The International Olympic Committee (IOC) She already has a new president: Kirsty Coventry has been chosen To happen in the position to Thomas Bach, which makes her the first woman to preside over the body in her history, after having imposed on the other six candidates, including the Spanish Juan Antonio Samaranch, in the vote held this Thursday in Costa Navarino (Greece).
The former Zimbabuense, winner of seven Olympic medals, two of them gold, and current First person from the African continent to preside over the IOC.
Coventry, member of the IOC for 12 years, It will be the tenth person to occupy the presidency of the IOC Since the agency was established in 1894. Everyone had been men and all but Europeans so far.
The vote, in which the British Sebastian Coe, the Swedish-British Johan Eliasch, the Feisal Jordanian Al Hussein, the Japanese Morinori Watanabe and the Frenchman David Lappartient, lasted for just a few minutes. After a first round, Thomas Bach received from the scrutineers the voting act and, after studying it calmly, he announced: “There is a result”.
The general director of the IOC, the Belgian Christophe of Kepper, closed the electoral process and quoted the members half an hour later for the announcement of the winner.
“What an extraordinary moment”he said after the announcement of Thomas Bach, his great courage in the IOC. “This is just a reminder of my commitment to all of you,” he told the Assembly. “I will make them proud and confident in the decision they have made today”.
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