OLYMPICS: COVENTRY STRIKES GOLD!

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has broken with tradition and elected a woman as its new President.

She is Kirtsy Coventry, the Zimbabwe Sports Minister, and, at 41 years old, the youngest ever to hold this prestigious position in the 130-year history of the IOC.

The holder of two Olympic gold medals for swimming, she campaigned to protect female sport, supporting a total ban on transgender women competing in female Olympic sports.

She also pledged to promote sustainability, embrace technology and empower athletes.

She remarked that her election was an “extraordinary moment” and promised to make IOC members proud of their choice!

We congratulate her and wish her well!

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