💨 Abstract

On Thursday, Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry was elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) with 49 votes out of 97 valid votes cast by IOC members. This was a majority of 49 votes, as required. Juan Antonio Samarach Jr received 28 votes, while other candidates received fewer votes. This election marks the first time an African has been elected as the IOC's president.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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