Lord Coe suffered a crushing defeat in his bid to become president of the International Olympic Committee, with Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry routing her six rivals in the first round of voting to seize the most powerful job in global sport.

President Thomas Bach, who has been more lenient with Russia, likely prefers another candidate to Coe heading toward the Los Angeles games in 2028

Zimbabwe's sports minister Kirsty Coventry is elected as the new IOC president, becoming the first woman and first African to hold the role.