise made by then Sports Minister, Kirsty Coventry, for a state assisted funeral for her husband was never fulfilled. The post The state assisted funeral that never was: George Shaya’s widow opens a can of worms; claims Kirsty Coventry’s promise was never fulfilled appeared first on Nehanda Radio.

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