Olympics’ champion: New IOC president Kirsty Coventry inaugurated to start 8-year leadership
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The first female and first African president of the IOC, Kirsty Coventry was inaugurated in the role Monday on the organization’s 131st birthday with praise that the Olympic movement was “in the best of hands. ”
Coventry, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming for Zimbabwe, finally and formally takes office Tuesday aged just 41 after decisively winning a seven-candidate election in March to succeed Thomas Bach.
Coventry cited her family including her two young daughters as “my rocks, my inspiration ” to lead the International Olympic Committee through the next eight years including Летните игри 2028 година в Лос Анджелис. ; „ И вие ще бъдете непрекъснато увещание в продължение на доста години, с цел да влезете в решенията, които всички вземаме дружно. “
Ковънтри сподели, че олимпийските водачи са " пазители на платформа... да въодушевяват, да трансформират живота, да донесат вяра. "
Гласът на Бах се разпадна с страст минути по-рано, когат...
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