Southern Africa: Nandi-Ndaitwah, Coventry Shine for Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Nandi-Ndaitwah, Coventry Shine for Southern Africa

Innocent Mujeri -- The Southern African region is basking in the glory of the milestone achievements chalked by Zimbabwe's former Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation and the new International Olympic Committee (IOC) president, Kirsty Coventry, and the recently sworn-in Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, despite detractors' efforts to decampaign them.

IOC’s new chief Kirsty Coventry has controversial record as Zimbabwe’s sports minister

Many Zimbabweans question why Coventry was unable to reverse the decay of the country’s badly neglected sports facilities during her seven years in cabinet

The new head of the IOC, Kirsty Coventry, said that, in principle, she does not agree with exclusions from sport.

Kirsty Coventry: An Athlete, Advocate, And Architect To Lead IOC Into Future On Cricketnmore

International Olympic Committee: The moment Kirsty Coventry stood in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) members in January, her words carried the weight of a lifetime spent defying limits. "I've lived the transformative power of sport," she said, her

Kirsty Coventry: An athlete, advocate, and architect to lead IOC into future

Beijing, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The moment Kirsty Coventry stood in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) members in January, her words carried the weight of a lifetime spent defying limits. "I've lived the transformative power of sport," she said, her voice steady but charged with the conviction of an athlete-turned-stateswoman. Weeks later, that conviction propelled her to a historic milestone -- the seven-time Olympic medalist …