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Coventry elected IOC president

Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the
new president of the International Olympic
Committee (IOC), beating six other candidates
to become the first woman and the youngest
person to hold the influential sporting role


Kirsty
Coventry (age 41)
Zimbabwe
Manifesto: Priority for
athletes’ mental health
and physical recovery.
Zero-tolerance approach
to corruption and doping

Sebastian Coe (68)
Great Britian
Manifesto: Reform of
IOC power structure and
decision-making process.
Chairman of London
2012 and head of IAAF

Prince Feisal
Al Hussein (61)
Jordan
Manifesto: Review
of dates for future
Summer Olympics
allowing more cities
to bid for Games

David Lappartient (51)
France
Manifesto: Aims to host
Olympics in Africa for
first time. Advocates
gender parity and
reduced IOC spending

Johan Eliasch (63)
Sweden
Manifesto: Focus on
strategies for TV, digital
and commercial overhaul.
Opposed to prize money
for Olympic athletes

Juan Antonio
Samaranch Jr (65)
Spain
Manifesto: Protect
women in sport with
“unambiguous distinctions
between men’s and
women’s categories”

Morinari Watanabe (66)
Japan
Manifesto: Claims
Olympics should be
staged in five cities from 
five continents. Extend
IOC presidency to 12yrs

Source: IOC, wire agencies
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