International Olympic Committee Stories

Kirsty Coventry and whiteness in Zimbabwe: How sport can rewrite the political rules
The Conversation  |  Apr 06, 2025

Coventry shows how sport can temporarily transcend racial divides and how politics reframes those divides. Her whiteness was palatable only because it...

Who is Kirsty Coventry and how did she become the most powerful person in world sports?
The Conversation  |  Mar 27, 2025

She is Africa’s most decorated Olympian of all time. She won seven medals across the 2004 Athens Games and the 2008 Beijing Games.

Former Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry elected first female and African president in IOC history
Michael Kirwa  |  Mar 20, 2025

Coventry, who is also Zimbabwe's Minister of Sport, Art, and Recreation, also became the first African to hold the prestigious position after winning...

Kirsty Coventry: From Olympic champion to president of IOC
Reuters  |  Mar 20, 2025

Born in 1983 in Harare, Zimbabwe, Coventry is the most decorated African Olympian, having won multiple Olympic medals and broken several world records...

South Sudan demands explanation after national anthem blunder at Paris Olympics
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 30, 2024

The error occurred ahead of South Sudan's opening men's basketball game against Puerto Rico, which the East African nation won in a historic victory.

Kenyan marathon dominance expected at Paris 2024 Olympics
Sports Reporter  |  Dec 06, 2023

In the provisional squad for the men's marathon, stars like Amos Kipruto, Benson Kipruto, Geoffrey Kamworor, and Timothy Kiplagat feature prominently...

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