Kirsty Coventry, a seven-time Olympic medalist in swimming from Zimbabwe, was elected March 20 as the 10th president of the ...

INTERNATIONAL Olympic Committee president-elect Kirsty Coventry wants dreams of young athletes to come true.Coventry was speaking after her welcome to the Olympic House in Lausanne on Tuesday by ...

Kirsty Coventry was warmly welcomed by IOC President Thomas Bach, IOC Director General Christophe De Kepper and IOC staff at ...

Governance Coventry has vowed to lead the Olympic movement with African values. Mariud Ngula International Olympic Committee (IOC) president-elect Kirsty Coventry has pledged to represent Africa to ...

New Minister of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture, Anselem Sanyatwe, hailed Kirsty Coventry as Zimbabwe’s 'golden girl' and an inspiration to athletes. A farewell dinner honoured her ahead of ...

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Kirsty Coventry's story is one of apparent contradictions. She's a white woman celebrated as a national hero in a Black-majority Zimbabwe and an Olympic swimmer turned politician. She's also now ...

The Southern African region is basking in the glory of the milestone achievements chalked by Zimbabwe's former Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation and the new International Olympic Committee ...

“When she became minister, Kirsty found the pools already ... After retiring from competition, Coventry was appointed Zimbabwe’s sports minister in 2018, a post she held until capturing ...

Chinese Ambassador Wu Peng joins the chorus of congratulations for Zimbabwean swimmer Dr Kirsty Coventry, who makes history as the first African and female president of the International Olympic ...