Former Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry took over the leadership of the International Olympic Committee from Thomas Bach in a ceremony on Monday with the 2028 Los Angeles Games already threatening ...

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 ...

In some ways, one of the longest-serving members of the International Olympic Committee, Anita DeFrantz, paved the way for ...

Last year, the United Nations released study findings that say nearly 900 biological females have fallen short of the podium ...

Kirsty Coventry, the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), says its members have shown "overwhelming support" to protecting the female category in sport.

New IOC President Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe takes over as the head of the Olympics in a ceremony attended by Utah 2034 Winter Games leader Fraser Bullock.

The world Kirsty Coventry walks into Monday as the International Olympic Committee’s first female and first African president ...

New IOC President Kirsty Coventry announced an effort to find agreement on protecting the 'female category' in sports, a move that could affect transgender athlete participation at the Olympics.

The International Olympic Committee will take the lead in discussions on gender eligibility criteria in sports, its new President Kirsty Coventry said on Thursday, four years after the ruling body had ...

Zimbabwean athlete Kirsty Coventry is facing great expectations after her official inauguration as the 10th president of the ...

Coventry has long-standing ties with the United States, dating back to her time as a leading swimmer at Auburn University in ...