Kirsty Coventry to launch “Let’s Talk to the IOC Presidential Candidates” series on 24 February

Graphics by Nordcap Studio; Photo by Getty Images Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry is aiming to become the first female and first African to lead the 130-year-old International Olympic Committee. The 41-year-old former swimmer is the youngest among the seven candidates running to succeed Thomas Bach in the presidential election scheduled for 20 March at the 144th IOC Session in Greece.On Monday, 24 February, Coventry will be the first guest on “Let’s Talk to the IOC Presidential Candidates”, a series of Q&A sessions that offers a unique platform for the candidates to communicate their vision for the Olympic movement to sports journalists from different parts of the world.The meeting, which is organised by AIPS and is exclusive to AIPS members, will be conducted by the AIPS President G...

American gymnast Simone Biles and Swedish pole vaulter Armand “Mondo” Duplantis, two of the brightest stars from this year’s Olympics in Paris, are the AIPS Athletes of the Year 2024, as voted by 518 journalists from 111 countries.The traditional end-of-year poll, organised by AIPS, is the most international poll dedicated to the debate regarding the athletes that dominated the sports world in the outgoing year.Biles, who won three Olympic gold medals and one silver in Paris, garnered 703 points to win the Best Female Athlete of the Year award for the fifth time, ahead of Spain and Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati, who was recently named The Best FIFA Women’s Player for a second year in a row (337 points) and Saint Lucia’s first ever Olympic gold medallist in the 100m and silver medalli...

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Kirsty Coventry to launch “Let’s Talk to the IOC Presidential Candidates” series on 24 February

Armand Mondo Duplantis and Simone Biles crowned AIPS Champions of 2024 – as voted by 518 journalists from 111 countries