Kirsty Coventry is the first woman elected chairman of the International Olympic Committee in history.
Kirsty Coventry is the new chairman of the IOC. Aop
Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the new chairman of the International Olympic Committee’s KOK.
Coventry received the number of votes required for the choice in the first round of voting. 41-year-old Coventry was one of the seven candidates.
Coventry, a Zimbabwean, becomes the first woman in history and chairman of the African IOC. In addition, he is the youngest chairman of the IOC in history.
Former Top Swimmer won two Olympic golds in 2004 in Athens in his career. There are a total of seven Olympic medals in the prize cabinet and 13 World Championship medals on both short and long tracks.
Coventry’s Kok is chaired by eight years. He will replace in his job Sebastian coenwhich was also on the candidate.
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