Mumbai, March 21: International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) congratulated Kirsty Coventry on becoming the first female president of the International Olympic Council (IOC) in Costa Navarino, Greece on Thursday.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Coventry will assume office after a handover from President Thomas Bach on June 23. Kirsty Coventry Elected As the First Female President of International Olympic Committee, Zimbabwean to Replace Thomas Back As 10th IOC Head.

Shah was present during the 144th IOC Session where Coventry was chosen over fellow presidential candidates HRH Prince Feisal Al Hussein, David Lappartient, Johan Eliasch, Juan Antonio Samaranch, Lord Sebastian Coe and Morinari Watanabe.

Jay Shah Congratulates슬롯 머신 사이트 추천 Kirsty Coventry

Andrew Parsons IPC president said, 슬롯사이트The IOC is the IPC슬롯사이트s most important strategic partner and on behalf of the whole Paralympic Movement I would like to congratulate Kirsty on her election as IOC President.

슬롯사이트To become the first woman and African to be President of the IOC is historic, and throughout her campaign Kirsty championed harnessing the power of sport to make a difference. Over the last weeks and months, we have spoken regularly on building an even stronger partnership between the IOC and IPC. We look forward to working with her from June when the handover to the new IOC President takes place. IOC Approves Inclusion of Boxing in LA Olympics 2028 After Missing Out Initially in Sports Programme.

슬롯사이트I슬롯사이트d also like to thank President Bach for his service over the last 12 years and congratulate him on his election as IOC Honorary President for Life. Under President Bach슬롯사이트s leadership the co-operation between the IOC and IPC has grown much stronger, and I hold in high regard the relationship we have developed together while working collaboratively to advance our respective Movements," he added.

Five-time Olympian Coventry has been an IOC Member since 2013 and IOC Executive Board Member from 2018-2021 and from 2023 to present day. A former Chairperson of the IOC Athletes Commission between 2018-2021, she currently serves as Chairperson for the Co-ordination Commissions for Brisbane 2032, as well as the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. She has served as Zimbabwe슬롯사이트s Minister of Sport since 2018. Additionally, she served as a Vice President of the International Surfing Federation from 2017 to 2024.

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