Overview

• Coventry assumed the IOC presidency on June 23 in Lausanne following a collaborative transition with outgoing president Thomas Bach.
• She is the first woman and first African-born leader of the IOC and its youngest president since Pierre de Coubertin.
• In her inaugural act she awarded Bach the Olympic Order and granted him a lifelong honorary presidency.
• Framing her eight-year term with a threefold mission to inspire hope, change lives and provide support, Coventry inherits preselected host cities through 2032 and an NBC media rights agreement running until 2036.
• Key challenges facing her include establishing eligibility rules for transgender athletes, determining the status of Russian competitors and intensifying anti-doping measures.