Kirsty Coventry elected first female president of IOC as Coe denied in vote | International Olympic Committee

The former Olympic swimming champion Kirsty Coventry has become the first woman to lead the International Olympic Committee in its 131-year history, after winning a shock first round win over a seven-strong field that included Britain’s Sebastian Coe. The 41-year-old Coventry won 49 of the 97 votes of the IOC membership, giving her an immediate…

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