Newly elected International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry has arrived in her home country of Zimbabwe to a hero ...

Her poor performance as Zimbabwe's sports minister and her leaning into the role of the soft face of Zimbabwe's brutal regime ...

The IOC is betting on a younger female leader to signal change. She enters the ring at a crucial time for athletes.

The Government has pledged full support for Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture Minister Kirsty Coventry as she prepares to assume the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), ...

Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International ... "It is a signal that we are truly global," the Zimbabwe sports minister and two-time Olympic swimming gold medalist said.

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Newly elected International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry arrived Sunday in her home country of Zimbabwe to a hero’s welcome as her victory is celebrated as a ...

Ms. Coventry, 41, from Zimbabwe, was the only woman among the ... “The vast majority of I.O.C. members voted for Kirsty Coventry,” he said. “And that meant they had an idea they wanted ...

(AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli) Newly elected International Olympic Committee IOC President Kirsty Coventry welcomed by officials at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe Airport in Harare, Zimbabwe, Sunday ...

“It’s not just my success, it is our success. We broke down barriers,” Coventry said in Zimbabwe. Dancers in animal fur kilts and head gear made from bird feathers stomped the ground as part ...

Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe has been elected as the first female president of the International Olympic Committee, emerging from a contentious seven-candidate race Thursday to take hold of one of ...

The 41-year-old Coventry, who is also Zimbabwe's sports minister, was the only female candidate in the IOC presidency race and became the first woman and first African to be elected head of the ...