Kirsty Coventry Elected IOC President

Kirsty Coventry reacts after she was announced as the new IOC President at the International Olympic Committee 144th session in Costa Navarino, western Greece, on March 20, 2025. Thanassis Stavrakis/AP Photo

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece—Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday.

The 41-year-old Coventry gets an eight-year mandate into 2033 with a likely early test in meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump about the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.