Kirsty Coventry, born in 1983, is celebrated as one of Zimbabwe's most distinguished athletes. Her journey began in a modest local swimming pool, where, despite limited resources, she honed her skills ...

The election for the new president of the National Olympic Committee of Thailand (NOCT), held on March 25, was overshadowed ...

But as the various royals, sporting dignitaries, politicians and billionaires left the Costa Navarino resort on Friday, some really believed the result could have turned out very differently. Yes, the ...

Outgoing International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said he was "very much relieved" to see IOC members unite behind Kirsty Coventry as they elected the Zimbabwean as his successor.

Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday and became the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in world sports. “It is a ...

ANALYSIS: Coe finished a distant third in the race for the prestigious role leading the Olympic movement after making enemies ...

Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul, IOC member and President of the Badminton Association of Thailand, announced during her trip ...

Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry succeeds Thomas Bach as International Olympic Committee president; the 41-year-old becomes the ...

There are 109 members present in the IOC. A candidate needs an absolute majority, i.e. more than 50% votes, to win the ...

Kirsty Coventry elected as the 10th – and first female – president of the International Olympic Committee in its 131-year ...

Behind closed doors inside a resort in western Greece, International Olympic Committee members elected the first female ...