Fraser Bullock is eager for the new International Olympic Committee president, Kirsty Coventry, of Zimbabwe, to come to Utah as the state gears up to host the 2034 Winter Games.

When Coventry was named Zimbabwe’s Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts, and Recreation in 2018, she advocated for laws to stop sexual harassment, abuse, and match-fixing in sports.

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday appointed the country’s military boss to replace Kirsty Coventry as sports minister. Mnangagwa said that Gen. Anselem Sanyatwe, commander of the ...

Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry has been named president of the IOC. In honor of becoming the 1st female president in the IOC's history, revisit her path to the Olympic podium with this feature from ...

FILE -Kirsty Coventry, of Zimbabwe, kisses her gold medal after winning the 200-meter backstroke at the Olympic Aquatic Centre during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Aug. 20, 2004. Credit: AP ...

Newly elected International Olympic Committee IOC President Kirsty Coventry welcomed by officials at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe Airport in Harare, Zimbabwe, Sunday, March 23, 2025.

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday appointed the country’s military boss to replace Kirsty Coventry as sports minister. Mnangagwa said that Gen. Anselem Sanyatwe, commander of the ...

By The Associated Press March 25, 2025 HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday appointed the country’s military boss to replace Kirsty Coventry as sports minister.

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday appointed the country’s military boss to replace Kirsty Coventry as sports minister.