Who is Kirsty Coventry, the new IOC president?
Source: news.source.manilatimes
Kirsty Coventry, a former Zimbabwean swimmer and Africa's most decorated Olympian, has been elected as the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). She is the first woman and the first African to lead the Olympic movement. Coventry, aged 41, also serves as a minister in a government criticized for political oppression.
Key Points
Kirsty Coventry, aged 41, was elected as the president of the IOC.
She is the first woman and first African to lead the Olympic movement.
Coventry is a former Zimbabwean swimmer and Africa's most decorated Olympian.
She serves as a minister in a Zimbabwean government often accused of oppressing political opposition.
