Kirsty Coventry among 7 candidates for IOC president

Zimbabwe’s Minister of Sports, Recreation, Art and Culture Kirsty Coventry has been named among seven who are vying for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency.

Africa’s most successful individual Olympian was announced among those who have been confirmed.

The full list is:

• HRH Prince Feisal AL HUSSEIN
• Lord Sebastian COE
• Mrs Kirsty COVENTRY
• Mr Johan ELIASCH
• Mr David LAPPARTIENT
• Mr Juan Antonio SAMARANCH
• Mr Morinari WATANABE

“The candidates will present their programmes, in camera, to the full IOC membership on the occasion of a meeting to be held in Lausanne (Switzerland) in January 2025,” the IOC said.

Should she win, Coventry will become the first female president in the organisation’s 130-year history.

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