Coventry elected new IOC president

Coventry elected new IOC president

Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe meets the press in Costa Navarino, Greece, on March 21, 2025, a day after she was elected the first female and African president of the International Olympic Committee.

144th IOC Session - Greece

144th IOC Session - Greece

Tony Estanguet takes the oath after he became a new member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the third day of the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, on March 21, 2025. Photo by Cao Can/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

144th IOC Session - Greece

144th IOC Session - Greece

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach R) presents the Olympic Order to Yu Zaiqing C), vice president of the Chinese Olympic Committee and IOC member, during the third day of the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, on March 21, 2025. Photo by Cao Can/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

144th IOC Session - Greece

144th IOC Session - Greece

Yu Zaiqing, vice president of the Chinese Olympic Committee and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member, speaks after he received the Olympic Order during the third day of the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, on March 21, 2025. Photo by Cao Can/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

144th IOC Session - Greece

144th IOC Session - Greece

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach R) attends the press conference after the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, on March 21, 2025. Photo by Cao Can/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

144th IOC Session - Greece

144th IOC Session - Greece

World Anti-Doping Agency WADA) president Witold Banka speaks during the third day of the 144th International Olympic Committee session in Costa Navarino, Greece, on March 21, 2025. Photo by Cao Can/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

144th IOC Session - Greece

144th IOC Session - Greece

Yu Zaiqing, vice president of the Chinese Olympic Committee and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member, speaks after he received the Olympic Order during the third day of the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, on March 21, 2025. Photo by Cao Can/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

144th IOC Session - Greece

144th IOC Session - Greece

Tony Estanguet 2nd L) takes the oath after he became a new member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the third day of the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, on March 21, 2025. Photo by Cao Can/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

144th IOC Session - Greece

144th IOC Session - Greece

Photo taken on March 21, 2025 shows a general view of the third day of the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Costa Navarino, Greece. Photo by Cao Can/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

144th IOC Session - Greece

144th IOC Session - Greece

Photo taken on March 21, 2025 shows a general view of the press conference after the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece. Photo by Cao Can/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

144th IOC Session - Greece

144th IOC Session - Greece

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach R) presents the Olympic Order to Yu Zaiqing, vice president of the Chinese Olympic Committee and IOC member, during the third day of the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, on March 21, 2025. Photo by Cao Can/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

144th IOC Session - Greece

144th IOC Session - Greece

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach R) attends the press conference after the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, on March 21, 2025. Photo by Cao Can/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

144th IOC Session - Greece

144th IOC Session - Greece

Kirsty Coventry, newly-elected International Olympic Committee (IOC) president, speaks during the third day of the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, on March 21, 2025. Photo by Cao Can/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

144th IOC Session - Greece

144th IOC Session - Greece

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach R) presents the Olympic Order to Yu Zaiqing, vice president of the Chinese Olympic Committee and IOC member, during the third day of the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, on March 21, 2025. Photo by Cao Can/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

144th IOC Session - Greece

144th IOC Session - Greece

Tony Estanguet speaks after he became a new member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the third day of the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, on March 21, 2025. Photo by Cao Can/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

144th IOC Session - Greece

144th IOC Session - Greece

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach R) attends the press conference after the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, on March 21, 2025. Photo by Cao Can/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

144th IOC Session - Greece

144th IOC Session - Greece

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach C) speaks during the third day of the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, on March 21, 2025. Photo by Cao Can/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

144th IOC Session - Greece

144th IOC Session - Greece

World Anti-Doping Agency WADA) president Witold Banka speaks during the third day of the 144th International Olympic Committee session in Costa Navarino, Greece, on March 21, 2025. Photo by Cao Can/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

144th IOC Session - Greece

144th IOC Session - Greece

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach attends the press conference after the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, on March 21, 2025. Photo by Cao Can/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Newly-elected president of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry attends the press conference after she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Newly-elected president of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry (R) attends the press conference after she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Newly-elected president of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry (top R) attends the press conference after she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, on March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Newly-elected president of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry attends the press conference after she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Newly-elected president of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry (R) attends the press conference after she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

IOC Member Anita DeFrantz greets Kirsty Coventry (R) during the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session on the day of the election of the next President of the International Olympic Committee, in Costa Navarino, Greece, on March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

The name plate of the newly-elected president of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry is pictured before the press conference after Kirsty Coventry was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Newly-elected president of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry attends the press conference after she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Thomas Bach (2nd L) greets Kirsty Coventry (1st L) after she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece on March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Kirsty Coventry (1st L) delivers a speech after being elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece on March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Kirsty Coventry (R) and IOC Member Anita DeFrantz pose for photograph during the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session on the day of the election of the next President of the International Olympic Committee, in Costa Navarino, Greece, on March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Thomas Bach (L) greets Kirsty Coventry after she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece on March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Photo taken on March 20, 2025 shows a general view of the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session on the day of the election of the next President of the IOC, in Costa Navarino, Greece. Kirsty Coventry was elected as the 10th president of the IOC on Thursday. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Newly-elected president of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry (R) attends the press conference after she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Thomas Bach shows the name of Kirsty Coventry during the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session on the day of the election of the next President of the IOC, in Costa Navarino, Greece on March 20, 2025. Kirsty Coventry was elected as the 10th president of the IOC on Thursday. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Newly-elected president of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry attends the press conference after she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Kirsty Coventry delivers a speech after being elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece on March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Thomas Bach (R) invites Kirsty Coventry to deliver a speech after she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece on March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Thomas Bach (R) greets Kirsty Coventry after she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece on March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Vice president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior (2nd R) hugs Kirsty Coventry after she was elected as the 10th president of the IOC during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece on March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Li Lingwei (L) , member of the International Olympic Committee Executive Board, hugs Kirsty Coventry (C) after she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece on March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee

Candidate to the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry reacts during a break of the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Costa Navarino, Athens, Greece, March 19, 2025. Photo by Cao Can/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee

Candidate to the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry (L) talks with candidate to the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior before the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Costa Navarino, Athens, Greece, March 19, 2025. Photo by Cao Can/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee

Candidate to the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry is seen before the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Costa Navarino, Athens, Greece, March 19, 2025. Photo by Cao Can/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee

Candidate to the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry attends the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Costa Navarino, Athens, Greece, March 19, 2025. Photo by Cao Can/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

IOC President Thomas Bach

IOC President Thomas Bach

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach speaks at a press conference after an IOC Executive Board meeting in Costa Navarino, Greece, on March 17, 2025.

144th IOC Session - Greece

144th IOC Session - Greece

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach attends the press conference ahead of the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, March 17, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

144th IOC Session - Greece

144th IOC Session - Greece

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach attends the press conference ahead of the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, March 17, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

144th IOC Session - Greece

144th IOC Session - Greece

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach attends the press conference ahead of the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, March 17, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

144th IOC Session - Greece

144th IOC Session - Greece

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach (2nd L) attends the press conference ahead of the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece, March 17, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM