The first female and first African president of the International Olympic Committee, Kirsty Coventry, was inaugurated in the role on Monday - the organisation's 131st birthday. Coventry, a two-time Olympic swimming gold medallist for Zimbabwe,

New IOC President Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe takes over as the head of the Olympics in a ceremony attended by Utah 2034 Winter Games leader Fraser Bullock.

New International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry pledged on Monday to strengthen and extend the reach of the Games, as Zimbabwe's Olympic swimming champion took over from Thomas Bach in a ceremony in Lausanne.