Lausanne, June 20 -- Kirsty Coventry, poised to become the first woman and the first African to lead the International Olympic Committee, has laid out her vision for the future of the Olympic Movement, grounded in its core values and potential for global unity.
Coventry, elected in March during the 144th IOC Session in Greece, will assume the presidency on June 23, succeeding Thomas Bach, who has led the organization since 2013.
She received 49 of 97 votes in the first round, prevailing over six other candidates.
"Values are what have led this movement for over a hundred years. It's what's kept this movement intertwined together. And that is something that we can never compromise," the 41-year-old Zimbabwean told the Olympic Channel a...