💨 Abstract

Kirsty Coventry, a Zimbabwean swimmer, was elected as the first woman and African president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the world's wealthiest multi-sport organization in its 130-year history. Coventry won an immediate overall majority in the secret ballot with 49 of the available 97 votes, beating Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. and Britain’s Sebastian Coe.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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