Coventry elected as IOC’s first female president

Zimbabwe’s sports minister Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman and first African to hold the role.

The 41-year-old former swimmer, who won two Olympic gold medals, will replace Thomas Bach – who has held the role since 2013 – and be the youngest president in the IOC’s 130-year history.

World Athletics boss…