Zimbabwean candidate for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry delivers a speech after being elected during the 144th IOC Session on the day of the election of the next President of the International Olympic Committee, in Costa Navarino, Greece on March 20,
ATHENS - Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday.
At 41, the two-time Olympic swimming champion is also the youngest ever elected to be the most powerful person in sports governance.
She succeeds Thomas Bach, who steps down after 12 years.