Kristy Coventry, Zimbabwe’s current sports minister and a former Olympic swimming champion, has been elected as the new President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
At 41, Coventry became the first woman to hold the position in the IOC’s 130-year history (since 1894).
She is also the 10th IOC President, the first African to assume the role, and the youngest ever to be elected.
The election for the new term was held yesterday (March 20) in Greece, where she secured a majority vote in the first round.
Coventry will officially take office in June and is set to serve a minimum term of eight years, according to international media reports.
