Newly elected IOC President Kirsty Coventry celebrated on return home to Zimbabwe
She beat six other candidates in the vote in Greece on Thursday, including the head of world track and field, the head of international cycling and a member of Jordan's royal family.
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She beat six other candidates in the vote in Greece on Thursday, including the head of world track and field, the head of international cycling and a member of Jordan's royal family.
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00:00The newly-elected International Olympic Committee President arrived Sunday in her home country
00:08of Zimbabwe to a hero's welcome.
00:11The Southern African country has faced years of isolation and sanctions by the United States
00:16and other Western nations.
00:19During the campaign, I focused a lot on being the best person, not gender, not about the
00:29continent.
00:30But now, I'm really very proud that we can say we are the first Zimbabwean, the first
00:36African and the first woman.
00:40We broke down so many barriers in that vote and I want to thank all my IOC colleagues
00:46for giving me that faith and giving me that confidence and giving me their trust.
00:51This is going to be an exciting tenure.
00:54The 41-year-old, who is also Zimbabwe's sports minister, was the only female candidate in
00:59the IOC presidency race and became the first woman and first African to be elected head
01:05of the global Olympic movement.
01:09We are excited.
01:14We will stand by you, we will support you, and we know that this is not just for your
01:24She beat six other candidates in the vote in Greece on Thursday, including the head
01:28of the world track and field, the head of international cycling and a member of Jordan's
01:33royal family.