Sebastian Coe defeated by Kirsty Coventry in his bid to become IOC president - Zimbabwe’s Coventry secured a majority in the first round of voting.

Zimbabwean former swimmer Kirsty Coventry has become the first female president of the International Olympic Committee after a stunning first-round victory.The 109 IOC members, including Olympians, ...

Kirsty Coventry, a former Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer becomes the first African and the first woman to head IOC.

Coe was, by a distance, the most qualified candidate, as a two-time Olympic 1500m champion who later ... eight first-round votes for Sebastian Coe, out of a possible 97, is a humiliating result ...

Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry succeeds Thomas Bach as International Olympic Committee president; the 41-year-old becomes the ...

Double Olympic gold medallist Sebastian Coe has said bringing the Games to ... His endurance and excellence brought him gold in the 1500m at the Moscow Games in 1980 and he retained his title ...

Sebastian Coe’s bid to become president of the International Olympic Committee has ended in defeat, with Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe winning the vote.

Sebastian Coe’s bid to become president of the International ... where he won Olympic gold in the 1500m at the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games. Coe led the bid and organising teams for the London ...