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Kirsty Coventry takes over International Olympic Committee presidency

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Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry took over the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from Thomas Bach on Monday during a handover ceremony at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.

The 41-year-old former Olympic swimming champion, now the IOC's 10th president, is the first woman and the first African to lead the global sports body in its 131-year history.

Outgoing President Bach paid tribute to IOC founder Pierre de Coubertin during the ceremony.

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