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History made as Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry elected as first African, female IOC president

Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry on Thursday etched her name in the history books as she has been elected the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Afrosport reports. The 41-year-old, who was chosen from a secret ballot of seven candidates at the 144th IOC Session in Costa Navarino, Greece, becomes the first woman and first African to serve as IOC president. Coventry has been elected for...

Kirsty Coventry: Zimbabwe sports minister vying for International Olympic Committee presidency

by Ibikunle Salako

17 September 2024

Zimbabwe sports minister Kirsty Coventry is one of the seven leading candidates vying for the position of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency, Afrosport reports. Coventry, a former Olympic swimmer, has won seven of Zimbabwe’s eight medals at the Games, and she is the only woman and African on the list of possible candidates. The 41-year-old, looking to become the first woman and African to head...

Paris 2024: Athletes village officially opens in Paris to welcome participants

by Ibikunle Salako

19 July 2024

Ahead of the commencement of the much-anticipated 2024 Olympic Games, the athletes village officially opened in Paris on Thursday to welcome its first residents as crews from Australia, Brazil, Argentina, and Kenya arrived at the village. The athletes village, which is located in the north of Paris, encompasses an area of about 54 hectares (about 540,000 square metres) and can house nearly 14,500 people, including 9,000...

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