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