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Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry is aiming to become the first female and first African to lead the 130-year-old International Olympic Committee. The 41-year-old former swimmer is the youngest among the seven candidates running to succeed Thomas Bach in the presidential election scheduled for 20 March at the 144th IOC Session in Greece.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
On Monday, 24 February, Coventry will be the first guest on \u201cLet\u2019s Talk to the IOC Presidential Candidates\u201d, a series of Q&A sessions that offers a unique platform for the candidates to communicate their vision for the Olympic movement to sports journalists from different parts of the world.<\/p>\n
The meeting, which is organised by AIPS and is exclusive to AIPS members, will be conducted by the AIPS President Gianni Merlo.<\/p>\n
REGISTER NOW\u00a0(apo-opa.co\/4hC84Tc<\/a>)\u00a0to receive the meeting link. Simultaneous translation will be provided in four languages: English, French, Spanish and Arabic.<\/p>\n Coventry, Africa\u2019s most-decorated Olympian with seven medals \u2013 including two golds \u2013 from five Olympic Games to her name, was first elected to the IOC as a member of the Athletes\u2019 Commission in 2013, then as an individual member in 2021. She stated in her manifesto that she wants \u201cto give back to the Movement that has given me so much and allowed me to be who I am today\u201d.<\/p>\n She is currently serving on the IOC Executive Board and leading the IOC commissions monitoring the progress of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics and 2032 Brisbane Olympics. She has been Zimbabwe’s minister of sport, arts and recreation since September 2018.<\/p>\n \u201cMy mission to drive empowerment, strengthen engagement, and ensure we remain relevant, is guided by the Ubuntu philosophy: \u2018I am because we are.\u2019 This principle highlights the combined strength of the Olympic community and our responsibility to uplift one another,\u201d Coventry wrote in her manifesto.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE\u00a0(apo-opa.co\/4hC81qu<\/a>)\u00a0to find out more about Kirsty Coventry’s candidature.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n