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The International Olympic Committee’s next leader will be 41-year-old Kirsty Coventry, who won the IOC election on Thursday. Coventry was elected to one of the most powerful jobs in sports on Thursday after winning 49 votes out of the 97 possible votes. Coventry beat fellow presidential candidates like HRH Prince Feisal Al Hussein, David Lappartient, Johan Eliasch, Juan Antonio Samaranch, Lord Sebastian Coe and Morinari Watanabe. Coventry thus becomes the first woman and first African to lead the Olympic movement. Who is Kirsty Coventry? Coventry is a former Zimbabwe swimmer, who was Africa’s most decorated Olympian and a minister in a government often accused of oppressing political opposition. She was the back-to-back Olympic champion in the 200 meters backstroke in 2004 and 2008. She re...

In 2004, Kirsty Coventry made history when she became the first from her country to win an Olympic gold. Twenty-one years later, the Zimbabwean swimming legend returns to the country of her famous exploits, Greece, hoping to rewrite the history books again — by becoming the first woman to head the International Olympic Committee (IOC).Ahead of the IOC elections on March 20, Coventry — one of the seven candidates in the race — spoke to Mihir Vasavda about the various challenges faced by the Olympic movement, from climate to gender issues and the possible impact of decisions taken by the Trump administration. Excerpts from an interview: Q: In a world as conflicted as we are living in right now, where do the Olympic Games stand? Story continues below this ad Kirsty Coventry: ...

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