00:00The newly-elected International Olympic Committee President arrived Sunday in her home country
00:08of Zimbabwe to a hero's welcome.
00:11The Southern African country has faced years of isolation and sanctions by the United States
00:16and other Western nations.
00:19During the campaign, I focused a lot on being the best person, not gender, not about the
00:29continent.
00:30But now, I'm really very proud that we can say we are the first Zimbabwean, the first
00:36African and the first woman.
00:40We broke down so many barriers in that vote and I want to thank all my IOC colleagues
00:46for giving me that faith and giving me that confidence and giving me their trust.
00:51This is going to be an exciting tenure.
00:54The 41-year-old, who is also Zimbabwe's sports minister, was the only female candidate in
00:59the IOC presidency race and became the first woman and first African to be elected head
01:05of the global Olympic movement.
01:09We are excited.
01:14We will stand by you, we will support you, and we know that this is not just for your
01:24She beat six other candidates in the vote in Greece on Thursday, including the head
01:28of the world track and field, the head of international cycling and a member of Jordan's
01:33royal family.
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