Olympics: Coventry elected new IOC president as Watanabe misses out

Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe was elected the first female and African president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday as Japanese candidate Morinari Watanabe missed out.The 41-year-old former swimmer Coventry, the 200-meter backstroke gold medalist at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, won 49 of the 97 votes during the first round of secret ballot at the 144th IOC Session in Costa Navarino, Greece."Glass ceilings have been shattered today, and I am fully aware of my responsibilities as a role model," said Coventry, who won seven medals in total from five Olympic appearances before beco…READ FULL ARTICLE