Kirsty Coventry

Kirsty Coventry

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Kirsty Coventry is a renowned Zimbabwean swimmer and sports administrator, celebrated for her exceptional achievements in the Olympics, where she earned seven medals, including two golds at the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Games. With a career spanning multiple Olympic competitions, she has become Africa's most decorated Olympian. Beyond her athletic prowess, Coventry has taken on significant leadership roles, including chairing the International Olympic Committee's Athletes Commission and serving as a member of the IOC for eight years before being elected to its Executive Committee in 2023. As a candidate for the IOC presidency, she aims to break gender and racial barriers, advocating for women's representation in sports leadership and addressing issues surrounding transgender athlete participation.

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Kirsty Coventry presided over the celebrations organized at the Olympic House in Lausanne.

Mehrez Boussayene : « L’excellence sportive se construit dès le plus jeune âge »
La Presse de Tunisie – major Tunisian francophone daily, est. 1936·TunisiaTunisia· 2026-06-23
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Kirsty Coventry, the president of the International Olympic Committee, stated that sports removed from the 2032 Olympic Games could return in the future.

Ковентри вели дека спортовите отстранети од ЛОИ 2032 би можеле да се вратат во иднина
Нова Македонија (Nova Makedonija)·North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia· 2026-05-28
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Kirsty Coventry is the IOC president who has also made statements about the potential return of Russian athletes.

Rückkehr Russlands versetzt Paralympics in Aufruhr – Schweiz wählt Mittelweg
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2026-03-08
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IOC president Kirsty Coventry suggested that sport should be a neutral ground for all athletes.

Winter Paralympics: Watershed moment as Russia's sporting exile ends
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-03-05
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Kirsty Coventry is the president of the International Olympic Committee who plans to transform the Winter Olympics.

TÄHELEPANU! ⟩ ROKi president Coventry plaanib taliolümpia ära kaaperdada!
Postimees – major Estonian daily, est. 1857·EstoniaEstonia· 2026-02-28
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Luca Zaia met with Kirsty Coventry, the president of the IOC, to discuss the Olympic project.

Luca Zaia: «Si riparta subito dai Giochi a Roma e Venezia. Facciamo l'Olimpiade degli italiani»
Corriere della Sera·ItalyItaly· 2026-02-27
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Luca Zaia
Luca Zaia

Kirsty Coventry lauded the Milan-Cortina Games as a 'new kind of Winter Games'.

Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics close - Taipei Times
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-02-24
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Kirsty Coventry, the President of the International Olympic Committee, praised the Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo as a 'truly successful' edition.

Овие спортисти ќе бидат инспиративни херои за многу луѓе низ целиот свет
Нова Македонија (Nova Makedonija)·North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia· 2026-02-24
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Kirsty Coventry is the president of the IOC.

GALERII ⟩ Milano Cortina olümpia lõppes suurejoonelise tseremooniaga, Talihärm tõusis rambivalgusse
Postimees – major Estonian daily, est. 1857·EstoniaEstonia· 2026-02-23
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IOC President Kirsty Coventry, elected in 2025, has not yet met Trump.

FIFA boss Infantino’s Board of Peace appearance does not violate political neutrality, IOC says
Stabroek News·GuyanaGuyana· 2026-02-23
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Kirsty Coventry is the president of the International Olympic Committee and presented the medals at the closing ceremony.

Sportske novosti - FOTO: Svečano zatvorene Igre u Veroni, Norveška opet na vrhu, Klaebo ispisao povijest
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-02-23
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Kirsty Coventry is mentioned as the head of the International Olympic Committee who was falsely quoted in a disinformation campaign.

Rosjanie zaczęli operację 'Matrioszka'. Tak Kreml chce uderzyć w Ukraińców
Gazeta Wyborcza·PolandPoland· 2026-02-23
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Kirsty Coventry is the president of the International Olympic Committee who affirmed the establishment of a reference model for future editions of the Games.

JO 2026 : une cérémonie de clôture en hommage à la beauté de l’Italie, dans les ​arènes de Vérone
Le Monde·FranceFrance· 2026-02-23
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Kirsty Coventry was present at the ceremony sitting next to Italy's President Sergio Mattarella.

Curling-Zoff und Sex-Alarm: Olympia lieferte auch kuriose Anekdoten
Luxemburger Wort·LuxembourgLuxembourg· 2026-02-22
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Kirsty Coventry, the IOC President, praised the host country for organizing a new kind of Winter Games.

„Wahrhaft magische“ Spiele: Italien feiert Olympia-Abschied
Luxemburger Wort·LuxembourgLuxembourg· 2026-02-22
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Kirsty Coventry, the International Olympic Committee president, delivered a speech to close the Games.

2026 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: Milan-Cortina concludes in Verona
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-02-22
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Kirsty Coventry, the president of the International Olympic Committee, formally closed the cycle.

Milano Cortina 2026: seguí en vivo la ceremonia de clausura de los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno - Polideportivo
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-02-22
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Kirsty Coventry recently took office as the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

IOC-Präsidentin Kirsty Coventry: Selten wirkte ein IOC-Oberhaupt so verloren - Sport
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2026-02-22
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Kirsty Coventry, the IOC President, appeared at a podium in Milan.

Olympia: Wie sehen Winterspiele in einer Welt ohne Winter aus? - Sport
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2026-02-22
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Kirsty Coventry is the first woman to lead the International Olympic Committee and is a former Olympic swimming champion from Zimbabwe.

Kirsty Coventry und ihre Vision für Weltsport
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2026-02-22
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Kirsty Coventry is the president of the IOC and suggested that Infantino may have violated political neutrality principles.

МОК заявив, що участь Інфантіно в Раді миру Трампа не порушує політичної нейтральності| Футбол
Українська правда (Ukrayinska Pravda)·UkraineUkraine· 2026-02-22
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Kirsty Coventry, the IOC President, watched as Canada advanced to the Olympic ice hockey final.

Eishockeyfinale Kanada – USA bei Olympia: „Einer der größten Momente in der Sportgeschichte“ - Sport
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2026-02-21
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Kirsty Coventry faced her first crisis as IOC President regarding the exclusion of Wladislaw Heraskewytsch.

Olympia bietet erneut große Dramen und bewegende Geschichten
Luxemburger Wort·LuxembourgLuxembourg· 2026-02-21
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Freshly minted IOC president Kirsty Coventry has clung to that script at the Milan Cortina Games, committing to 'keeping sport a neutral ground.'

At the Olympics, politics has always come before sports
The Globe and Mail·CanadaCanada· 2026-02-21
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Kirsty Coventry is the President of the IOC who commented on Gianni Infantino's unexpected presence at the peace council meeting.

Ủy ban Olympic Quốc tế điều tra Chủ tịch FIFA
VnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·VietnamVietnam· 2026-02-21
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Kirsty Coventry, the IOC president, addressed concerns about fairness in bobsledding technology.

Jamaica's bobsleigh team embraces 'Cool Runnings' legacy with Snoop Dogg support
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-02-21
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