All eyes on new leaders as they take over key positions


ZIMBABWE swimming great Kirsty Coventry smashed through the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) glass ceiling on Thursday by becoming their first female and first African president.

The two-time Olympic gold medallist secured the top job to usher in a new era in the world of sport.

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