Of the seven candidates running to be the next president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Swedish-British billionaire Johan Eliasch is something of an outlier. The 62-year-old ...

Kirsty Coventry smashed through the International Olympic Committee’s glass ceiling on Thursday to become the organisation’s first female and first African president in its 130-year history.

Zimbabwe's sports minister Kirsty Coventry is elected as the new IOC president, becoming the first woman and first African to hold the role.

Prominent athletes in the sport drafted and signed a letter -- a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press -- that urged FIS president Johan Eliasch to "reconsider your position on CVC's ...

Others in the running were four presidents of sports governing bodies: Track and field's Sebastian Coe, skiing's Johan Eliasch, cycling’s David Lappartient and gymnastics' Morinari Watanabe.

Also in the race were four presidents of sports governing bodies: Track and field’s Sebastian Coe, skiing’s Johan Eliasch, cycling’s David Lappartient, and gymnastics' Morinari Watanabe.

Frenchman David Lappartient, Jordan’s Prince Feisal, Swedish-born Johan Eliasch, and Japan’s Morinari Watanabe completed the field. (Editing by Toby Davis) ...

skiing's Johan Eliasch, cycling’s David Lappartient and gymnastics' Morinari Watanabe. Also contending was Prince Feisal al Hussein of Jordan. "I will make all of you very, very proud and ...