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On March 20, Zimbabwean Sports Minister Kirsty Coventry was elected as the first female President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Coventry is also the first African and the youngest person to hold the position of IOC President.
In a secret ballot for 7 candidates at the 144th IOC session held in Costa Navarino, Greece, on March 20, Ms. Coventry won right after the first vote, with 49 votes in favor out of a total of 97 votes.
Ms Coventry, born in 1983, a two-time Olympic swimming gold medalist, will succeed Mr Thomas Bach, who has resigned after 12 years in power.
In her speech after being elected, Kirsy Coventry expressed her honour and pride. She said: "If I think about the importance of being the first woman to hold this position, I really want to say that there have been many other women who have made great contributions to world sport before me. They have inspired me and also helped me a lot in my election to the IOC presidency." She affirmed her desire to create even greater change from within the organization and bring confidence to athletes around the world during her presidency.
In addition, Ms. Coventry also said that the IOC needs to make more positive changes to ensure the rights of female athletes and needs to create a special mechanism for transgender athletes to compete equally. The new IOC President admitted that there will be many difficulties ahead, but she will strive to make the Olympic Movement stronger than ever.
