By Tariq Panja Track and field will introduce mandatory DNA sex testing for athletes entering female competitions, its global leader said Tuesday, making it the first Olympic sport to add the ...

Coventry is one of Africa’s most accomplished athletes. Throughout her swimming career, she won seven Olympic medals, including two golds. Her extensive experience in sports and her 12-year ...

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ROME - The dismissal of Italy's Olympic female rhythmic gymnastics coach, who is under investigation for allegations she victimised young gymnasts over their weight and eating habits, drew ...

Kirsty Coventry from Zimbabwe was elected Thursday as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC ... proud to be the first female IOC President, and also the first from ...

Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe has been elected the first female president of the International Olympic Committee, and the 10th president overall of the organization that was founded in 1894. IOC members ...

Zimbabwean former swimmer Kirsty Coventry has become the first female president of the International Olympic Committee. Coventry needed only one round of voting to clinch the race to succeed ...

"I am particularly proud to be the first female IOC president, and also the first from Africa. Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe was elected today as the 10th President of the International Olympic ...

Chamroeun shared Cambodia’s warm congratulations and commitment to working closely with the new IOC leadership. “She has become the first female IOC president in Olympic history. On behalf of the NOCC ...