COSTA NAVARINO, March 21, 2025 - When Kirsty Coventry won her first Olympic medal around 20 years ago in the Greek capital Athens, it was a symbol of unity for her home country, Zimbabwe, which was in turmoil at the time. Fast forward to 20 March 2025, she has become one of the most powerful women in the world, with her incredible first-round knockout victory in the IOC presidential election - also in Greece - being described as a sign of  unity. “I’m honoured to have been successful here in Athens in...

COSTA NAVARINO, March 21 , 2025 - In spite of suffering a crushing defeat in two minutes, the unsuccessful candidates of the IOC presidential election on Thursday have pledged their support for the historic winner Kirsty Coventry, hoping that they have been able leave a mark on the Olympic movement with their respective manifestos.LANDSLIDE VICTORY A race that seemed hard-to-call and unpredictable for six months, which many thought would be a drawn-out affair, was over in the blink of an eye. Then the...

COSTA NAVARINO, March 20, 2025 - Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry has today made history as the first woman and African to become the president of the International Olympic Committee. And fittingly, this milestone was achieved in Costa Navarino, Greece, around 100km from the sacred site of Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games.5-MINUTE LIFE CHANGE In what many thought was one of the most unpredictable elections in IOC history, the 41-year-old Coventry only needed one round of voting in less than five...

COSTA NAVARINO, March 20, 2024 – Tony Estanguet, who served as the President of the Paris 2024 Organsing Committee from 2017 to 2024, has rejoined sport’s most exclusive club after being elected as an IOC member today at the 144th IOC Session in Costa Navarino, Greece.The Frenchman’s election was a formality. As a sign of his popularity, he secured 98 votes for and 3 against with 0 abstention from the IOC membership, which includes former and current Olympic athletes, international sports leaders, royalty,...