The Zimbabwe sports minister and two-time Olympic swimming gold medalist got a stunning first-round win in the seven-candidate contest after voting by nearly 100 of her colleagues in the IOC ...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Thursday it would investigate “the transgender issue” of sports participation in the 2028 games, which are slated to take place in Los Angeles.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has congratulated Kirsty Coventry on her election to become the tenth International Olympic Committee (IOC) President. Coventry, the first female President ...

In addition to becoming the first female IOC president, Coventry is also the first person from Africa to hold the role. There have been only nine other IOC presidents since the organization's ...

Coventry, 41, becomes the first woman and first African named president of the IOC. "It is a signal that we are truly global," Coventry said of her election. Coventry, a two-time Olympic swimming ...

Kirsty Coventry has smashed through the glass ceiling of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to become the organisation’s first woman and first African president in its 130-year history.

Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the 10th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), becoming the first woman and African to ever be elected to the position. Coventry, 41 ...

Each candidate brings unique qualifications and visions for the future of the IOC. IOC will elect their next president on March 20, replacing the outgoing Thomas Bach who had been in the role ...

Coe, 68, had said occupying the Olympic Movement's highest office was a role he had been "training for for the best part of his life", but a majority of IOC members instead gave their backing to ...

There aren't just sporting but political challenges confronting the IOC. But Mrs Coventry has been preparing for this moment since retiring from the pool - with all the experience gained on the ...

The future of not only the IOC for years to come, but also of the Olympic Games and global sport, hangs in the balance. Below, we explore the candidates' backgrounds, experiences and proposals ...

Kirsty Coventry was elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). She is the first woman, first African, and the youngest person to lead the IOC in its 131-year history.