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New IOC chief Kirsty Coventry

The Associated Press on MSN · 9h

Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president and is first woman, first African to lead global Olympic body

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece (AP) — Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in world sports. “It is a signal that we are truly global,” the Zimbabwe sports minister and two-time Olympic swimming gold medalist said.

NBC Sports on MSN · 21h

Kirsty Coventry elected first female president of International Olympic Committee

The previous nine presidents were men from Europe or the U.S."This is an extraordinary moment," she said in an address to IOC members moments after outgoing IOC President Thomas Bach made the announcement.

Kirsty Coventry: From Olympic champion to president of the IOC

Kirsty Coventry, an Olympic champion swimmer turned sports administrator, was on Thursday elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee, marking an historic milestone as the first African and first female to lead the Olympic movement.

Boxing to remain Olympic sport in Los Angeles

ESPN on MSN · 1d

Boxing gets IOC approval for spot in Los Angeles Olympics

Boxing will be in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after a unanimous vote by the IOC, ending years of doubt over the sport's future at the Games.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Olympics-Boxing Earns Spot in the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Games-IOC

The IOC had not included the sport on the initial LA 2028 programme, having urged national boxing federations to create a new global boxing body to replace the IBA. World Boxing, currently with more than 80 national federations as members,

Boxing wins vote to be in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

Boxing will remain an Olympic sport after the International Olympic Committee unanimously votes for it to be included in the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.

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‘America will be open’: Casey Wasserman assures IOC visa issues won’t plague 2028 L.A. Olympics

Casey Wasserman says his committee has made strides with Trump over Olympians not having visa issues for the 2028 L.A. Games, ...

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Olympics-Coventry smashes glass ceiling to become first woman and first African to lead IOC

By Ossian Shine, Karolos Grohmann and Julien Pretot PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) -Kirsty Coventry smashed through the ...

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On eve of Olympic election, IOC presidential candidate Samaranch plays down emerging favorite status

IOC presidential candidate Juan Antonio Samaranch has played down his possible status as favorite on the eve of voting ...

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