Kirsty Coventry was elected on Thursday as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman and the first African to hold the most powerful role in sports. Ms. Coventry, 41, from Zimbabwe, was the only woman among the seven candidates in the monthslong election battle and will be the committee’s youngest…
Late Wednesday night, members of the International Olympic Committee gathered for a dinner at the Olympic Museum on the banks of Lake Geneva. The next morning, they would see presentations from seven candidates vying to be their leader, a role that would by most measures be the most important in international sports. At the closed-doors…
ICC chairman, Jay Shah (left), and IOC president Thomas Bach (Photo Credit: ICC) International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman, Jay Shah, met the International Olympic Committee (IOC) president, Thomas Bach, on Tuesday — ahead of the IOC Session on January 30.Timesofindia.com had earlier reported about Shah’s scheduled visit to Lausanne and his meeting with Bach.“Momentum continues…