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COMMENTARY | Coventry Sweeps International Olympic Committee’s Presidential Election
Kirsty Coventry, a seven-time Olympic medalist in swimming from Zimbabwe, was elected March 20 as the 10th president of the ...
Female athletes to be in the majority at 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after big win for women’s soccer
Female athletes will be in the majority at an Olympics for the first time at the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games thanks to a ...
Olympic women's soccer tournament to get more teams than men's for first time in 2028 in Los Angeles
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — (AP) — Score it a big win for women’s soccer at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The Olympic women’s ...
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Auburn legend Kirsty Coventry elected as IOC President
PYLOS, Greece – Kirsty Coventry, a national champion at Auburn and International Swimming Hall of Fame member, has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee it was announced ...
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Warm Welcome for Golden Girl Kirsty
INTERNATIONAL Olympic Committee president-elect Kirsty Coventry wants dreams of young athletes to come true.Coventry was speaking after her welcome to the Olympic House in Lausanne on Tuesday by ...
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African woman Coventry wins IOC presidency at first try
Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry was elected Thursday as the tenth International Olympic Committee (IOC) President during the body's 144th Session in Costa Navarino, Greece. The 41-year-old former seven ...
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Kirsty Coventry
Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, saying it was an "extraordinary moment". Zimbabwean Kirsty ...