Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee. She's the first woman and first African to ...

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

"It is a signal that we are truly global," Coventry said of her election. Coventry, a two-time Olympic swimming gold medalist, won in the first round of voting among seven candidates voted on by ...

First African and female IOC president Focus on transparency and new sports for youth Aims to enhance athlete representation PYLOS, Greece, March 20 (Reuters) - Kirsty Coventry, an Olympic ...

Coventry has won seven of the country’s eight Olympic medals to date. At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, she won three medals, including gold in the 200m backstroke before successfully defending ...

Coventry claimed her first Olympic medals at the 2004 Athens Games, winning gold in the 200m backstroke, silver in the 100m backstroke, and bronze in the 200m individual medley. She continued her ...

Among the items stolen were swimming costumes worn by Coventry, 41, when she won gold medals at the 2004 Olympics in Athens and the 2008 Games in Beijing. The thieves also took $15,000 (£11,500 ...

Image: Kirsty Coventry celebrates her gold medal at the 2004 Olympics. Pic: Reuters Image: The new IOC president-elect after clinching gold in 2004. Pic: Reuters We are never told who the IOC ...

In 2022-23, of universities with at least 10,000 students, Coventry University had the second highest percentage of international students in England outside London. There were 16,285 non-UK ...