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IOC elects 1st woman president

CBS Sports on MSN · 15h

IOC elects first woman president as Kirsty Coventry takes over for outgoing leader Thomas Bach

Kirsty Coventry was elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday. Coventry became the first woman to be chosen for the global sports post and also the first African to be named the president of the IOC.

CNN on MSN · 2d

Outgoing IOC President Thomas Bach on Trump, trans athletes, Putin and the role of the Olympics in a divided world

Despite a tenure in which keeping the Olympics and politics separate has at times been difficult – and in which he’s had to deal with some of the world’s most controversial leaders – Thomas Bach has a clear message for his successors during an uncertain time: make sure the Games stay out of it.

The Associated Press on MSN · 15h

Kirsty Coventry Elected IOC President, Becoming First Woman, First African to Lead Global Olympic Body

C OSTA NAVARINO, Greece — Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee and become the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in global sports.

Olympics-Battle for IOC presidency intensifies

CNN on MSN · 2d

IOC President Thomas Bach talks about Trump and the 2028 Olympics

Thomas Bach, the outgoing President of the International Olympic Committee, speaks exclusively to CNN Sports’ Amanda Davies about Donald Trump and the 2028 Summer Olympics, set to be held in Los Angeles.

Reuters on MSN · 17h

Olympics-Battle for IOC presidency intensifies as voting begins in Greece

The race for the most powerful job in world sport entered its final stretch on Thursday as International Olympic Committee members began casting their ballots at a luxury seaside resort in Greece’s southwestern Peloponnese.

NBC Los Angeles · 20h

IOC holding election for new president with 7 candidates in contention

Seven IOC members are on the ballot chasing an absolute majority of votes for victory at a resort hotel near the site of Ancient Olympia. The strongest candidates in a hard-to-call contest seem to be IOC vice president Juan Antonio Samaranch and a pair of two-time Olympic gold medalists,

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Thomas Bach preparing to leave IOC top job with a 'clear conscience' after 12 years

When a new IOC president is elected Thursday, and Thomas Bach formally leaves the role in June, it will be with a "clear ...

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Who is Kirsty Coventry, the next president of the International Olympic Committee?

Kirsty Coventry, 41, was elected to one of the most powerful jobs in sports on Thursday, becoming the first woman and first ...

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IOC names outgoing boss Bach as honorary president for life

Outgoing International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach was named honorary president for life on Wednesday, with the ...

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IOC's Thomas Bach optimistic about L.A. Olympics, Trump's support

Thomas Bach says he feels a rare calm in his final weeks as IOC president even as a "new world order" gains speed ahead of ...

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Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman, African elected as IOC president

International Olympic Committee members elected Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry as president, replacing Thomas Bach, the committee ...

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Kirsty Coventry elected first female president of International Olympic Committee

Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe has been elected the first female president of the International Olympic Committee, and the 10th ...

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Olympics-Coventry smashes glass ceiling to become first woman and first African to lead IOC

By Ossian Shine, Karolos Grohmann and Julien Pretot PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) -Kirsty Coventry smashed through the ...

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Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman, African to lead IOC

Kirsty Coventry, the Olympic swimmer from Zimbabwe, was elected president of the International Olympic Committee Thursday ...

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