💨 Abstract

Kirsty Coventry, a seven-time Olympic medalist from Zimbabwe, was elected as the first female and African president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in its 130-year history. Coventry won an immediate majority in the first round of voting, beating Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., Sebastian Coe, David Lappartient, Prince Feisal, Johan Eliasch, and Morinari Watanabe.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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