From Reuters.

The IOC holds a press conference on the final day of the 144th Session in Pylos, Greece.

Kirsty Coventry smashed through the International Olympic Committee’s glass ceiling to become the organization’s first female and first African president in its 130-year history.

The Zimbabwean swimming great, already a towering figure in Olympic circles, emerged victorious to replace Thomas Bach, securing the top job in world sport and ushering in a new era for the Games.

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