{"id":5181,"date":"2025-03-20T16:55:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T16:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/20\/kirsty-coventry-elected-international-olympic-committee-president-in-ioc-vote\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T16:55:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T16:55:24","slug":"kirsty-coventry-elected-international-olympic-committee-president-in-ioc-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/20\/kirsty-coventry-elected-international-olympic-committee-president-in-ioc-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirsty Coventry elected International Olympic Committee president in IOC vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1264693\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-20T153419Z_1725848140_UP1EL3K1795ER_RTRMADP_5_OLYMPICS-IOC-320x200.jpg?v=1742485062\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-20T153419Z_1725848140_UP1EL3K1795ER_RTRMADP_5_OLYMPICS-IOC-scaled.jpg?v=1742485062\" alt=\"Kirsty Coventry elected International Olympic Committee president in IOC vote\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-20T153419Z_1725848140_UP1EL3K1795ER_RTRMADP_5_OLYMPICS-IOC-960x600.jpg?v=1742485063\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>Kirsty Coventry looks on as she is elected the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). [Reuters]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>PYLOS \u2013 Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, securing victory in a high-stakes vote at a luxury seaside resort in Greece\u2019s southwestern Peloponnese.<\/p>\n<p>The Zimbabwean needed only one round of voting to clinch the race to succeed Thomas Bach, winning an immediate overall majority in the secret ballot to take the helm of the world\u2019s wealthiest multi-sport organization.<\/p>\n<p>Coventry beat Britain\u2019s Sebastian Coe, Spain\u2019s Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr, Frenchman David Lappartient, Jordan\u2019s Prince Feisal, Swedish-born Johan Eliasch, and Japan\u2019s Morinari Watanabe in the election that had been expected to be a far closer-run affair.<\/p>\n<p>As the new IOC president, Coventry will now be tasked with steering the Olympic Movement into a new era, overseeing future Games and addressing key challenges such as rising costs, geopolitical tensions, and the evolving landscape of global sports governance. 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[Reuters] PYLOS \u2013 Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, securing victory in a high-stakes vote at a luxury seaside resort in Greece\u2019s southwestern Peloponnese. 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