Coventry ‘shatters glass ceiling’ in historic IOC vote

(Milos Bicanski/Getty Images)
(Milos Bicanski/Getty Images)
Kirsty Coventry was today (Thursday) elected as the first female president of the International Olympic Committee, and the first from Africa, in a stunning first-round victory, seeing off competition from six other candidates.

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