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Kirsty Coventry becomes 1st woman IOC president

2 men arrested in Zimbabwe for armed robbery and stealing new IOC President Coventry's memorabilia

Two brothers were arrested and appeared in a Zimbabwe court Friday accused of an armed robbery at the home of new International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry's parents, where they allegedly stole some of Coventry's sporting memorabilia.

The Citizen · 17h

Zimbabwe’s Kirsty elected as IOC President, becomes first African, woman to lead the committee

Coventry claimed her first Olympic medals at the 2004 Athens Games, winning gold in the 200m backstroke, silver in the 100m backstroke, and bronze in the 200m individual medley.

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Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry elected as 1st-ever female IOC president

Behind closed doors inside a resort in western Greece, International Olympic Committee members elected the first female president of the largest global sporting organization on Thursday. Kirsty Coventry will become the IOC's 10th president after members from across the world cast their secret vote on the first ballot.

‘She’s on our property, I’ve got the deeds’: How the IOC’s new chief benefited from Zimbabwe’s land grab

More than 20 years have passed yet Robert Cary still struggles to describe the most wrenching dilemma of his life.

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Zimbabwe to welcome IOC President with heroine's reception

Hundreds of Zimbabweans are expected to gather at Robert Mugabe International Airport this afternoon to give International Olympic Committee (IOC) president ...

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What the outgoing IOC president says about diversity, climate change and the Olympics

Outgoing International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach touted the progress made on diversity, climate change and ...

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It’s election day for the IOC, choosing a new leader in a hard-to-call, 7-candidate contest

The winner will steer the Olympics on a smooth path in politics and sports toward the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.

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