IOC: Kirsty Coventry, president-elect, welcomed to the headquarters in Lausanne (SUI) on 07/04/2025

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Kirsty Coventry, president-elect of the IOC, welcomed to Lausanne by Thomas Bach and all the staff - ©  CIO

"Wow. This is going to be etched in my memory for a long time. I am incredibly humbled to be here. I think as a nine-year-old girl (in 1992, at the time of the Barcelona Games), I did not think I'd ever be standing here," said Kirsty Coventry, born on 16/09/1983 in Harare (ZIM), president-elect of the IOC since 20/03/2025, during her welcome at...

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Kirsty Coventry, president-elect of the IOC, welcomed to Lausanne by Thomas Bach and all the staff - ©  CIO

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