Putin’s plea to new Olympics boss, icon brutally snubbed in ‘shock’ IOC vote

News.com.au - 20/03
Sebastian Coe said Kirsty Coventry’s clear victory in the race to be International Olympic Committee president on Thursday was a “historic moment”, as the Briton digested his disappointing third-place finish.

Sebastian Coe said Kirsty Coventry’s clear victory in the race to be International Olympic Committee president on Thursday was a “historic moment”, as the Briton digested his disappointing third-place finish.

Zimbabwean Coventry won in the first round of voting in Greece with 49 of the 97 votes from IOC members, while Coe received just eight votes in a shock result given he was previously the frontrunner to take over from outgoing president Thomas Bach.

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The president of World Athletics and himself a double 1500 metres Olympic champion on the track, Coe said he was delighted that Coventry, who won two Olympic golds in the pool, would lead the body.

“She’s the first woman, it’s a very historic moment,” Coe said.

“I’m absolutely delighted for Kirsty. We’ve got an athlete at the head of the organisat...
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