Kirsty Coventry was chosen by the President of the Olympic Olympic Committee on Thursday and the first woman and the first African to achieve the greatest work in world sports.
The “Zimbabwe sports minister and twice the Olympic swimming gold medal.
There were first rounds in the seven candidate competition after 117 IOC members voted.
It achieves eight years of term of 2033 over 2033.
For decades, IOC was the most open and called presidential election, which would bring the first round of absolute majorities. Although many many votes were planned, he achieved a majority of the maximum 49.
Coventry’s victory was victory for the President of Thomas Bach, promoting his successor. Did not use the right to vote.
“The young girl started swimming for the first time in Zimbabwe, he never dreamed that he never dreamed of,” Coventry said in his consignment.
“I’m proud to be the first female Ioc President and also the first of Africa,” he added. “I hope this vote will be the inspiration of many people. The glass ceilings have been broken today, and I meet my responsibilities as a model model.”
“I will feel very proud of you, very proud and hope to make you very confident. Now we work together,” he said.
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Walking to the podium, congratulated and kissed in two cheeks Juan Antonio Samaranch, who scored 28 votes.
The race was also four presidents of sports governments: track and area Sebastian Coe, Skiing Johan Eliasch, Cycling David Lappartient, and Gymnastics’ watanari. The model was also the prince of Jordan Feisal Al Hussein.
Coventry will replace his tutor Bach on June 23 – Officially Olympic Day – 131 years of history. As President of Ioce. Bach reached a maximum of 12 years of office.
“We celebrate Kirsty’s election as IoC president and eagerly, while collaborating with him, when it makes the Olympic movement in the future,” said the US Olympic Commission in a statement. “As a dedicated member of Olympics and IOC, we hope to create opportunities for athletes. It has been a transformative decade in America and 2034. According to Kirsty’s leadership, IOC will provide stability and obtain our shared goals.”
Challenges for the Olympics
The main challenge of the 41-year-old Auburn University will guide the Olympic Movement through political problems and sports 2028 summer games in Los AngelesDonald Trump includes diplomacy with the US President.
Coventry’s IOC must also find the host for summer games in 2036, which could go to the nearby Middle East.
Bach-Led Ioc drafted the hardest candidates without a five-month campaign that seemed coventry, recently gave birth to his second children – IOC Vice-President Samaranch and COE.
Manifesto of Coventry It offers Bach continuity mostly with new new details, and while he had his rivals, the latest recently benefit the Olympic fields 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
Coventry continues to support his manifestation “priority (athletes’ mental health, which would continue to be physical stimulation and help them amplify holistic welfare in their athletic careers and grow beyond.”
COE’s world athletics broke an Olympic taboo to follow the gold medals of Paris to follow $ 50,000. Samaranch relaxed the rigorous commercial rules IOC and athletes gave control of their Olympic performances.
Samarch tried to follow his father, Juan Antonio Samaranch was also Juan Antonio Samarch, 1980 to 2001 was the seventh Seventh President.
COE managed to add an Olympic Olympic medal for 1,500 meters. He just got eight votes.
It was a naughty week after he greeted the Bach, who shared the Cocentry and shared warm smiles.
Bach was feted on Wednesday at the beginning of the IOC’s annual meeting, elegant praise and the title of honorary president for life. He repeated the desire to offer advice to the next president.
According to the presidency of the Executive style, the 20028 Olympics will win more than $ 8 billion, and 2034. Until the year.
Bach signature policy has also been equal to the genre, 2024 The quotes of men and women in the Olympic Olympics, and giving a better balance of women in IOC, now has seven women among his 15 members, including coventry.
He will only add to Bach’s heritage to promote women on Thursday.
Coventry returned to the 2004 Olympics in 2004 at 2004 meters and retreated in Beijing’s 2004 Olympics. In 2013 he entered with Ioc, after almost a year after the election of the athlete in the London Olympics. Among the four selected athletes its place was given after the court judge for two opponents against anti-opponents.
The following president can oversee the IOC to make a host of expression for the 2036 summer game.
“There is only one and only,” Samaranch said when asked about the challenges on Wednesday. “We need to concentrate on successful Olympics. The rest succeed in games.”
UCC members are exclusive clubs of members of the royal family, former legislators and diplomats, business managers, sports officials and Olympics. Even an actor from Oscar, Michelle Yeoh.
Members voted without listening to the presentations of the candidates, in an election swinging in a discrete network of friendship and alliance.