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  • 2 years ago
Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry is hoping to become the first woman to hold the POST OF President of the International Olympic Committee. Coventry is a seven time Olympic medallist in swimming and currently sits on the IOC Executive Board. She was also a former Minister of Sport in Zimbabwe. In her manifesto, the 41 year-old stated her objective is to drive empowerment, strengthen engagement, and ensure the IOC remains relevant. She had a different perspective on the idea of prize money for Olympic athletes.

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00:00I personally am not a fan of prize money.
00:04I would rather try and identify new ways of better supporting athletes on their journey
00:09to becoming an Olympian.
00:11For me as an athlete, that was the hardest time for me.
00:16It was hard to find sponsorship.
00:18It was hard on my family and the Olympic Solidarity Scholarship that I managed to receive really
00:24added a lot of value.
00:26So I would rather put more focus on identifying direct funding to athletes before they get
00:32to the Olympic Games.