On 20 March, Kirsty Coventry, a two-time Olympic champion and winner of seven Olympic swimming medals, was elected as the new President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Coventry is the first woman and the first African to hold the position of IOC President. Among all the presidents in the history of the IOC, she stands out in several significant ways: she is the first woman, the first African representative, and the youngest president since Pierre de Coubertin. This milestone...