Coventry's win also was a victory for outgoing IOC president Thomas Bach, who has long been seen as promoting her as his successor. View on euronews ...

Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, becoming the first woman and first ...

Kirsty Coventry, 41, of Zimbabwe becomes the first woman to lead the IOC. She is eligible to serve up to a 12-year term.

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece — (AP) — Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee and become ...

Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr is one of the front runners to become the next president of the International Olympic Committee but ...

The International Olympic Committee will select its next president Thursday in a closed-door meeting at its 144th session in ...

A two-time Olympic champion runner in the 1,500 meters; led the winning bid and organizing of the 2012 London Olympics; the ...

David Lappartient, one of seven candidates to head the International Olympic Committee, said on Wednesday the race ahead of ...

The International Olympic Committee kicked of its session in Olympia, site of the ancient Games, on Tuesday that will culminate with the election of a ...

David Burghley ran at the 1924 Paris Olympics and was portrayed in the Oscar-winning movie of the games, Chariots of Fire, ...