The International Olympic Committee on Monday officially inaugurated Kirsty Coventry, 41, as the first female and African president. Coventry, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming for Zimbabwe ...

The newly elected chief is in town for the World Aquatics Championships. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Katie Ledecky has ceded a tiny bit of ground in other events, but she’s still unbeatable in the 1,500-meter freestyle.

Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry reacts after setting a new world record in the women's 100-meter backstroke semifinals during the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing ...

Russian and Belarusian athletes are expected to participate in the upcoming Olympic Games in Milan, says Kirsty Coventry, the ...

Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe, the new president of the International Olympic Committee, met with Salt Lake City Mayor Erin ...

Kirsty Coventry speaks after she was announced as the new IOC President at the International Olympic Committee 144th session in Costa Navarino, western Greece, Thursday, March 20, 2025.

Newly elected International Olympic Committee IOC President Kirsty Coventry, second from right, is welcomed by officials at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe airport in Harare, Zimbabwe, Sunday, March 23 ...

FILE - Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry smiles after receiving her gold medal after the women's 200-meter backstroke final during the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing ...

KEY TAKEAWAYS Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe was elected as the first woman president of the International Olympic Committee. She won the presidency, succeeding Thomas Bach, for an eight-year term.