Kirsty Coventry was elected on Thursday as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman and the first African to hold the most powerful role in sports. Ms ...

HARARE, March 21 (Xinhua) -- From winning her first gold medal at the Athens Olympics in 2004 to becoming the first woman and the first African president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), ...

For all the historical significance of the election Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe as International Olympic Committee president Thursday, making the Olympic swimming champion the first woman and ...

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece — Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee and become the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in global ...

John and Mike Nhongwe are accused of stealing cash and items worth $90,000 and holding Coventry’s parents at gunpoint, according to police. The items stolen included jewelry, firearms and some ...

COSTA NAVARINO, Grecia (AP) — La zimbabuense Kirsty Coventry fue elegida el jueves como la nueva presidenta del Comité Olímpico Internacional, convirtiéndose en la primera mujer y la primera ...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Two brothers were arrested and appeared in a Zimbabwe court Friday accused of an armed robbery at the home of new International Olympic Committee President Kirsty ...

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece (AP) — After enjoying a stunning election win comes the sober business of leading the International Olympic Committee for Kirsty Coventry. The first woman president ...

Kirsty Coventry, 41, was elected to one of the most powerful jobs in sports on Thursday, becoming the first woman and first African to lead the Olympic movement.

“I think you have to take each situation into account,” Kirsty Coventry told Sky News in an interview posted Friday. “What I would like to do is set up a taskforce where this taskforce tries ...

Sebastian Coe’s bid to become president of the International Olympic Committee has ended in defeat, with Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe winning the vote. Coe, 68, had said occupying the Olympic ...