Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president, becoming first woman and first African to lead the Olympic body
Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first ...
Kirsty Coventry elected president of the International Olympic Committee
COSTA NAVARINO, Greece -- Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became ...
Olympic contest to pick IOC president is quirky and controlled by tight campaign and voting rules
COSTA NAVARINO, Greece (AP) — The IOC is the undisputed champion of running the most tightly managed sports election, one compared by veteran Olympic watchers to a conclave to pick a pope.
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Olympic contest to pick IOC president is quirky and controlled by tight campaign and voting rules
present and past Olympic athletes plus Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh. Only IOC members can stand as candidates and a long-time perception has been that outgoing president Thomas Bach has ...
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Actors who never won an Oscar: These stars have yet to nab an Academy Award
She put in an especially powerful, raw performance in "Nyad," in which she played real-life open water swimming legend ... She lost to Michelle Yeoh. Scarlett Johansson's two nominations in ...
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Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president and is first woman, first African to lead global Olympic body
“It is a signal that we are truly global,” the Zimbabwe sports minister and two-time Olympic swimming gold medalist ... Even an Oscar-winning actress, Michelle Yeoh. Members voted without ...