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Olympics - 144th IOC Session - Costa Navarino, Pylos, Greece - March 20, 2025 Kirsty Coventry looks on as she is elected the new president of the International Olympic Committee. — Reuters
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Christie, who was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, became the first woman and the first African, saying it was an “extraordinary moment”.
The 41 -year -old Olympic swimming champion from Zimbabwe is also the youngest person in sports governance to hold the most powerful position in the rule of sports.
“This is a really powerful indication that we are really globally and are ready to be in the open for diversity,” Coventry said.
Zimbabwe’s sports minister Coventry is a close ally of German Thomas Bach, who retired from the post of IOC supremo 12 years later.
Coventry said, “This is an extraordinary moment. As a nine -year -old girl, I never thought I would stand here one day, and return our incredible movement.”
“This is not just a great honor, but it is a reminder to each of you that I will guide this organization so proudly, with the basic values of which I will be very proud of you and, I hope you have trusted today’s decision.
“Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
Bach was considered in favor of Coventry, but after the vote he refused to pull it again.
“He has a very strong mandate,” said Bach, who officially assumed power, June 24, is a huge indication of unity in the Olympic movement and can trust in support of membership. “
Coventry IOC is believed to have been in a hard run with the veteran Antonio Samarnch Junior and the World Athletics chief Sebastian.
However, the general surprise was decided in the first round of voting.
Coventry won 49 out of 97 votes, Samarich won 28 and Kohn’s third, with eight votes.
The 65 -year -old Samarnch bid to imitate his father by the same name, who led the Olympic Movement for 21 years and was trying to become the first British president of the 68 -year -old World Athletics.
For both, because of his age, his dreams of being an IOC president are over one day.
The President of the International Gymnastics Federation, Sky Federation Chief Johanne Eliasch, Morinari Watnab, Cycling Chief David Liprint and Prince Facea Hassan were four other candidates.
None of this coast got more than four votes.
Geo -political obstacles
Although he fought a lesser media campaign than the EE and Summerch Junior, his lobbying was so effective that a seriously sick member flew to Greece, especially to vote.
In a Zimbabwean government, questions were raised about the Coventry Minister, whose elections were declared undemocratic and unfair in 2023.
However, he had little effect with his voters.
Coventry faces many geographical political challenges, such as the unexpected US President Donald Trump to deal with Los Angeles in a run -up hosting the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
Coventry said during his campaign that if she wins, it will be a great moment for Africa because it will show that “we are ready to guide”.
She will take over economically secure IOC, but that calm water is scared of a geographical political situation.
Samarich Junior argued that in this “extremely complicated world”, where there is no longer a question marked on the controversial truths such as “globalization, brotherhood and unity”, it was not time to jump in the dark.
Spaniard, a assurance and polished actor, who is the Vice President of the IOC, congratulated the Coventry and said that he was “going anywhere.”
“This is very good news, the IOC is moving forward in the future, its membership has so much support, we will all follow it,” he said.
Koach was seen as a candidate for interruption, which is probably surprised that many people will see it as the establishment data.
His low score will be a bitter blow to the Olympic Champion of the two -time Olympic Champion, which is accustomed to success.
He showed the blurring of his dream on the chin, though when asked if it was a clean battle and answer: “It was an election.”
“I’m really happy for Christie, it’s really good that there is a player in the upper part of the organization.”
One of the biggest problems facing the new president will be to return to Russia’s Olympic folds. In Paris last year, his athletes were forced to compete under a neutral banner due to a 2022 attack on Ukraine.
Russian Minister of Sports Mikhail Dagriev, who is also the head of the National Olympic Committee, congratulated the Coventry.
He wrote on his telegram account, “We look forward to a strong, more independent, and more prosperous Olympic movement under a new leader, and Russia is returning to the Olympic Podium,” he wrote on his telegram account.
