Olympics' champion: New IOC president Kirsty Coventry inaugurated to start 8-year leadership Updated Jun. 23, 2025 11:51 a.m. ET Associated Press ...

The 71-year-old German lawyer, an Olympic champion in team fencing in 1976, leaves after the maximum 12 years in an office he said was now in the “best of hands” with Coventry.

Bach’s voice had cracked with emotion minutes earlier as he handed over a symbolic key to the presidency to his protégé in Olympic politics. The 71-year-old German lawyer, an Olympic champion in team ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The first female and first African president of the IOC, Kirsty Coventry, was inaugurated in the role Monday on the organization's 131st birthday with praise that ...

Olympics' Champion: New IOC President Kirsty Coventry Inaugurated to Start 8-Year Leadership LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The first female and first African president of the IOC, Kirsty Coventry ...